Muriel Spark News

Signal Ensemble Theatre continues its sixth season with John Guare's 'Six Degrees of Separation,' directed by co-artistic director Ronan Marra. Ouisa Kittredge read somewhere that 'everybody on this planet is separated by only six other people.' When Paul, a young victim of a knife attack, seeks assistance at her family's upper-class New York home, she discovers how true that statement really is.

Artistic Directors Ronan Mara and Joseph Stearns announced the next two productions in Signal Ensemble Theatre's 2008-2009, sixth anniversary season, 'Six Degrees of Separation' and 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie,' presenting a diverse slate which focuses on different individuals and their struggles with the pressures of society and the consequences of their choices. Both productions will be directed by Artistic Director Ronan Marra.

The Zipper Factory Theater will present two special 'first look' presentations of Three Lost Chords, a trio of solo operas on January 7 and January 9.

The Zipper Factory will feature a number of artists and acts during the month of June

Songwriter and performer Lance Horne will be involved in eight upcoming events in May and June.

The New Group has extended its limited run of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, starring Tony Award-winner Cynthia Nixon in the title role, through December 9th

In its 2006-2007 season, the New Group will present The Fever by Wallace Shawn and The Accomplices by Bernard Weinraub

The New Group's The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie will begin previews on September 20th for an October 9th opening

Cynthia Nixon--currently Tony-nominated for her last Broadway turn in Rabbit Hole--will star in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, which will be revived by the New Group in September

Cynthia Nixon--currently Tony-nominated for her last Broadway turn in Rabbit Hole--will star in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, which will be revived by the New Group in September