Paul Green News

South Coast Repertory's 14th Annual Pacific Playwrights Festival (PPF) will take you through time and across the map, from tornado-tossed Kansas to not-quite-past, not-quite-future London, from a ramshackle trailer in the Colorado desert to the visiting area of a Massachusetts prison.

The BE Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Ethan Matthews and Director of Artistic Development Clare Drobot, is pleased to present the world premiere of SEX ON SUNDAY (OR HOW TO MAKE A MAN STAY, BEG AND ROLL OVER) by Chisa Hutchinson (She Like Girls, Dirt Rich).

The Pauli Murray Project and Hidden Voices announce the premiere of an original play, To Buy the Sun, focused on the life and legacy of Pauli Murray on January 28, 2011 (7:30 p.m.) at the Hayti Heritage Center in Durham (www.hayti.org or 919/683-1709 x 21). Additional performances are scheduled at this venue on January 29 (7:30 p.m.) and 30 (3 p.m.) and on February 4-5 (8 p.m.) at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro (www.artscenterlive.org or 919/929-2787). February 13 (7 p.m.) at The Chapel of the Cross in Chapel Hill (919/929-2193) and February 18 (7:30 p.m.) at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Hillsborough (919/732-9308). Tickets are $10 and are on sale now at both box offices and online. The play is written by Lynden Harris, directed by Kathryn Hunter-Williams and features Chaunesti Webb Lyon and Brie Nash.

The Pauli Murray Project and Hidden Voices announce the premiere of an original play, To Buy the Sun, focused on the life and legacy of Pauli Murray on January 28, 2011 (7:30 p.m.) at the Hayti Heritage Center in Durham (www.hayti.org or 919/683-1709 x 21). Additional performances are scheduled at this venue on January 29 (7:30 p.m.) and 30 (3 p.m.) and on February 4-5 (8 p.m.) at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro (www.artscenterlive.org or 919/929-2787). February 13 (7 p.m.) at The Chapel of the Cross in Chapel Hill (919/929-2193) and February 18 (7:30 p.m.) at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Hillsborough (919/732-9308). Tickets are $10 and are on sale now at both box offices and online. The play is written by Lynden Harris, directed by Kathryn Hunter-Williams and features Chaunesti Webb Lyon and Brie Nash.

Steven Drukman's The Prince of Atlantis will have a staged reading January 10 at 7:30 p.m. as part of South Coast Repertory's NewSCRipts series. The Prince of Atlantis is the 113th play to receive a staged reading in SCR's venerable play reading program.

Steven Drukman's The Prince of Atlantis will have a staged reading January 10 at 7:30 p.m. as part of South Coast Repertory's NewSCRipts series. The Prince of Atlantis is the 113th play to receive a staged reading in SCR's venerable play reading program.

Metropolita(i)n, the bilingual, socio-political musical revue with songs & sketches that explore the similarities and differences between NYC/aris and their people ends its limited engagement Tonight - Monday, November 22nd at 7pm at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 West 42nd Street.

Metropolita(i)n, the new bilingual, socio-political musical revue with songs and sketches that explore the similarities and differences between these great capitals (NYC/Paris) and their people at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 West 42nd Street, Friday, November 19th through Monday, November 22nd at 7pm.

Metropolita(i)n, the new bilingual, socio-political musical revue with songs and sketches that explore the similarities and differences between these great capitals (NYC/Paris) and their people at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 West 42nd Street, Friday, November 19th through Monday, November 22nd at 7pm.

Metropolita(i)n, the bilingual, socio-political musical revue with songs & sketches that explore the similarities and differences between New York City /Paris and their people begins Friday, November 19th through Monday, November 22nd at 7pm at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 West 42nd Street.

niversal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films and Old Vic Productions bring the 2009 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Billy Elliot the Musical to the Triangle's DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center from November 2-14, 2010. Based on the international smash-hit film and featuring music by Elton John, book and lyrics by Lee Hall, choreography by Peter Darling and direction by Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot the Musical has earned critical acclaim on Broadway including 10 Tony Awards.

Metropolita(i)n, the bilingual, socio-political musical revue with songs & sketches that explore the similarities and differences between New York City /Paris and their people begins Friday, November 19th through Monday, November 22nd at 7pm at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 West 42nd Street.

Quinnipiac University's Theater for Community will present its production of JOHNNY JOHNSON, a satiric musical that explores the journey of a young World War I soldier who attempts to stop what he regards as a senseless war. The play, which was written by Paul Green and Kurt Weill, will be performed Nov. 11-14 at Long Wharf Theatre, Stage II, in New Haven.

The Theatre School at DePaul University is delighted to announce that this coming December 31, 2010, will mark the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Merle Reskin Theatre (formerly The Blackstone Theatre). The Beaux-Arts style Blackstone Theatre, which was designed by Chicago architects Marshall and Fox, opened its doors just off of Michigan Avenue in the South Loop on New Years' Eve of 1910. In the course of the past century it has changed owners, names, addresses, audiences, and has stayed a hub of theatrical arts in a changing neighborhood and city. It faced many noteworthy changes in entertainment, including the introduction of the radio, television and film industries.

Quinnipiac University's Theater for Community will present its production of JOHNNY JOHNSON, a satiric musical that explores the journey of a young World War I soldier who attempts to stop what he regards as a senseless war. The play, which was written by Paul Green and Kurt Weill, will be performed Nov. 11-14 at Long Wharf Theatre, Stage II, in New Haven.

niversal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films and Old Vic Productions bring the 2009 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Billy Elliot the Musical to the Triangle's DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center from November 2-14, 2010. Based on the international smash-hit film and featuring music by Elton John, book and lyrics by Lee Hall, choreography by Peter Darling and direction by Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot the Musical has earned critical acclaim on Broadway including 10 Tony Awards.

Metropolita(i)n, the new bilingual, socio-political musical revue with songs and sketches that explore the similarities and differences between these great capitals (NYC/Paris) and their people at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 West 42nd Street, Friday, November 19th through Monday, November 22nd at 7pm.

AN EVENING WITH AMY RYAN, AND PREVIEW SCREENING OF PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN'S DIRECTORIAL DEBUT ‘JACK GOES BOATING'

Since the curtain was raised on its first production in March, National Theatre Wales - Wales' first English-language theatre company - has staged six stunning productions in locations across the country, to overwhelming critical acclaim.

The behind-the-scenes work of the Maltz Jupiter Theatre's artistic director, Andrew Kato, is helping to bring the Tony Awards world-class recognition. For the seventh year in a row, Kato spent his 2010 summer vacation in New York, working as the coordinating producer on the 64th Annual Tony Awards broadcast. And with the new arrival of two Emmy Awards for 2009 awards show, his hard work is paying off.