Polly Adams News

The Radicalization of Rolfe, winner of 2016 FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award, re-opens as part of the Fringe Encore Series 2016 at The Soho Playhouse, 15 Vandam Street, New York City on Sunday, October 23, 2016. Written by Andrew Bergh and directed by Abigail Zealey Bess, The Radicalization of Rolfe is inspired by the backstory of the lesser-known but vital secondary characters in the legendary musical The Sound of Music. "A tone perfect production," the New York Times declares it is "a play that was just as much fun as - and cleverer than - it promised to be."

The Radicalization of Rolfe, winner of 2016 FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award, re-opens as part of the Fringe Encore Series 2016 at The Soho Playhouse, 15 Vandam Street, New York City on Sunday, October 23, 2016.

Polly Adams (Ensemble Studio Theatre founding member and recently seen as Frau Schmidt in The Radicalization of Rolfe, NY Fringe) has been cast in the role of Martha, and Kim Gambino (Bug by Tracy Letts) has been cast in the role of Brooke, for a reading of a comedy LIFE & OTHER DISASTERS by Julie Richardson on September 19, 7pm, at the Bernie Wohl Center as part of the 29th Street Playwrights Collective NEW WORKS SERIES.

A unique rediscovery in its first UK production since its premiere in 1927, Home Chat by Noel Coward opens at the Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season tonight, 1 September, with another press night tomorrow, 2 September 2016.

Gary Naylor sees a beautifully delivered comedy of manners performed for the first time in almost 90 years.

'I am shirking off the chains that have shackled me for so long - I have suddenly come to realise that I am a woman - a living, passionate, pulsating woman - it never occurred to me before.'

A unique rediscovery in its first UK production since its premiere in 1927, Home Chat by Noel Coward opens at the Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season on Tuesday, 30 August 2016 (Press Night: Thursday, 1 September and Friday, 2 September 2016 at 7.30pm).

This past weekend, 13th Street Playhouse played host to a room of some of New York's female power players with Wisdom Voices: Women in the Theatre and Over 50. The panel included Broadway veteran Polly Adams; Emmy-winner Ellen Parker; actress & playwright Leigh Curran; actress & scholar Heather Rasche; performer & playwright Shellen Lubin; actress & fine artist Leah Friedman; actress, playwright & performance artist Elizabeth Hess; and veteran playwright & producing artists director of the 13th Rep Susan Merson.

After a powerful run on the West Coast, winning the Encore! Producers Award at the Hollywood Fringe Festival and getting raves in the Huffington Post as well as a powerful article by Patrick Hickey in ReviewFix, Leigh Curran brings this riveting work to NYC as part of the legendary 13th Street Repertory Playhouse's 2015 season. The play runs October 21 & 22, 28 & 29; November 1, 5, 8, 12; all at 7:30 p.m. Scroll down for sneak peek photos!

Thirteenth Street Repertory Theatre presents DOORS OPEN WALK THRU. Celebrated playwright Susan Merson offers up a trilogy of evocative works that walk the oft-rocky road of relationship: WHOLE AGAINST THE SKY - Sara & Jake begin by reminiscing about their marriage as rehearsal for their loss; RON THE CONTORTIONIST - then we follow Sara through the rigors of midlife dating; THIRD ACT - and finally we join her return to a small house in France where she learned her biggest lesson, and shares her biggest secret. Check out photos from the production below!

MadLab Theatre presents Theatre Roulette 2014! In its fifteenth year, Central Ohio's longest running shorts festival presents 3 very distinct nights of new works rotating over 3 weekends culminating in the final day when all 3 nights of programming are performed.

MadLab Theatre presents Theatre Roulette 2014! In its fifteenth year, Central Ohio's longest running shorts festival presents 3 very distinct nights of new works rotating over 3 weekends culminating in the final day when all 3 nights of programming are performed.

Polly Adams, Emma Fielding, Adam James and Shannon Tarbet join Emilia Fox in Rapture, Blister, Burn, Gina Gionfriddo's witty dissection of gender politics.

Just before Christmas 2001 David Rimmer sat down with two producers to discuss writing about 15 minutes of material, a few short scenes, for a show benefiting a September 11th-based volunteer psychiatrists group.

Just before Christmas 2001 David Rimmer sat down with two producers to discuss writing about 15 minutes of material, a few short scenes, for a show benefiting a September 11th-based volunteer psychiatrists group.

The B Street Theatre, Sacramento's Professional New Works Theatre, is pleased to present the following titles as its fall line-up.

78th Street Theatre Lab will present The Nibroc Trilogy-- three Off-Broadway plays, set between the start of World War II and early 1950s, chronicling the love story of recurring central characters, May and Raleigh -- with previews set to begin March 17, prior to an official press opening Sunday, April 1 at the 78th Street Theatre Lab in Manhattan