The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) is pleased to conclude its 24th Season with Phyllis Nagy's adaptation of the classic American novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Gamm Resident Director Judith Swift helms an elegant and unconventional retelling of this tragic tale, rife with symbolism.
Under the new leadership of Artistic Director Henry Godinez and Managing Director Barbara Butts, the Theatre and Interpretation Center (TIC) at Northwestern University will kick off its 28th season in October with the Tony Award-winning musical 'Sweeney Todd' by Hugh Wheeler and Stephen Sondheim.
The Exchange (formerly Jean Cocteau Rep) takes on some of the greatest horror stories in history with the Off-Broadway premiere of The Scariest. This evening length collection of new plays by Kristin Newbom, Laura Schellhardt, Mark Schultz, and Gary Sunshine is based on the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, W.W. Jacobs, Hans Christian Anderson, and 'The Book of Revelations.' Opening Night is March 6.
Culture Project has announced the full cast of the workshop production of Carol Gilligan's adaptation of The Scarlet Letter, which is being presented as part of its currently underway 2007 Women Center Stage festival (WCS), the annual multi-disciplinary event featuring women artists whose work calls attention to human struggles globally
For over half a century, Stuart Vaughan has been - in every sense of the phrase - a true Renaissance man of the theatre. Vaughan's latest project is a new stage version of The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic 1850 novel about the conflict between Puritanism and passion. With honesty, eloquence and insight, Vaughan recently answered some questions about his incredible life in the theatre - and about a career that shows no signs at all of slowing down!