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Ben Woolf's ANGRY YOUNG MAN Will Make American Debut at Urban Stages
by BWW News Desk - Feb 9, 2017


Urban Stages, Frances Hill, Founding Artistic Director, will continue its 33rd season with the American Premiere of the award-winning drama Angry Young Man by award- winning playwright Ben Woolf, directed by Stephen Hamilton.

Oren Safdie's MR. GOLDBERG GOES TO TEL AVIV Up Next at Infinitheatre
by BWW News Desk - Jan 31, 2017


Every year Infinitheatre touts Quebec's finest playwrights in their season and Oren Safdie's Mr. Goldberg Goes To Tel Aviv is no exception.

Oren Safdie's MR. GOLDBERG GOES TO TEL AVIV Up Next at Infinitheatre
by BWW News Desk - Jan 23, 2017


Every year Infinitheatre touts Quebec's finest playwrights in their season and Oren Safdie's Mr. Goldberg Goes To Tel Aviv is no exception.

New Discoveries to Take the Stage in Infinitheatre's THE PIPELINE This December
by BWW News Desk - Dec 2, 2016


Every year Infinitheatre presents Quebec's newest discoveries in THE PIPELINE, the annual, popular series of free public play readings where the audience takes centre stage.

Infinithéâtre's Write-On-Q! Playwright Competition Winners Announced, THE PIPELINE Reading
by BWW News Desk - Dec 2, 2016


Every year Infinitheatre looks for innovative, challenging and exciting new works by dedicated Quebec playwrights. Plays developed by Infinitheatre have been performed all over the island of Montreal and beyond, in Stratford Ontario, Toronto, British Columbia, in Ottawa at the NAC, New York, Tokyo, Cairo and Edinburgh.

WINTER RHYTHMS 2016 Launches This Week at Urban Stages with KT Sullivan
by BWW News Desk - Nov 30, 2016


Urban Stages has confirmed the line-up for this year's award-winning series, WINTER RHYTHMS 2016, which will begin tomorrow, Thursday, December 1, and will feature some of New York's best musical performances through Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Urban Stages Theatre (259 West 30th Street, just East of 8th Avenue).

New Discoveries to Take the Stage in Infinitheatre's THE PIPELINE This December
by BWW News Desk - Nov 17, 2016


Every year Infinitheatre presents Quebec's newest discoveries in THE PIPELINE, the annual, popular series of free public play readings where the audience takes centre stage.

Infinitheatre Encourages and Celebrates Quebec Playwrights
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 16, 2016


Every year Infinitheatre proudly presents Quebec's newest discoveries in THE PIPELINE, the annual, popular series of free public play readings where the audience takes centre stage. Guy Sprung, Infinitheatre's artistic director, invites the public to be part of the excitement of The Pipeline's 11th year, and to share their views from Friday, December 2 - Sunday, December 4 at the beautiful Rialto Theatre's Infinite Studio. On offer will be the three winning plays from the 9th annual Write-On-Q! playwriting competition, which boasts the largest English literary prize in Quebec.

Infinithéâtre's Write-On-Q! Playwright Competition Winners Announced, THE PIPELINE Reading
by Molly Tracy - Nov 10, 2016


Every year Infinitheatre looks for innovative, challenging and exciting new works by dedicated Quebec playwrights. Plays developed by Infinitheatre have been performed all over the island of Montreal and beyond, in Stratford Ontario, Toronto, British Columbia, in Ottawa at the NAC, New York, Tokyo, Cairo and Edinburgh.

Infinitheatre's WRITE-ON-Q! Playwright Competition Winners Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 8, 2016


Every year Infinitheatre looks for innovative, challenging and exciting new works by dedicated Quebec playwrights. Plays developed by Infinitheatre have been performed all over the island of Montreal and beyond, in Stratford Ontario, Toronto, British Columbia, in Ottawa at the NAC, New York, Tokyo, Cairo and Edinburgh.

