Neil LaBute News

The Velocity of Autumn, a new two-character play from Cleveland-based playwright Eric Coble, opens at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater under the direction of Artistic Director Molly Smith and by special arrangement with HOP Theatricals, LLC.

Taking a cue from last season's artistically (and commercially!) successful 'Season of Family', the 2013/2014 Ringwald season also adheres to a theme: the power of words.

DirecTV announced today a partnership with award-winning screenwriter Neil LaBute (The Shape of Things, In the Company of Men) to produce a series of ten short films which will air exclusively on DirecTV's Audience Network.

L.A. Theatre Work opens its 2013-14 season with Neil LaBute's provocative drama REASONS TO BE PRETTY, about our modern obsession with physical beauty, directed by the playwright.

Breaking new ground with award-winning scripted dramas for the digital age, WIGS (www.watchwigs.com and www.youtube.com/wigs) announced today that BLUE, starring Julia Stiles

Five world premiere plays and three new adaptations seen first by Chicago audiences received Jeff nominations by the Jeff Awards Committee and are among the 166 nominations in 36 categories announced for Chicago Equity theatrical productions opened between August 1, 2012 and July 31, 2013.

Artists Rep's 2013/14 season kicks off with The Big Meal by Dan LeFranc in its West Coast premiere, directed by new Artistic Director Damaso Rodriguez. Set in a quintessential American restaurant, entire lives whiz by for a modern family whose stage and age are short-order fare. From birth to that inevitable last course - and every corndog, calamari and Cadillac margarita in between - a multi-generational potluck of characters live life's major and minor moments around the dinner table.

Verge Theater has announced its upcoming 2013-2014 Season! Another season of off-beat Main Stage plays, quirky and funny children's shows, Improv on the Verge and classes for kids teens and adults! As always you can visit our website or Facebook Page for more info, but for the moment here are the shows we have coming over the next several months.

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Producer; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) and MCC Theater (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey,William Cantler, Artistic Directors; Blake West, Executive Director) just announced full casting for the world premiere of THE SNOW GEESE, a new play by Sharr White, directed by Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan.

Profiles Theatre opens its 25th Anniversary Season with the Midwest premiere of In God's Hat by Rhett Rossi, directed by Artistic Director Joe Jahraus. The production runs August 23 - October 13, 2013 at The Main Stage, 4139 N. Broadway.

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola has announced that Fetch Clay, Make Man, written by Will Power and directed by Des McAnuff, will begin performances tonight, August 23 at NYTW, 79 East 4 Street, between Bowery and Second Avenue. Opening night is set for Thursday, September 12 at 7pm. Fetch Clay, Make Man is scheduled to run through Sunday, October 13; tickets are on sale now.

Internationally heralded stage and screen superstar Geoffrey Rush features alongside Emily Watson and newcomer Sophie Nelisse in a new film adaptation of the best-selling children's book by Markus Zusak, THE BOOK THIEF, and the first look at the highly anticipated page-to-screen adaptation has at last been revealed via an attractive new trailer.

Artists Rep's 2013/14 season kicks off with The Big Meal by Dan LeFranc in its West Coast premiere, directed by new Artistic Director Damaso Rodriguez. Set in a quintessential American restaurant, entire lives whiz by for a modern family whose stage and age are short-order fare. From birth to that inevitable last course - and every corndog, calamari and Cadillac margarita in between - a multi-generational potluck of characters live life's major and minor moments around the dinner table.

SALON/SANCTUARY CONCERTS opens its fifth season with the return of 'THE HEIRS OF TANTALUS'.

Verge Theater has announced its upcoming 2013-2014 Season! Another season of off-beat Main Stage plays, quirky and funny children's shows, Improv on the Verge and classes for kids teens and adults! As always you can visit our website or Facebook Page for more info, but for the moment here are the shows we have coming over the next several months.

Molly Rydzel's Certifiable, directed by Mark Karafin, makes its world premiere at the Connelly Theatre at 7pm tonight, August 11, 2013 as part of the New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC).

Celebration Theatre in collaboration with Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church present the regional premiere of STANDING ON CEREMONY: THE GAY MARRIAGE PLAYS, beginning today, August 11, and continuing through September 29, 2013.

Second Thought Theatre presents the final production in its ninth season, In a Forest, Dark and Deep by Neil LaBute. Director Regan Adair returns to STT for the first time since 2011's critical hit, Red Light Winter. In a Forest, Dark and Deep will run in previews today, August 9 - 10, 2013. Opening and Press Night is Thursday, August 15 at 7:30pm. The show closes August 31.

The Velocity of Autumn, a new two-character play from Cleveland-based playwright Eric Coble, opens at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater under the direction of Artistic Director Molly Smith and by special arrangement with HOP Theatricals, LLC.

Celebration Theatre in collaboration with Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church will present the regional premiere of STANDING ON CEREMONY: THE GAY MARRIAGE PLAYS , August 11 - September 29, 2013.