Mary Jenkins News

Yesterday a major symposium was held at The RSA at which leading British playwrights discussed how theatre should respond to and reflect the changing international role of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Europe over the next decade. Scroll down for photos and footage from the event!

The Keegan Theatre kicks off its 21st season with Marie Jones' wicked tragicomedy Stones in His Pockets, directed by Abigail Isaac Fine and starring Keegan company members and audience favorites Matthew J. Keenan and Josh Sticklin. Beyond the hilarious and thought-provoking story of Stones in His Pockets, the audience will enjoy the unique style of storytelling with Josh Sticklin and Matthew Keenan performing all fifteen roles (men & women), often switching gender and voice with swift dexterity and the absolute bare minimum of costume changes. 

Chart-topping recording artist Charles Jenkins - who is best known for his Billboard Magazine No. 1 hits "War" and "Awesome" - has ventured out into new musical waters with his hypnotically catchy new beat "Winning." The uplifting anthem of hope and determination was serviced to Urban Adult Contemporary radio earlier this week and has already earned status as the second most added song in the UAC genre with ten new station adds on the Mediabase chart and seven new adds on the Billboard chart.

TORONTO, ON – Artisanal drumroll, please… Etsy Canada has revealed the 60 finalists for the Etsy Awards, Canada's inaugural design competition in search of the nation's great creative and craft talent. Voting is now open at etsyawards.com/ca, and the public is invited to vote for their Community's Choice Award winner beginning now through June 6.  

The Boston Globe today announced the release of 5 Runners, a first-of-its-kind television documentary

The Irish Repertory Theatre begins the eighth season of its Reading Series with a staged reading of RoseMary Jenkinson's play PLANET BELFAST today, September 20 at 3 p.m. (EDT) at the Irish Repertory Theatre's W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre (132 West 22nd Street). The reading is free and open to the public.

The Irish Repertory Theatre begins the eighth season of its Reading Series with a staged reading of Rosemary Jenkinson's play PLANET BELFAST on Friday, September 20 at 3 p.m. (EDT) at the Irish Repertory Theatre's W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre (132 West 22nd Street). The reading is free and open to the public.

Irish playwright Rosemary Jenkinson brings her unique and potent brand of wit and vocal acrobatics to Keegan Theatre with the world premiere of CUCHULLAIN. Director Abigail Isaac and actor Josh Sticklin, the artistic team of last year's smash hit BASRA BOY, reunite for this one-man show opening tonight, June 9, 2012, at the Church Street Theater.

Irish playwright Rosemary Jenkinson brings her unique and potent brand of wit and vocal acrobatics to Keegan Theatre with the world premiere of CUCHULLAIN. Director Abigail Isaac and actor Josh Sticklin, the artistic team of last year's smash hit BASRA BOY, reunite for this one-man show opening on June 9, 2012, at the Church Street Theater.

The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its fifth season of the New Works Reading Series, supporting new plays and emerging playwrights, with a free reading of Rosemary Jenkinson's THE WINNERS on Friday, March 25 at 3 p.m. at the Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) in Manhattan.

The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its fifth season of the New Works Reading Series, supporting new plays and emerging playwrights, with a free reading of Rosemary Jenkinson's THE WINNERS on Friday, March 25 at 3 p.m. at the Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) in Manhattan.

The Keegan Theatre announces a new addition to its previously released 2010-2011 season, the company's fourteenth season and second year as full-time residents at Church Street Theater in Dupont Circle.

On Saturday, October 10, HUMAN ANIMALS celebrated the opening of its inaugural production - the World Premiere of middlemen, an existential office comedy concerning adulthood, non-dairy creamer, and the collapse of the American workplace. Written by David Jenkins and directed by Josie Whittlesey, performances began at Walkerspace (46 Walker Street) on Friday, October 9th, 2009. The production is currently playing at Walkerspace through October 30.