Usdan Center For the Creative and Performing Arts, one of America's largest not-for-profit summer arts camps, whose alumni include Natalie Portman, Seth Rudetsky, Mariah Carey, Jordan Leeds, Lisa Gay Hamilton, playwright Michele Lowe, jazz singer Jane Monheit and other performers, will hold its final Open House for the 2011 season on Sunday May 15, 2011.
Usdan Center For the Creative and Performing Arts, one of America's largest not-for-profit summer arts camps, whose alumni include Natalie Portman, Seth Rudetsky, Mariah Carey, Jordan Leeds, Lisa Gay Hamilton, playwright Michele Lowe, jazz singer Jane Monheit and other performers, will hold its final Open House for the 2011 season on Sunday May 15, 2011.
Cortland Repertory Theatre celebrates our "Ruby Jubilee" 40th Anniversary year of presenting quality, professional summer productions in Dwyer Memorial Park, Preble, NY - 10 minutes north of Homer on Route 281 from the south, or off Exit 13 of Route 81 from the north.
In the following video, 'In Focus with Eden Lane' visited The Denver Center Theatre Company (DCTC), where the sixth Colorado New Play Summit is held. Click below to check out the chat with playwright Michele Lowe, as she discusses her play, 'Map Of Heaven.'
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, whose alumni include Natalie Portman, Mariah Carey, playwright Michele Lowe (whose Map Of Heaven just premiered at the Denver Theater Center, and who won the 2010 Francesca Primus Prize from the American Theater Critics Association), Jordan Leeds, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Seth Rudetsky and Jane Monheit, will hold its next Open House on Wednesday February 23 from 11 AM to 2 PM at Usdan Center's magnificent 200-acre woodland campus in the Huntington area of Long Island.
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, whose alumni include Natalie Portman, Mariah Carey, playwright Michele Lowe (whose Map Of Heaven just premiered at the Denver Theater Center, and who won the 2010 Francesca Primus Prize from the American Theater Critics Association), Jordan Leeds, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Seth Rudetsky and Jane Monheit, will hold its next Open House on Wednesday February 23 from 11 AM to 2 PM at Usdan Center's magnificent 200-acre woodland campus in the Huntington area of Long Island.
Map of Heaven receives its first full production after being read at the Colorado New Play Summit in February 2010. Michele Lowe explores the dynamics of relationships and what happens when those dynamics shift, the choices the characters make and the ripple effect it has on those around them.
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce the full cast for The Dream of the Burning Boy, a new play by David West Read directed by Evan Cabnet.
Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Founder & Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) has announced the line-up for its upcoming 27th season of producing new works with the world premieres of two plays: Olive and the Bitter Herbs by Charles Busch; Rx by Kate Fodor; and the New York premiere of The Morini Strad by Willy Holtzman; and In Mother Words, conceived by Susan R. Rose and Joan Stein, and written by Leslie Ayvazian, David Cale, Jessica Goldberg, Beth Henley, Lameece Issaq, Lisa Loomer, Michele Lowe, Marco Pennette, Lisa Ramirez, Theresa Rebeck, Luanne Rice, Annie Weisman and Cheryl L. West at Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street).
In Mother Words, an audacious collection of stories by some of theater's most talented contemporary playwrights, makes its West Coast debut with award-winning actors Jane Kaczmarek, Saidah Arrika Ekulona and James Lecesne. Conceived Susan Rose and Joan Stein and helmed by acclaimed director Lisa Peterson, this hilarious night of theater includes works by Pulitzer Prize winner Beth Henley, Pulitzer Prize nominee Lisa Loomer, two-time Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award finalist Michele Lowe, Peabody Award winner Theresa Rebeck, best-selling author Luanne Rice, as well as Leslie Ayvazian, David Cale, Jessica, Lameece Isaaq, Marco Pennette, Lisa Ramirez, Annie Weisman and Cheryl L. West. These Goldberg playwrights' combined stories give voice to mothers and children of all ages, races and even sexes - resulting in an eye-opening, poignant and irresistible evening, which opens in the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at the Geffen Playhouse on February 23, 2011.
Following a successful extended run of Love, Loss, and What I Wore and the upcoming performances of Dick Van Dyke - Step in Time! - A Musical Memoir, the Geffen Playhouse welcomes two more productions this season into its intimate Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater: In Mother Words, a moving collection of stories on the universal subject of motherhood by award-winning contemporary playwrights, and Extraordinary Chambers, a world premiere by David Wiener about the consequences of a couple's trip to Cambodia.
The Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) at Shepherd University has been informed by the American Theatre Critics Association that two of its 2010 plays - Lidless by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig and Breadcrumbs by Jennifer Haley - are under consideration for the prestigious ATCA/Steinberg New Play Award.
Cortland Repertory Theatre, one of New York State's longest running professional summer theatres, will celebrate its 40th year of quality live theatre in the summer of 2011. Producing Artistic Director Kerby Thompson says 'Because CRT is so often called 'a gem of a theatre', the season will be dubbed 'The Ruby Jubilee' since the ruby is 40th anniversary gemstone.' As in the past few seasons, all six mainstage productions will be making their CRT debut.
The Group Rep presents Michele Lowe's STRING OF PEARLS directed by Sherry Netherland, produced by Gina Yates, featuring Michele Bernath (OVER THE RIVER/GRT), Katelyn Ann Clark (MRS CAGE/NoHo Actors Studio), Lareen Faye (BABYThe Musical/GRT), and Sean Kathryn O'Connor (Gutta Beautiful, New Federal Theatre), N.Y.
The Williamstown Theater Festival has announced details of its Fridays @ 3 readings series. The Fridays @ 3 series showcases the work of emerging playwrights and runs Friday afternoons at 3:00 during the summer. Admission is $5.
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce an expansion of their initiatives currently in place to support theater artists and develop new work.
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) has announced an expansion of their initiatives currently in place to support theater artists and develop new work.
The Group Rep presents Michele Lowe's STRING OF PEARLS directed by Sherry Netherland, produced by Gina Yates, featuring Michele Bernath (OVER THE RIVER/GRT), Katelyn Ann Clark (MRS CAGE/NoHo Actors Studio), Lareen Faye (BABYThe Musical/GRT), and Sean Kathryn O'Connor (Gutta Beautiful, New Federal Theatre), N.Y.