Mike Daisey News

2008-2009 Public Theater Memberships On Sale July 1.

In celebration of Tony® night on Sunday, June 15, FREE BEER will be available to all audience members (21+) at the 7:00 PM performance of HOW THEATER FAILED AMERICA.

The Public Theater's Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Mara Manus announced today that the 2008-2009 Season will feature premieres by Mike Daisey, Christopher Durang, John Guare, Danny Hoch, Craig Lucas, Stephen Sondheim, and Tracey Scott Wilson.

Today, as a result of glowing reviews and stellar ticket sales, Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced a one-week extension for its production of No Child.... Although it only began its Berkeley run on Sunday, this uplifting off-Broadway show is already attracting enthusiastic local fans - just as it did in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, DC.

HOW THEATER FAILED AMERICA, Mike Daisey's monologue about theater, failure, passionand hope, will transfer directly from a sold-out, critically-acclaimed run at Joe's Pub to a strictly limited 6-week engagement at Off-Broadway's Barrow Street Theatre.

Coming up this week at Joe's Pub is a wide variety of shows featuring Melissa Errico, Youssou N'dour, Karsh Kale, Veda Hille, and more.

Soho Rep launches the 10th season of its highly popular WRITER/DIRECTOR LAB READING SERIES, readings of the very newest work by writers and directors at Soho Rep on Monday, April 7 at 7pm with, playwright Mike Daisey's THE MOON IS A DEAD WORLD, directed by Maria Goyanes -- the first of six new plays commissioned for the lab.

Representing the print and electronic media, 21 members of the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle announced the winners of 36 drama awards and 31 musical awards from 243 nominated actors, designers, productions, and more reviewed in 2007. Over 400 productions were seen in 2007 by Circle critics reviewing theatre from San Jose to Santa Rosa, San Francisco to Concord.

FRIGID New York will present the John Montgomery Theatre Company production of Preparation Hex, written and performed by Bob Brader and directed and developed by Suzanne Bachner, February 28 - March 9, 2008 at the Red Room (85 East 4th St.).

The Public Theater is pleased to announce the provocative line up for 'Under the Radar' 2008, a twelve-day festival tracking new theater from across the U.S. and around the world. $15 single tickets to UTR shows at The Public will go on-sale on Friday, December 7.

Solo performer Mike Daisey will workshop a new show at Berkeley Repertory Theatre for a special one-night-only performance, July 3!

The John Montgomery Theatre Company and Horse Trade are pleased to announce an extension of Bob Brader's monologue Spitting in the Face of the Devil

This June, masterful monologist Mike Daisey returns to Berkeley Rep with 'Great Men of Genius,' June 6 through July 1. On consecutive nights, Mike explores the legendary lives of P.T. Barnum, Bertolt Brecht, L. Ron Hubbard, and Nikola Tesla - and on Sundays he performs all four monologues in a manic marathon worthy of a mad scientist.

The John Montgomery Theatre Company and Horse Trade will present Bob Brader's new monologue, Spitting in the Face of the Devil.

The John Montgomery Theatre Company and Horse Trade will present Bob Brader's new monologue, Spitting in the Face of the Devil, at the Red Room, located at 85 East 4th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues.

Yale Repertory Theatre will present Mike Daisey's Invincible Summer for three performances only at The New Theater (1156 Chapel Street), March 29th - 31st at 8PM.

The Public Theater will present two series of readings--New Work Now! and New Work Then!--in celebration of its history of producing new plays; the two series will be held from September 9th to September 18th and from September 2nd to October 3rd

The creator of 21 Dog Years and the monologuist the New York Times has dubbed 'the master storyteller' and the Seattle Times calls 'a cross between Noam Chomsky and Jack Black' is back at P.S. 122 on Monday nights from March 14 through May 9 at 7:30 PM, this time taking aim at nothing less than happiness itself.