Rachel Chavkin News

The 55th Annual Village Voice OBIE Awards were presented on Monday, May 17, 2010, at a ceremony held at Webster Hall in Manhattan. Co-hosted by Michael Cerveris and former OBIE winner Anika Noni Rose, the awards were presented by J. Smith Cameron, Marin Ireland, Linda Lavin, Hamish Linklater, Michael Shannon, and Jennifer Westfeldt.

The American Repertory Theater, Huntington Theatre Company, and the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston have joined forces for the first time to create Emerging America - an annual festival devoted to supporting and launching new voices in American theater.

A rusty old tambourine nailbin of a night, with hurt trombones and mournful accordions, rowdy raccoons and sweet honeybees, silhouette charms and whiskey tenors screaming at the rain. Composer Dave Malloy (Beowulf - A Thousand Years of Baggage, Three Pianos, Clown Bible, 2009 Jonathan Larson Grant winner) and an ensemble of ten, including members of Banana Bag & Bodice, Three Pianos and The TEAM, work their way through a cacophonous pile of songs spanning four musicals and ten years of never before performed solo work. It's raucous anti-musical musical theater at its best.

Ars Nova is committed to developing and producing theater, comedy and music artists in the early stages of their professional career. Our unique development programs are designed to support outside-the-box thinking and encourage innovative, genre-bending work.

The American Repertory Theater, Huntington Theatre Company, and the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston have joined forces for the first time to create Emerging America - an annual festival devoted to supporting and launching new voices in American theater.

Huntington Theater Company Presents A Moving Festival (Launching the Emerging America Festival) May 2, 2010 in Harvard Square

Huntington Theater Company Presents A Moving Festival (Launching the Emerging America Festival) May 2, 2010 in Harvard Square

Elevator Repair Service (ERS) is hosting their spring benefit on Monday, May 3rd, 2010. The company is currently finishing the third play in a trilogy of critically acclaimed plays based on great American novels by William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ernest Hemingway. This event will celebrate ERS's success with Frances McDormand (Burn after Reading, Fargo), Lili Taylor ('Six Feet Under'), Fred Armisen ('Saturday Night Live'), Frankie Faison ('The Wire'), and ERS company members in a one night only performance of loved, banned and mythologized American fiction. Authors include Edith Wharton, Willa Cather, and Edgar Allan Poe. Readings will be accompanied by ERS's unique signature sound design.

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo, have announced that the theatre's 2010-2011subscriber season will include: Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes, starring Elizabeth Marvel and directed by Ivo Van Hove; Peter and the Starcatchers, a new play by Rick Elice, directed by Roger Rees and?Alex Timbers, based upon the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson; Three Pianos, written, arranged, and performed by Rick Burkhardt, Alec Duffy, and Dave Malloy, and directed by Rachel Chavkin; and a fourth production to be announced in the coming weeks.

Elevator Repair Service (ERS) is hosting their spring benefit on Monday, May 3rd, 2010. The company is currently finishing the third play in a trilogy of critically acclaimed plays based on great American novels by William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ernest Hemingway.

Elevator Repair Service (ERS) is hosting their spring benefit on Monday, May 3rd, 2010. The company is currently finishing the third play in a trilogy of critically acclaimed plays based on great American novels by William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ernest Hemingway.

Hoi Polloi Three Pianos runs February 25-March 20, 2010, performed everyday except Mondays and Wednesdays at 8p.m.

The SOUTHERN REP NEW PLAY BACCHANAL showcasing an array of workshops and readings featuring writers Jim Fitzmorris, Steve Yockey, Pete Sturman and Brian Sands among others; and guest lectures with DOUG WRIGHT and ERIC OVERMYER, will close January 31st, 2010. In addition, SRT will feature the 10-MINUTE PLAY RIOT and RADIO RIOT COMPETITION winners and finalists; host the late night ALTERNA-ENDINGS PLAY SLAM; and close out the Bacchanal with a celebratory TOGA! PARTY!

Hoi Polloi Three Pianos runs February 25-March 20, 2010, performed everyday except Mondays and Wednesdays at 8p.m.

The SOUTHERN REP NEW PLAY BACCHANAL will showcase an array of workshops and readings featuring writers Jim Fitzmorris, Steve Yockey, Pete Sturman and Brian Sands among others; and guest lectures with DOUG WRIGHT and ERIC OVERMYER, January 14th - January 31st, 2010. In addition, SRT will feature the 10-MINUTE PLAY RIOT and RADIO RIOT COMPETITION winners and finalists; host the late night ALTERNA-ENDINGS PLAY SLAM; and close out the Bacchanal with a celebratory TOGA! PARTY!

The SOUTHERN REP NEW PLAY BACCHANAL will showcase an array of workshops and readings featuring writers Jim Fitzmorris, Steve Yockey, Pete Sturman and Brian Sands among others; and guest lectures with DOUG WRIGHT and ERIC OVERMYER, January 14th - January 31st, 2010. In addition, SRT will feature the 10-MINUTE PLAY RIOT and RADIO RIOT COMPETITION winners and finalists; host the late night ALTERNA-ENDINGS PLAY SLAM; and close out the Bacchanal with a celebratory TOGA! PARTY!

Following a trip Powell took to New England, a story began to emerge centered around a lighthouse, and up-and-coming young playwright Kyle Jarrow, already an Obie winner for A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant, signed on to create the book. BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you Kyle's exclusive WHISPER HOUSE Blog following the show from it's inception through the tentatively scheduled Broadway Production in 2010, now continue the journey with Kyle to WHISPER HOUSE!The Origins of Whisper House

For the Almeida Theatre's 2009 Summer Festival (8 July - 1 August 2009) the Yorkshire based Slung Low, The TEAM (Theater of the Emerging American Moment) from New York, GULP and Tiata Fahodzi have been invited to collaborate with the Almeida at its home base in Islington and the surrounding area. In addition, the Festival will present a concert by Heather Christian, an Installation by Lu Kemp and a concert celebrating African music presented by Tiata Fahodzi. The Almeida Theatre is very grateful to American Airlines - Airline Partner of the Almeida.

For the Almeida Theatre's 2009 Summer Festival (8 July - 1 August 2009), four cutting edge companies have been invited to collaborate with the Almeida at its home base in Islington and the surrounding area.

The TEAM, a New York City based theatre company dedicated to dissecting and celebrating the experience of living in America today, will present a work-in-progress version of their latest show, The American Capitalism Project.