PICT Theatre's fifth production of the season is the Pittsburgh premiere of Martin McDonagh's hilarious whodunit A Skull in Connemara, one of a the Leenane trilogy of plays written by the contemporary Irish playwright. McDonagh's dark humor features the colloquial idioms of the west of Ireland, its rugged landscape, and its even more rugged people. McDonagh wrote one of PICT's most popular shows, The Lieutenant of Inishmore. His short film Six Shooter won an Academy Award in 2006, and he was nominated for an Oscar for best original screenplay for In Bruges, a feature-length film in which two hitmen hide in the Flemish city of Bruges after a problematic job.
Round House Theatre wants to make attending its productions an integral part of a Montgomery County education. To that end, Round House is launching a new program during the 2013/14 season: Play It Forward. Under this new initiative, the company is setting aside free tickets to regularly scheduled Round House performances for High School Seniors in Montgomery County Public Schools.
T. Schreiber Studio and Theatre presents Martin McDonagh's acclaimed play THE PILLOWMAN - winner of the 2004 Olivier Award for Best New Play and the 2004-05 New York Drama Critic's Circle Award for Best New Foreign Play - with preview performances beginning October 16 prior to an official press opening of October 20 at T. Schreiber Studio and Theatre (151 West 26th Street, 7th floor) in Manhattan.
About to costar at the Fountain in The Normal Heart, opening September 21, actor Tim Cummings discusses his role in the play and his award-winning role in The New Electric Ballroom at the Rogue Machine, as well as other theatrical interests.
On Friday, September 20, TheatreWorks New Milford will present the black Irish comedy THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN, by Tony Award-nominated playwright and Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin McDonagh ('In Bruges,' 'Seven Psychopaths'). The curtain goes up at 8:00 p.m. for a four-week run.
As part of its One Night Stand Series, Chenango River Theatre presents Kelly Kinsella's one-woman comedy When Thoughts Attack tonight, Monday, September 2 at 7:30 pm. Kelly was named by Back Stage as one of the top 20 performers on the New York stage. You can find samples of her style on youtube.comor on her website: kellykinsella.com.
Round House Theatre launches its 2013/2014 Bethesda season with the hauntingly humorous tragicomedy The Beauty Queen of Leenane by esteemed playwright Martin McDonagh, which runs August 21 thru September 15. Director Jeremy Skidmore returns to Round House with this Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning black comedy. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production shots below.
As part of its One Night Stand Series, Chenango River Theatre will present Kelly Kinsella's one-woman comedy When Thoughts Attack on Monday, September 2 at 7:30 pm. Kelly was named by Back Stage as one of the top 20 performers on the New York stage.
Come September, Epic Theatre Company and Artists' Exchange will officially join forces, as Epic moves into the black box theatre space at Artists' Exchange, becoming the organization's first ever resident theater company.
Round House Theatre launches its 2013/2014 Bethesda season with the hauntingly humorous tragicomedy The Beauty Queen of Leenane by esteemed playwright Martin McDonagh, which runs tonight, August 21 thru September 15. Director Jeremy Skidmore returns to Round House with this Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning black comedy. Opening night is Monday, August 26, 2013.
This fall, TheatreWorks New Milford will present the black Irish comedy THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN, by Tony Award-nominated playwright and Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin McDonagh ("In Bruges," "Seven Psychopaths").
If audiences today know the name of John Barrymore, it's most likely as the paternal grandfather of movie star Drew Barrymore. They may have a vague idea that he was a great actor from a family of great actors, but do they know he was also an infamous world-class drunk?
Emergent Arts will present the second installment of The UFO Show (Unidentified Funny Objects), an evening of standup storytelling and original songs, tonight, August 8 at 8pm at The Mix Studio Theatre, 8 North Washington Street, Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Broadway/Hollywood crossover performers Jeffrey Wright and Michael Shannon feature alongside series star Steve Buscemi as well as S4 additions Ron Livingston and Patricia Arquette and more in a snazzy series of shots just released from the upcoming fourth season of HBO's Atlantic City-set period series BOARDWALK EMPIRE.
Artistic Director Tony Estrella has announced that The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) has closed its 2012-2013 season with the highest ticket sales in its 28-season history, and a balanced operating budget for the fiscal year ending June 30.
Atlantic Theater Company has just announced that Robert Beitzel, Halley Feiffer, Susan Pourfar and Tony Award nominee Deborah Rush will star in the world premiere production of Academy Award winner Ethan Coen's first full length play WOMEN OR NOTHING, staged by acclaimed director David Cromer.
Gloucester Stage New Play Reading Series kicks of with THE RAINMAKER. This play reading celebrates the 100th anniversary of distinguished American writer N. Richard Nash's birth. The iconic play,THE RAINMAKER, was written about the drought leading into the dust bowl. The evening includes a casual reception and conversation with Gloucester resident Amanda Nash, daughter of the playwright, following the reading.