Mildred Ruiz News

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival expands its ongoing commitment to the development and production of new work with five new commissions announced today.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson), Producer Mark Russell and The Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP President and CEO Sandra Gibson) will begin performances for the 2011 UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL on Wednesday, January 5. This highly-anticipated 12-day festival, running through January 16, is committed to tracking new theater from across the U.S. and around the world.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson), Producer Mark Russell and the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP President and CEO Sandra Gibson) announce the line-up for UNDER THE RADAR 2011, running January 5-16 at The Public Theater as well as at partner venues around the city.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson), Producer Mark Russell and The Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP President and CEO Sandra Gibson) will begin performances for the 2011 UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL on Wednesday, January 5. This highly-anticipated 12-day festival, running through January 16, is committed to tracking new theater from across the U.S. and around the world.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson), Producer Mark Russell and The Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP President and CEO Sandra Gibson) are happy to announce that tickets are on sale now for UNDER THE RADAR 2011, running January 5-16 at The Public Theater as well as at partner venues around the city.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson), Producer Mark Russell and the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP President and CEO Sandra Gibson) announce the line-up for UNDER THE RADAR 2011, running January 5-16 at The Public Theater as well as at partner venues around the city.

DiverseWorks presents two events this fall, Ameriville and the ARTernative Festival, both on Saturday, October 2.

DiverseWorks presents two events this fall, Ameriville and the ARTernative Festival, both on Saturday, October 2.

Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for professional not-for-profit theatre announces the winners of the 2010 TCG Awards for excellence.

At a press conference yesterday the Oregon Shakespeare Festival provided a comprehensive picture of the scope of new work underway over the next several season supported by grants totaling more than $800,000. OSF recently received a grant of $600,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation over three years (2010-2012) for the decade-long commissioning, production, and public dialogue initiative American Revolutions: the United States History Cycle. The Edgerton Foundation of Los Angeles, California awarded OSF a four-year $200,000 grant to support the commissioning of five new American musicals, putting OSF in the unique position of creating new American musicals with a resident acting company.

Southern Rep and Junebug Productions announce a new HouseParty Series; a performance, music and dance event on May 21st at 10pm (to 2am) at The Candle Factory with the return of the Bronx-based performance ensemble UNIVERSES (who brought their critically claimed Ameriville to town in February) performing Live! From The Edge, with Master of Ceremonies Saddi Khali and DJ Bomshell Boogie, special guest Ray 'Moose' Jackson - with more to come! Tickets are just 20 bucks, with cash bar offerings of cocktails & pizza.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) will welcome back NEW WORK NOW!, the popular reading series that allows audiences an opportunity to experience new work by a diverse selection of established and emerging theater artists for FREE, beginning Friday, May 7.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) will welcome back NEW WORK NOW!, the popular reading series that allows audiences an opportunity to experience new work by a diverse selection of established and emerging theater artists for FREE, beginning Friday, May 7.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) proudly announces the return of NEW WORK NOW!, the popular reading series that allows audiences an opportunity to experience new work by a diverse selection of established and emerging theater artists-all for FREE.

This year's Voices of Community series presented by Sandglass Theater is going big! Stretching beyond the walls of their intimate theater in Putney to reach out to the larger community they will present 'Live From the Edge' by Universes Theater Ensemble, visiting artists from New York City in larger venues in both Bellows Falls and Brattleboro. Universes has crafted a unique and explosive voice with their multi-cultural performance that turns the poem into communal activism.

This year's Voices of Community series presented by Sandglass Theater is going big! Stretching beyond the walls of their intimate theater in Putney to reach out to the larger community they will present "Live From the Edge" by Universes Theater Ensemble, visiting artists from New York City in larger venues in both Bellows Falls and Brattleboro. Universes has crafted a unique and explosive voice with their multi-cultural performance that turns the poem into communal activism. "Live From the Edge" is an evening filled with a blend of slam poetry and theater that looks at life America through the eyes of these New York artists who have created their own brand of fusion theater. Performances will take place Friday, April 9 at the historic Bellows Falls Opera House, and Saturday, April 10 at the New England Youth Theater in Brattleboro.

This year's Voices of Community series presented by Sandglass Theater is going big! Stretching beyond the walls of their intimate theater in Putney to reach out to the larger community they will present 'Live From the Edge' by Universes Theater Ensemble, visiting artists from New York City in larger venues in both Bellows Falls and Brattleboro. Universes has crafted a unique and explosive voice with their multi-cultural performance that turns the poem into communal activism.

HartBeat Ensemble will present 'Live From the Edge,' an evening filled with 'the best of' performances from visiting ensemble Universes, a band of poets from New York who have created their own brand of fusion theatre. Performances will take place Friday, April 2nd and Saturday, April 3rd at 8 p.m.

HartBeat Ensemble will present 'Live From the Edge,' an evening filled with 'the best of' performances from visiting ensemble Universes, a band of poets from New York who have created their own brand of fusion theatre. Performances will take place Friday, April 2nd and Saturday, April 3rd at 8 p.m.

This year's Voices of Community series presented by Sandglass Theater is going big! Stretching beyond the walls of their intimate theater in Putney to reach out to the larger community they will present 'Live From the Edge' by Universes Theater Ensemble, visiting artists from New York City in larger venues in both Bellows Falls and Brattleboro. Universes has crafted a unique and explosive voice with their multi-cultural performance that turns the poem into communal activism.