Starry Marni Nixon Tribute, KT Sullivan, Klea Blackhurst and More Set for WINTER RHYTHMS at Urban Stages
by BWW News Desk - Nov 2, 2016


Urban Stages has announced the line-up for this year's Award Winning series, WINTER RHYTHMS 2016, which will begin Thursday, December 1 and will feature some of New York's best musical performances through Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Urban Stages Theatre (259 West 30th Street, just East of 8th Avenue).

U.S. Premiere of COMMUNION Opens Tonight at Urban Stages
by BWW News Desk - Oct 6, 2016


Urban Stages will kick off its 33rd season with the American Premiere of the award-winning drama Communion by celebrated Obie Award- winning, Canadian playwright Daniel MacIvor, who will direct the production.

COMMUNION Playwright Daniel MacIvor Set for Drama Book Shop
by BWW News Desk - Oct 1, 2016


This Today, October 1, 2016 between 1-2pm, celebrated Obie Award-Winning playwright, Daniel MacIvor, who will be at The Drama Book Shop to meet and greet fans and sign copies of his plays.

U.S. Premiere of COMMUNION Begins Tonight at Urban Stages
by BWW News Desk - Sep 30, 2016


Urban Stages kicks off its 33rd season with the American Premiere of the award-winning drama Communion by celebrated Obie Award- winning, Canadian playwright Daniel MacIvor, who will direct the production.

COMMUNION Playwright Daniel MacIvor Set for Drama Book Shop
by BWW News Desk - Sep 28, 2016


This Saturday, October 1, 2016 between 1-2pm, celebrated Obie Award-Winning playwright, Daniel MacIvor, who will be at The Drama Book Shop to meet and greet fans and sign copies of his plays.

Cast and Creative Team Complete for US Premiere of COMMUNION at Urban Stages
by BWW News Desk - Sep 12, 2016


Urban Stages will kick off its 33rd season with the American Premiere of the award-winning drama Communion by celebrated Obie Award- winning, Canadian playwright Daniel MacIvor, who will direct the production.

Tommy Tune to Present Karen Akers with Urban Stages 2016 Musical Artist Award
by BWW News Desk - Apr 19, 2016


Urban Stages celebrates its critically-acclaimed 32nd season at the Central Park Boathouse on Monday, May 23rd at 6:30pm. This year's annual gala will honor the renowned Karen Akers with Urban Stages Musical Artist Award presented by ten-time Tony Award winner Tommy Tune.

The Play Company to Open 2015-16 Idea Lab During ABYSS
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 18, 2015


The Play Company's (PlayCo) 2015-16 Idea Lab features three curated events, November 18 & 28 and December 4, following performances of award-winning, German playwright Maria Milisavljevic's Abyss. The critically acclaimed U.S. premiere, directed by Maria Mileaf, runs through December 6 at Theaterlab, 357 West 36th Street. Writing about Abyss for The New York Times, Ben Brantley praised the 'poetic drama,' as 'genuinely artful...And it will take you places you didn't expect to go.' Speaking about the play's painfully current themes, he said it considers, 'some very topical questions of European national identities in a time of permeable and shifting borders.'

Infinitheatre's WRITE-ON-Q! Playwriting Competition Winners Announced
by BWW News Desk - Nov 10, 2015


For the past seven years, a major source of Infinitheatre's new plays has been its annual Write-on-Q! Quebec playwriting competition, including recent success Progress! by Alyson Grant which played a sold out run at the Royal Victoria Hospital legacy site, and Oren Safdie's Unseamly, the New York Times critics' pick that just closed Off-Broadway. This year's jury, chaired by Pat Donnelly, with Gerry Lipnowski, Laurence Sellyn and Jennifer Moorehouse, is excited to announce the 2015 winners, whose plays will be read in The Pipeline.

Infinithéâtre's Write-On-Q Playwriting Contest Announces Winners
by Matt Smith - Nov 11, 2015


Mark The Pipeline 2015 at the Rialto in your late fall calendar Friday, December 11 - Sunday, December 13, 2015 Every year Infinitheatre looks for innovative, challenging and exciting new works by Quebec playwrights. Plays developed by Infinitheatre have been performed all over the island of Montreal and beyond, in Stratford Ontario, Toronto, British Columbia, in Ottawa at the NAC, New York, Tokyo, Cairo and Edinburgh.

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