PRELUDE '08 -- the fifth annual FREE festival of new work by more than 20 of New York's most distinctive contemporary theatre artists including Richard Foreman, Big Art Group, NYC Players, Builders Association, Jenny Schwartz and NTUSA -- will be presented September 24 to 27 at the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center (MESTC) at The Graduate Center (365 Fifth Ave. at 34 St.) at The City University of New York in Manhattan.
Asia Society and National Asian American Theater Festival (NAATF) will host 'Double Exposure: Connecting Arts Presenters with the Asian American Theater Community' -- a panel discussion moderated by Mark Russell to encourage a deeper understanding of the vibrancy and history of Asian American theater and to develop strategies to encourage a broader presentation of this work
Academy Award-winner Meryl Streep will join previously announced Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, Joe Pantoliano, and Lois Smith in performances of excerpts from new plays by a host of artists at Soho Rep's Spring Gala '07
The Public Theater has announced that it will host Under the Radar 2007, a twelve-day festival that presents contemporary theater artists from across the country and around the world.