The American Voices New Play Institute will hold the first of its three convenings in the 2011/12 season November 4-5, 2011 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater.
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has just announced the full company of You, Nero by American Voices New Play Institute resident playwright and Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Freed. This is the second project of a resident playwright to be produced at Arena Stage as part of the three-year residencies through the Institute. Making his Arena Stage debut is director Nicholas Martin (Broadway's Present Laughter, Butley). You, Nero runs November 25, 2011-January 1, 2012 in the Fichandler Stage.
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces the full company of You, Nero by American Voices New Play Institute resident playwright and Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Freed.
New York City Center will reopen following a historic renovation and modernization with a star-studded gala on October 25.
The Eugene O?Neill Theater Center is now accepting scripts for development during the 2012 National Playwrights Conference.
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater is proud to present Oregon Shakespeare Festival's production of Bill Cain's Equivocation in the first collaboration between Arena Stage and OSF. Directed by OSF's Artistic Director Bill Rauch, Equivocation reunites the original cast and creative team from the 2009 world-premiere production for this D.C. premiere. Equivocation runs November 18, 2011-January 1, 2012 in the Kreeger Theater.
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater is proud to present Oregon Shakespeare Festival's production of Bill Cain's Equivocation in the first collaboration between Arena Stage and OSF. Directed by OSF's Artistic Director Bill Rauch, Equivocation reunites the original cast and creative team from the 2009 world-premiere production for this D.C. premiere. Equivocation runs November 18, 2011-January 1, 2012 in the Kreeger Theater.
Arena Stage has announced Theater Beyond Twitter: A Moderated Discussion Between Peter Marks and Howard Sherman in the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle at the Mead Center for American Theater, November 19 at 5:00 p.m. EST.
After shattering all box office records in Arena Stage's 60-year history, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! will once again delight audiences at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater when it returns to the Fichandler Stage July 8-October 9, 2011.
Tonight at The Peabody Hotel, The Orpheum Theatre will pull out all the stops for the can't miss event of the season, the 'Hockadoo Hullabaloo', celebrating the international tour launch of the Tony Award winning MEMPHIS and arrival of the show's producers, cast, and creative team.
Shattering even more records, Arena Stage's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! has been seen by 100,000 people and counting, including seats filled and tickets sold for both engagements of the critically acclaimed production. The 2010 Helen Hayes Outstanding Resident Musical will close October 2, 2011.
On Saturday evening, October 8th, at The Peabody Hotel, The Orpheum Theatre will pull out all the stops for the can't miss event of the season, the 'Hockadoo Hullabaloo', celebrating the international tour launch of the Tony Award winning MEMPHIS and arrival of the show's producers, cast, and creative team.
E.Faye Butler shines in pivotal role in this tale of racism and stereotypes in the theater
My Fair Lady and Oklahoma!, directed by Molly Smith, Artistic Director of Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theatre, are both enjoying record-breaking shows in North America at the same time. Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! at her home theatre in D.C. and My Fair Lady in the 50th season of the Shaw Festival at Niagara-on-the-Lake.
The Eugene O?Neill Theater Center is now accepting scripts for development during the 2012 National Playwrights Conference.
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater kicks off the second year of programming in the company's new home with the 2011/12 Season Opening Celebration September 15, 2011. The evening, which benefits Arena Stage's Community Engagement and educational programs, will include cocktails and dinner featuring the presentation of the American Artist Award to Tony and Emmy award-winning actress Leslie Uggams, followed by the highly anticipated season opening performance of Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress in the Kreeger Theater.
Artistic Director of Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater Molly Smith finds herself with two record-breaking shows in North America at the same time: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! at her home theater in D.C. and My Fair Lady in the 50th season of the Shaw Festival at Niagara-on-the-Lake.
In her smart comedy The Book Club Play, D.C.-area playwright Karen Zacarías examines the intricacies of book clubs, with their unspoken rules, high-spirited debates and strong bonds formed when least expected. With an ensemble cast featuring Fred Arsenault, Ashlie Atkinson, Rachael Holmes, Eric Messner, Kate Eastwood Norris and Tom Story, this is Zacarías' second collaboration with Director Molly Smith at Arena Stage and is the first work of a Resident Playwright to be produced as part of their three-year residencies through the American Voices New Play Institute. The Book Club Play runs October 7-November 6, 2011 in the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle.
The Manhattan Theatre Club has announced full casting for the upcoming world premiere of CLOSE UP SPACE by Molly Smith Metzler, directed by Leigh Silverman. Joining the cast is Academy Award & Emmy Award nominee Rosie Perez (Fearless, The Ritz) as famous author 'Vanessa Finn Adams.' Completing the cast are Jessica DiGiovanni (Off-Broadway Debut) and Colby Minifie (The Pillowman, Landscape of the Body) as well as already announced Tony Award and four-time Emmy Award winner David Hyde Pierce ('Frasier', Curtains) and Obie Award winner Michael Chernus (The Aliens, In The Wake).
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