Williamstown Theatre Festival (Nicholas Martin, Artistic Director) announced today that Terry Kinney (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; reasons to be pretty) will direct a production of Lanford Wilson's modern classic Fifth of July, which will play the WTF Main Stage from August 11 - 22, 2010. A co-production with Bay Street Theatre, this gentle comic drama from Wilson's beloved Talley Trilogy will be the final Main Stage production of the season.
Direct Arts, a new intercultural theater and film company, will present for Take Two on Tuesday, April 13th, Tribeca Film Festival's 2009 Best Narrative Short, LA ROUTE DU NORD, followed by a staged reading of Lorraine Hansberry's last play LES BLANCS, which will feature a stellar ensemble cast and live African drumming.
It seems only appropriate that Rochester's Geva Theatre Center would transition from Arthur Miller's The Price to August Wilson's Two Trains Running; comparatively speaking, however, Wilson has given Miller a run for his money. Ron OJ Parson's exhilarating production of Two Trains Running, the fourth fully mounted play of Geva's celebration of Wilson and the seventh in his famed Pittsburgh Cycle, gives its audience what The Price never could: an entertaining, well-paced, and (dare I say) priceless night of theater.
Discovery Channel announced an ambitious, captivating upfront slate with specials and series that guarantee its brand promise and illuminate a world of fascinating people and wondrous places. The network's slate combines blockbuster natural history programming, returning favorites and mold breaking television special events.
On the heels of the successful debut of VERGE -- Planet Green's all-new primetime programming destination for conscious living featuring great, inspiring characters and storytelling -- the network unveiled the 2010-11 upfront slate full of all-new series, specials and returning favorites.
Nicholas Martin announced today the remainder of the 2010 Season for Williamstown Theatre Festival (WTF), the 56th season, and final one under Martin's tenure as WTF Artistic Director.
New Village Arts Theatre begins auditioning on April 25th for INTO THE WOODS by Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine. The show is directed by James Vasquez.
Howard Scott Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of the solo exhibition Marshland by Fred Stonehouse. The show will open to the public on Thursday, 8 April and continue through May 8. The recent works that will compose the exhibition include examples of all of the artist's painting formats.
Howard Scott Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of the solo exhibition Marshland by Fred Stonehouse. The show will open to the public on Thursday, 8 April and continue through May 8. The recent works that will compose the exhibition include examples of all of the artist's painting formats.
When August Wilson died in 2005, America lost one of its most influential playwrights. Wilson's legacy - a cycle of ten plays encompassing the 20th Century, continues to captivate audiences around the world for its poeticism and beauty. Geva Theatre Center, as part of its five-year commitment to presenting all ten plays in 'August Wilson's American Century,' will produce the seventh play of the cycle, Two Trains Running, opening March 30 and running through April 25.
New Village Arts, Carlsbad's award-winning, professional theatre is very proud to announce its Tenth Season. This will be NVA's biggest season ever, with eight full productions, NVA's first musical and two local premieres. Over the past nine seasons, NVA has established itself as one of the most important mid-sized theatres in San Diego, producing over 40 highly acclaimed productions, including a world-premiere holiday show, multiple regional and local premieres, unforgettable American and world classics, the intense work of Sam Shepard and the popular FREE Shakespeare in the Park. New Village Arts honors that history in Season 10 and introduces some exciting new traditions for North County, by selecting shows that honor the history of the company, recognize the amazing current growth and give an intriguing glimpse into the future. All of the plays take us on an adventure - into growing up, learning about love and loss and celebrating the power of the human soul.
Southern Rep and Le Chat Noir announce an exciting new alliance: As of Summer 2010, Southern Rep will take on a role as a Resident Producer at Le Chat Noir. Southern Rep's Artistic Director, Aimée Hayes and her staff will plan a separate season for the intimate stage, and work in collaboration with Le Chat Noir founder and owner, Barbara Motley, who is planning a cabaret season at the venue beginning in 2011. Current staffing for both institutions will remain the same, but the two organizations plan to use this opportunity to increase the frequency and variety of the programming at Le Chat Noir, both on the stage and in the Bar Noir.
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A Red Orchid Theatre Artistic Director Kirsten Fitzgerald announces the extension of Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party, directed by Shade Murray and featuring A Red Orchid Ensemble Members Kirsten Fitzgerald, Danny McCarthy, Mierka Girten and Larry Grimm, with Natalie West. The hit production now runs through April 25, 2010, at A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells.
This production, the second in Motley's intended series of presentations on stage of Hindustani short stories, centres around the word obscene. Two short stories Bu(Odour)by Saadat Hasan Manto, and Lihaaf(The Quilt) by Ismat Chughtai, for which the writers were, in the mid 1940's, accused of obscenity and put to trial by the Lahore High Court, will be presented along with Ismat Apa's account of the trial, called In the name of those married women and another celebrated Manto story The Dog of Titwal.
The Plano Children's Theatre has announced their full schedule of free events and performances for a week of 'World Theatre Day,' from March 22nd to March 27th. The events will include a number of instructional workshops, as well as performances.
The True Colors Theatre Company has announced casting for their production of August Wilson's JITNEY which will play May 2-30 at the Southwest Arts Center and June 5-27 on the Alliance Stage at the Woodruff Arts Center.
On March 26th, The Flaming Dames shed their anything-but-mild-mannered alter-egos to bring your adolescent fantasies to life in 'Nerdlesque', a send up to the classic comic book, sci-fi beauties that most fan-boys have only dreamed of, on the stage at The Spot, located in the heart of Uptown.
The Plano Children's Theatre has announced their full schedule of free events and performances for a week of 'World Theatre Day,' from March 22nd to March 27th. The events will include a number of instructional workshops, as well as performances.
On March 26th, The Flaming Dames shed their anything-but-mild-mannered alter-egos to bring your adolescent fantasies to life in 'Nerdlesque', a send up to the classic comic book, sci-fi beauties that most fan-boys have only dreamed of, on the stage at The Spot, located in the heart of Uptown. With the help of hosts, Uber-Nerd JangoFett69 and frat-meathead Randy, and appearances by some of the most famous heroines and sci-fi foxes ever committed to comic book and screen, the Dames promise a night of dreams come true for the 12 year old kid in all of us.
