Michael Howard News

TACT/The Actors Company Theatre (Scott Alan Evans, Cynthia Harris and Jenn Thompson, Co-Artistic Directors) the critically-acclaimed Off-Broadway company 'dedicated to presenting neglected or rarely produced plays of literary merit,' announces complete casting for Children, by A.R. Gurney, the first production of the company's 2011/12 season.

Acorn Productions, a non-profit company based in the Dana Warp Mill in downtown Westbrook, will continue its work nurturing and developing the performing arts in Greater Portland with its 14th season of productions.

TACT/The Actors Company Theatre has announced its 2011/2012 Season. The critically-acclaimed company dedicated to presenting neglected or rarely produced plays of literary merit will offer Mainstage productions of Children by A.R. Gurney, and Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon at The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row.

The American Theatre Wing's 64th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 13, 2011 and broadcast on the CBS Television Network. For more information visit tonyawards.com.

The James Joyce Centre is gearing up for the 2011 Bloomsday celebrations. This year's Festival will run from 11th - 16th June and features many free and also some ticketed events. For full details go to: www.jamesjoyce.ie

The James Joyce Centre is gearing up for the 2011 Bloomsday celebrations. This year's Festival will run from 11th - 16th June and features many free and also some ticketed events. For full details go to: www.jamesjoyce.ie

Nominations in 26 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing's 65th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were announced May 3, 2011 by Tony Award winning actor Matthew Broderick and Tony Award winning actress Anika Noni Rose, at the Tony Award Nominations Announcement sponsored by IBM.

At first glance, your initial response to Jamie Farmer is to think that she is strikingly beautiful. Her expressive face is framed by a head of gorgeous curls, giving her the look of some famous artist's model, the kind of legendary figure who sent soldiers off to war, inspired great art to be created or caused would-be kings to abdicate their thrones.

Ground Zero Theatre (GZT) and Hit & Myth (H&M) present Rebecca Northan's Kung Fu Panties at The Studio at Vertigo Theatre Centre (115-9th Avenue SE, Base of the Calgary Tower), March 18-April 3. Advance tickets for Kung Fu Panties are on sale now, available through the Vertigo Theatre Centre Box Office at 403-221-3708 or online at gzt.ca

The Acorn Shakespeare Ensemble, presenters of the 'Naked Shakespeare' series, continues the company's 2010/11 season of events on Monday, March 7 at 8 p.m. with another edition of the troupe's popular 'Sonnet and Soliloquies' series at the Wine Bar on Wharf St. in Portland's Old Port. The March edition will feature the usual mixture of new pieces and old favorites, includes speeches delivered in an intimate setting in the round, and short scenes that are environmentally staged in the space. The performance is free with an $8 suggested donations. Patrons are encouraged to arrive early and order food and drink to enjoy during the show.

Westport Community Theatre's ETC presents a staged reading of The Ice-Breaker by David Rambo held Friday, March 4 at 8:00 PM

As our own ice and snow in Connecticut finally begin to break up and disappear, The Experimental Theatre Company of Westport Community Theatre offers our members and subscribers a staged reading of David Rambo's touching and engrossing play The Ice-Breaker, with WCT favorite Elise Bochinski and, in his WCT / ETC debut, Miles Everett.

As our own ice and snow in Connecticut finally begin to break up and disappear, The Experimental Theatre Company of Westport Community Theatre offers our members and subscribers a staged reading of David Rambo's touching and engrossing play The Ice-Breaker, with WCT favorite Elise Bochinski and, in his WCT / ETC debut, Miles Everett.

The Acorn Shakespeare Ensemble, presenters of the 'Naked Shakespeare' series, continues the company's 2010/11 season of events on Monday, March 7 at 8 p.m. with another edition of the troupe's popular 'Sonnet and Soliloquies' series at the Wine Bar on Wharf St. in Portland's Old Port. The March edition will feature the usual mixture of new pieces and old favorites, includes speeches delivered in an intimate setting in the round, and short scenes that are environmentally staged in the space. The performance is free with an $8 suggested donations. Patrons are encouraged to arrive early and order food and drink to enjoy during the show.

The Acorn Shakespeare Ensemble, presenters of the "Naked Shakespeare" series, resumes the company's 2010/11 season of events on Monday, February 7 at 8 p.m. with another edition of the troupe's popular "Sonnet and Soliloquies" series at the Wine Bar on Wharf St. in Portland's Old Port.

The Acorn Shakespeare Ensemble, presenters of the "Naked Shakespeare" series, resumes the company's 2010/11 season of events on Monday, February 7 at 8 p.m. with another edition of the troupe's popular "Sonnet and Soliloquies" series at the Wine Bar on Wharf St. in Portland's Old Port.

Ground Zero Theatre (GZT) and Hit & Myth (H&M) present Rebecca Northan's Kung Fu Panties at The Studio at Vertigo Theatre Centre (115-9th Avenue SE, Base of the Calgary Tower), March 18-April 3. Advance tickets for Kung Fu Panties are on sale now, available through the Vertigo Theatre Centre Box Office at 403-221-3708 or online at gzt.ca

The Acorn Shakespeare Ensemble, presenters of the "Naked Shakespeare" series, resumes the company's 2010/11 season of events on Monday, February 7 at 8 p.m. with another edition of the troupe's popular "Sonnet and Soliloquies" series at the Wine Bar on Wharf St. in Portland's Old Port.

The Acorn Shakespeare Ensemble, presenters of the 'Naked Shakespeare' series, continues the company's 2010/11 season of events on Monday, November 1 at 8 p.m. with another edition of the troupe's popular 'Sonnet and Soliloquies' series at the Wine Bar on Wharf St. in Portland's Old Port. The November edition will feature four selections from Double Falsehood, the play recently determined by scholars to be the remnants of the lost play The History of Cardenio written by Shakespeare and John Fletcher. Naked Shakespeare has created a much-abridged narrated version of the play that includes the pieces the company feels are the most Shakespearean. Joining this piece on the schedule are scenes from Hamlet, Measure for Measure, and Othello, along with speeches from a number of other plays in the canon. The performance is free with an $8 suggested donations. Patrons are encouraged to arrive early and order food and drink to enjoy during the show.

Agora Gallery is pleased to present an all new group show. Scheduled to run from October 29, 2010 through November 19, 2010, the exhibition will feature a captivating selection of original works from emerging and established artists.