The National Theatre Conference (NTC), an organization founded in 1925 that meets annually in New York to discuss relevant issues in today's theatre community and to celebrate outstanding achievement in the American theatre, has named the recipients of its 2015 awards. HowlRound Director Polly Carl has been named Person of the Year; the Illusion Theater in Minneapolis, under its co-producing directors Michael Robins and Bonnie Morris, is the recipient of the Outstanding Theatre Award; and playwright Jessica Dickey has been selected as the winner of the Barrie and Bernice Stavis Playwright Award. All three will be honored and presented with their awards and hold discussions with the membership at The Players club during NTC's annual meeting in New York, December 4-6, 2015.
Jean Richardson, a parent, grandparent, retiree, traveler, creative writer and author, has completed many hours of work to produce 'Happenings': a gripping and passionate story about life, faith, sacrifice and compassion.
MainStage Irving-Las Colinas opens its 2015-16 Light the Lights! season with the new musical comedy, THE ADDAMS FAMILY (book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa). The production will open on November 6 and run through the 21 at the Irving Arts Center's Dupree Theater (3333 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, TX 75062). Tickets range from $21-31 and are on sale now at the Irving Arts Center Box Office (972.252.2787/ www.irvingartscenter.com). Ticket discounts are available for seniors and students.
The acclaimed ensemble, Transatlantic Love Affair, brings another fresh story to the Illusion stage. Co-Artistic Director Isabel Nelson (Red Resurrected, Ballad of the Pale Fisherman, 2012 Ivey Award for Emotional Impact) returns to the director's seat for Emilie/Eurydice, inspired by the true story of Emilie Gossiaux and the Greek myth of Eurydice. The new work will be on stage November 6-21 at the downtown Minneapolis theater, located on the eighth floor of The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts, 528 Hennepin Ave.
This Christmas audiences will be transformed to the land of StratEastHam by the Olivier Award nominated and critically acclaimed team at Theatre Royal Stratford East, with their new adaption of ROBIN HOOD. Combining the timeless story with a contemporary and fresh script and original music, this version is sure to impress audiences during its run at the highly renowned East London producing house. ROBIN HOOD is running from Saturday 5 December to Saturday 23 January, with press night on Wednesday 16 December.
Fresh from her world tour, Miss Richfield 1981 returns to her home state and opens her 16th annual holiday show, THE CHRISTMAS CONE OF SILENCE on December 4 at the Illusion Theater.
MainStage Irving-Las Colinas opens its 2015-16 Light the Lights! season with the new musical comedy, THE ADDAMS FAMILY (book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa). The production will open on November 6 and run through the 21 at the Irving Arts Center's Dupree Theater (3333 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, TX 75062). Tickets range from $21-31 and are on sale now at the Irving Arts Center Box Office (972.252.2787/ www.irvingartscenter.com). Ticket discounts are available for seniors and students.
The acclaimed ensemble, Transatlantic Love Affair, brings another fresh story to the Illusion stage. Co-Artistic Director Isabel Nelson (Red Resurrected, Ballad of the Pale Fisherman, 2012 Ivey Award for Emotional Impact) returns to the director's seat for Emilie/Eurydice, inspired by the true story of Emilie Gossiaux and the Greek myth of Eurydice. The new work will be on stage November 6-21 at the downtown Minneapolis theater, located on the eighth floor of The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts, 528 Hennepin Ave.
The Film Society of Lincoln Center announces Ana Vaz as the 2015 Kazuko Trust Award Recipient. The grant is presented by the Kazuko Trust and the Film Society
To celebrate the conclusion of its 40th Anniversary Season, Illusion Theater is excited to present a concert version of its beloved musical, ALWAYS AND FOREVER, for four performances only, September 24-27, at its downtown Minneapolis theater, located on the eighth floor of the Cowles Center, 528 Hennepin Ave.
'Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.' Especially when you're the one paying the bills. It might not make for a joyous reunion, though, as we discover to hilarious effect in Christopher Durang's 2013 Tony-winning Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, beginning its 6-week run on Thursday, June 4.
What goes into the creation of a major piece of art? Does it flow like water out of the artist, or is it a struggle as painful as childbirth? Does pain lend it greater legitimacy? Stage West presents a searing look into the depths of an artist's ambition and vulnerability in John Logan's Red, beginning its 5-week run on Thursday, April 9.
Illusion Theater will present the world premiere of Lee Blessing's FOR THE LOYAL, a provocative exploration of one woman's attempt to stand up to powerful institutional forces while remaining true to herself. The thoughtful and absorbing drama opens on April 24 and runs through May 16 at the downtown Minneapolis theater, located on the eighth floor of the Cowles Center, 528 Hennepin Ave. Post-show panels and audience discussions follow each performance.
Could you have a meaningful relationship with someone like Siri? Would you want an actual relationship with an artificial intelligence, no matter how perfect? This is just one of the questions posed in Madeleine George's clever, time-jumping Pulitzer Prize finalist, The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence, beginning a 5-week run on Thursday, February 19.
The Illusion Theater's 40th Anniversary Season continues with a powerful play based on the life of Justice Thurgood Marshall, starring one of the Twin Cities' most venerable actors, James Craven. A journey of epic proportions, Thurgood is an eye-opening, humorous and uplifting portrait of a true American hero on stage March 6-15 at the downtown Minneapolis theater, located on the eighth floor of the Cowles Center, 528 Hennepin Ave. Post-show panels and audience discussions follow each performance.
It's London, 1879, and The Explorers Club is in crisis. A woman has been proposed for membership! The members of this venerable club are in shock-who could imagine such a thing? What's really needed here is a good stiff drink, but unfortunately, they have the worst bartender in all of London. And this is just the beginning of the hijinks in Nell Benjamin's The Explorers Club, a co-production with WaterTower Theatre, beginning its 6-week Stage West run today, November 28. (After the holidays, the play will move to WaterTower Theatre for a run from January 16-February 8.) BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
It's London, 1879, and The Explorers Club is in crisis. A woman has been proposed for membership! The members of this venerable club are in shock-who could imagine such a thing? What's really needed here is a good stiff drink, but unfortunately, they have the worst bartender in all of London. And this is just the beginning of the hijinks in Nell Benjamin's The Explorers Club, a co-production with WaterTower Theatre, beginning its 6-week Stage West run on Friday, November 28. (After the holidays, the play will move to WaterTower Theatre for a run from January 16-February 8.) BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
WaterTower Theatre Producing Artistic Director Terry Martin today announced the cast for the The Explorers Club, a co-production with Stage West, running January 16-February 8, 2015 at the Addison Theatre Centre.
Four couples, one anniversary dinner, and a housewarming party. What could go wrong? Well, since it's from the mind of Britcom master Alan Ayckbourn, everything could, and the whole evening begins to unravel, quickly and hilariously, in Bedroom Farce, beginning a 5-week run at Stage West on Thursday, October 16. Check out photos below!
