National Theatre Company News

Broadway producers Fran and Barry Weissler are selling their $13.2 million estate in Waccabuc, NY.

Blackeyed Theatre have today announced that their highly acclaimed production of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, adapted from Robert Louis Stevenson's novella by Nick Lane, will be performed to a socially-distanced audience at the Wilde Theatre in Bracknell, Berkshire, on Friday 18 September and be available to watch LIVE online and on demand.

American Blues Theater, under the continued leadership of Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside, has announced the 2021 Blue Bash, a fundraiser celebrating 35 Years Strong.

The Flint Repertory Theatre is announcing its updated 2020-21 season, which will now begin in March 2021.

Blackpool residents channel spirit of Shakespeare's Henry V in stirring new theatre piece inspired by the hopes and fears of communities leaving lockdown for the first time.

Reserve your seats, grab your friends and head to The Ridgefield Playhouse to enjoy the play that first established Arthur Miller as a playwright and received the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play. 

American Blues Theater has announced the submission period for the National 2021 Blue Ink Playwriting Award. Playwrights are invited to submit one (1) manuscript for consideration. The submission period runs July 1 - August 31, 2020.

Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) have announced this year's six recipients of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Initiative commissions. The commissioned writers are Kate Attwell, Mia Chung, Noah Diaz, Julia Izumi, Ife Olujobi, and Stacey Rose.

The American Theatre Wing has outlined the first phase of its National COVID-19 Response Effort, which includes brand new, rapid funding mechanisms to help support and sustain the theater community at both the local and national level, as well as a series of new, online educational offerings to continue its mission of enriching and empowering students and emerging leaders. Details of these initiatives follow. Those wishing to support the Wing's efforts to uphold the national theater community during this time of unprecedented need can make a donation by visiting AmericanTheatreWing.org/Support-Us.

Mid-Michigan's award-winning professional theatre company, Williamston Theatre, located at 122 S. Putnam Street in downtown Williamston, presents the Michigan Premiere of These Mortal Hosts by Eric Coble. Public performances were canceled due to the current coronavirus pandemic, but a limited time online streaming version of the show is available. a?oeVirtuala?? tickets are now on sale through April 26.

Rogue Machine will host a companion event to their current production of EARTHQUAKES IN LONDON. This event is in service to the community, providing uplifting information about what we can all do everyday to lessen our carbon footprint and live a greener life.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced complete casting for two productions today: The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington by James Ijames, directed by Whitney White (April 2 a?" May 17, 2020); and Catch as Catch Can by Mia Chung, which also announced ensemble member Amy Morton as director (June 4 a?" July 26, 2020).

Recorded at The Old Vic in London, Academy Award-winner Sally Field (Steel Magnolias, Brothers & Sisters) and Bill Pullman (The Sinner, Independence Day) star in Arthur Miller's blistering drama All My Sons, directed by Jeremy Herrin. The National Theatre of London presents an encore presentation of the play on screen in HD at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday, January 19th at 2pm. This screening is part of the Classical Series, underwritten by Jeanne Cook, Liz & Steven Goldstone, and Sabina & Walter Slavin, with support from Whistle Stop Bakery.

Recorded at The Old Vic in London, Academy Award-winner Sally Field (Steel Magnolias, Brothers & Sisters) and Bill Pullman (The Sinner, Independence Day) star in Arthur Miller's blistering drama All My Sons, directed by Jeremy Herrin. The National Theatre of London presents an encore presentation of the play on screen in HD at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday, January 19th at 2pm. This screening is part of the Classical Series, underwritten by Jeanne Cook, Liz & Steven Goldstone, and Sabina & Walter Slavin, with support from Whistle Stop Bakery.

Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott (BBC's a?oeSherlock,a?? a?oeFleabaga??) in Noël Coward's provocative comedy Present Laughter. Captured live from The Old Vic in London, The National Theatre's production of Present Laughter is a giddy and surprisingly modern reflection on fame, desire and loneliness. It will screen at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday, December 21 at 7pm as part of The Classical Series with support from Whistle Stop Bakery, underwritten by Jeanne Cook, Liz & Steven Goldstone, and Sabina & Walter Slavin.

Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott (BBC's a?oeSherlock,a?? a?oeFleabaga??) in Noël Coward's provocative comedy Present Laughter. Captured live from The Old Vic in London, The National Theatre's production of Present Laughter is a giddy and surprisingly modern reflection on fame, desire and loneliness. It will screen at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday, December 21 at 7pm as part of The Classical Series with support from Whistle Stop Bakery, underwritten by Jeanne Cook, Liz & Steven Goldstone, and Sabina & Walter Slavin.

1st Stage believes that the theater should be a home to our entire community particularly, the young minds of our next generation of artists, creators and patrons.  With this in mind, we are proud to announce our new Youth Engagement Subscription or YES Pass. 

Gillian Anderson ('X-Files,' NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire) and Lily James (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) star in The National Theatre's production of All About Eve, captured live from the West End in London. All About Eve is the story of Margo Channing. Legend. True star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has been. But now there's Eve. Her biggest fan. Young, beautiful, Eve. The golden girl, the girl next door. But you know all about Eve...don't you...? NTL's All About Eve comes to the big screen in HD at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Friday, November 29 at 7pm, part of The Classical Series with support from Whistle Stop Bakery, underwritten by Jeanne Cook, Liz & Steven Goldstone, and Sabina & Walter Slavin.

Six United States Veterans will take the stage at Rogue Machine Theatre in the Electric Lodge on Monday, November 11th, in Venice, California in honor of Veteran's Day. This distinguished group will share their real stories and experiences, as part of the company's monthly RANT & RAVE series, now Chapter 101 'Raw.'

Boston Court Pasadena announces a 2020 Spring Series, celebrating the birthdays of Ludwig Van Beethoven, Stephen Sondheim, and William Shakespeare.