Mary Sheridan News

Join award-winning singers Teresa Fischer, Jenny Greeman, and Mary Sheridan for 'SING AGAIN!' at The Laurie Beechman Theatre on November 11. Experience an afternoon of Broadway and pop gems that celebrate love and belonging.

C.A.G.E. Theatre Company, in a co-production with the Kraine Theater will present As You Wish It or The Bride Princess or What You Will, written and directed by Michael Hagins. Learn more about the play and how to get tickets here!

Shakespeare Sports Theatre Company will present a staged reading performance of Henry VI Part I and II directed, adapted, and fight choreographed by Michael Hagins on August 27th at 7:30 pm at The Great Room in South Oxford Space, Art New York, Brooklyn, NY.

C.A.G.E. Theatre Company will present THE ROOM of Falsehood! written and directed by Michael Hagins. The production will be presented as part of the 2023 Little Shakespeare Festival at UNDER St. Marks (94 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10009) with performances on Friday, August 4th at 10pm; Saturday, August 5th at 7pm; Friday, August 11th at 6pm and Thursday, August 17th at 9pm.

As You Wish It or The Bride Princess or What You Will will make its NYC debut at the Kraine Theatre in a one night workshop performance at the Kraine Theatre.

Four peac*cks escape from the zoo and conquer Philadelphia's I-76 and a larger than life cowgirl takes center stage at Madame Moustache's bar in the World Premieres of Proud by Judd Lear Silverman and the Untitled Calamity Jane Play by Kati Frazier.

Independent producers Emily Jeppesen, Rebecca Kane, and Taylor Thomson will present a reading of a new one-act comedy in a performance entitled 'Bros for Hoes: A SantaCon Play Benefit Reading' on December 12th, 2022.

'Aunt Susan and Her Tennessee Waltz' by Toby Armour will be presented by Theater for the New City (TNC) April 28 to May 15.  The play dramatizes the leadership of Susan B. Anthony, Carrie Chapman Catt and Juno Frankie Pearce in the struggle to win the women's right to vote.

MICHAEL HAGINS, an African-American playwright, director, fight director, actor, and producer, has used the racism and prejudice he dealt with at an early age to fuel his writing, since age 9.

2019 MAC Hanson Award recipient Teresa Fischer and recent NY Independent Theater Award winner Mary Sheridan come back to the cabaret stage with an evening of musical delights. 

Two of NYC’s award-winning singers join forces to interpret songs of love and belonging that reach into the rich history of Broadway and pop gems from yesterday and today.  2019 MAC Hanson Award recipient Teresa Fischer and recent NY Independent Theater Award winner Mary Sheridan come back to the cabaret stage with an evening of musical delights.  

Playwright & Social Justice Advocate, Michael Hagins, once again uses art to influence life with S.U.N. (Shut Up, Negro) in the U.S.A. (United States of America) presented by C.A.G.E. Theatre Company.

Founding Artistic Director Akia Squitieri announced today that Rising Sun Performance Company will be presenting a rotation of children’s plays to be performed in person outdoors on Governors Island for two days August 21st & 22nd.

The first play featured in the touring series is “Playing Possum” by Holly Hepp-Galván. In this retelling of Mexican folklore, the story follows Possum's adventures where perhaps he plays one trick too many. Presented with both English and Spanish language elements, this play for families will have children laughing while they think about what it really means to be clever.

Shakespeare Sports Theatre Company will bring its production of Hamlet back - for a LIVE run at The Clemente, 107 Suffolk St, New York City, August 26-29. Michael Hagins returns as director of the production.

Founding Artistic Director Akia, announced today that Rising Sun Performance Company has invited 8 new artists to join its resident ensemble company. These artistic relationships grew from the company’s internal artistic development programs and virtual programming last season. 

The play lineup has been announced for the Rites of Spring, Rising Sun Performance Company's upcoming Virtual Theatre Festival. These talents come from Indie, Regional, and Off-Broadway theatre, and the plays will be presented as LIVE virtual performances on Saturday, March 13th at 8 PM and Sunday, March 14th at 5 PM.

Founding Artistic Director Akia Squitieri announced the Creative Teams for Rising Sun Performance Company's 'The Rites of Spring' Virtual Theatre Festival today. 'Rites of Spring' was co-conceived by the staff and creatives of Rising Sun Performance Company, featuring the talents of 60 Artists.

Streaming Live exactly one year after theaters have been closed, this virtual play festival will offer eight original plays focused on spring’s renewal, hope, and various traditions. Through Rites of Spring, we continue our exploration of this ever-changing and growing new medium, and expand on how we foster theatrical creativity. 

Artistic Director Akia Squitieri, and Rising Sun Performance Company introduce the Cast members for Michael Hagins' World Premiere of 'Scrooge!' A Zoom Christmas Carol. The project will be their final production of the 2020 season.