Rachel Lampert News

Woodie King Jr's New Federal Theatre presents the second play of its ambitious 44th season, Richard Abrons' Every Day a Visitor, begininng performances today, November 2nd at The Clurman Theater (at Theater Row) and continuing through December 14th. Opening Night is set for Thursday November 14th.

Woodie King Jr's New Federal Theatre announces the cast for the second play of its ambitious 44th season, Richard Abrons' Every Day A Visitor,which will begin performances Saturday November 2nd at The Clurman Theater (at Theater Row) and continuing through December 14th. Opening Night is set for Thursday November 14th.

Mary J. Davis presents DISASTER!, written by Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick, at St. Luke's Theatre beginning today, October 14, and opening Monday, November 4. DISASTER! is a musical based on 1970's disaster movies with a score consisting of 1970's pop, rock and disco hit songs. Directed by Jack Plotnick, choreographed by Denis Jones and music direction by Larry Pressgrove. Disaster! previously ran in 2012. For more information, visit www.disastermusical.com.

Woodie King Jr's New Federal Theatre announces the cast for the second play of its ambitious 44th season, Richard Abrons' Every Day A Visitor,which will begin performances November 2nd at The Clurman Theater (at Theater Row) and continuing through December 14th. Opening Night is set for Thursday November 14th.

When a young director receives international recognition for a film based on his experience of bullying in high school, he names the real-life bully in his acceptance speech. The two lives that once intersected in high school now run parallel in adulthood. Is forgiveness possible? Or can the consequences of one's actions be so dire that no amount of remorse will open the door to resolution? These are some of the questions asked by FROM WHITE PLAINS, playing at the Kitchen Theatre Company from October 16 to November 10, 2013.

Mary J. Davis will present DISASTER! written by Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick, at St. Luke's Theatre starting on October 14, opening Monday, November 4. DISASTER! is a musical based on 1970's disaster movies with a score consisting of 1970's pop, rock and disco hit songs. Directed by Jack Plotnick, choreographed by Denis Jones and music direction by Larry Pressgrove. Disaster! previously ran in 2012.

Kitchen Theatre Company opens its 23rd Season with Tom Stoppard's award-winning translation of HEROES, a comedy by French playwright Gerald Sibleyras. Winner of the prestigious Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, HEROES begins previews tonight, September 4th. Opening night is September 7th, and the play runs through September 22nd. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast onstage below!

Kitchen Theatre Company opens its 23rd Season with Tom Stoppard's award-winning translation of HEROES, a comedy by French playwright Gerald Sibleyras. Winner of the prestigious Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, HEROES begins previews on September 4th. Opening night is September 7th, and the play runs through September 22nd. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast onstage below!

The Kitchen Theatre Company of Ithaca, NY is pleased to announce that Margarett Perry has joined the company as Resident Director beginning with the 2013-14 Season.

Kitchen Theatre Company opens its 23rd Season with Tom Stoppard's award-winning translation of HEROES, a comedy by French playwright Gerald Sibleyras. Winner of the prestigious Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, HEROES begins previews on September 4th. Opening night is September 7th, and the play runs through September 22nd. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast onstage below!

The Kitchen Theatre Company is excited to announce that its 2013-14 Season begins September 4, 2013. This marks the start of the Kitchen's 23rd Season and the fourth in its beautiful, LEED-certified, 99-seat space located at 417 W. Martin Luther King, Jr. Street, Ithaca, NY. Led by Artistic Director Rachel Lampert and Managing Director Stephen Nunley, the Kitchen Theatre Company is a professional Equity Theater that produces new and recent plays. 'Important conversations happen in the Kitchen' is the catchphrase and the philosophy behind over two decades of thought-provoking work. Subscriptions and single tickets for the eight-play season are on sale now through a new, improved ticketing system added this season. The new number to call for tickets and subscriptions is 607 272-0570, or purchase online at kitchentheatre.org.

Kitchen Theatre Company opens its 23rd Season with Tom Stoppard's award-winning translation of Heroes, a comedy by French playwright Gerald Sibleyras. Winner of the prestigious Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, Heroes begins previews on September 4th. Opening night is September 7th, and the play runs through September 22nd.

'Mrs. Cohen, we found a baby in you.' This was the news that greeted Alice Eve Cohen after six months of doctor's appointments and concern over her feelings of lethargy and discomfort - and the alarming lump growing in her abdomen. Cohen's funny and frightening story was the basis for an acclaimed 2009 memoir that she has now adapted for the stage. What I Thought I Knew runs at the Kitchen Theatre from June 12 to 30, with preview performances tonight, June 12 and June 13 and 14. Opening Night is June 15, and the closing performance is on June 30.

'Mrs. Cohen, we found a baby in you.' This was the news that greeted Alice Eve Cohen after six months of doctor's appointments and concern over her feelings of lethargy and discomfort - and the alarming lump growing in her abdomen. Cohen's funny and frightening story was the basis for an acclaimed 2009 memoir that she has now adapted for the stage. What I Thought I Knew runs at the Kitchen Theatre from June 12 to 30, with preview performances June 12, 13 and 14. Opening Night is June 15, and the closing performance is on June 30. Scroll down for a first look at Cohen in action!

'Mrs. Cohen, we found a baby in you.' This was the news that greeted Alice Eve Cohen after six months of doctor's appointments and concern over her feelings of lethargy and discomfort - and the alarming lump growing in her abdomen. Cohen's funny and frightening story was the basis for an acclaimed 2009 memoir that she has now adapted for the stage. What I Thought I Knew runs at the Kitchen Theatre from June 12 to 30, with preview performances June 12, 13 and 14. Opening Night is June 15, and the closing performance is on June 30.

Age! Job! Retirement! Joy! These topics and more are whirling through the mind of Kitchen Theatre Company Artistic Director Rachel Lampert. What better way to figure them out than with a performance piece? AND, LATELY... is a piece d'occasion, a backstage brainstorm about running a theater and checking in with the rest of the world that uses music, movement and text to deliver the story. This is a limited run, with performances May 8th through 19th only.

The Kitchen Theatre Company celebrated Earth Day 2013 with a press conference to announce that the theater has been awarded LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Over forty people attended the 8:30 AM celebration, which began with a welcome from Artistic Director Rachel Lampert and Managing Director Stephen Nunley. Lampert described the thinking behind the push for LEED certification: "Sustainability was the primary motivation for the Kitchen Theatre Company to find a new home, so LEED certification and all the environmental plusses of building toward that goal went hand in hand with our hopes and dreams for the future."

The Kitchen Theatre's 22nd Season continues with the regional premiere of Stephen Adly Guirgis's The Motherf**ker with the Hat. The play runs from April 10 to 28, with preview performances April 10, 11 and 12. Opening Night is April 13, and the closing performance is on April 28.

The Kitchen Theatre's 22nd Season continues with Catherine Trieschmann's poignant and true-to-life coming of age story Crooked, in its Central New York premiere. Crooked runs from February 27 through March 17, with preview performances February 27 and 28 and March 1. Opening Night is March 2, and the closing performance is on March 17. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production in the photos below!

The Kitchen Theatre's 22nd Season continues with Catherine Trieschmann's poignant and true-to-life coming of age story Crooked, in its Central New York premiere. Crooked runs from February 27 through March 17, with preview performances February 27 and 28 and March 1. Opening Night is March 2, and the closing performance is on March 17.