Ray Johnson News

Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center (BMCM+AC) has announced its fall 2018 season of exhibitions and cultural events in Asheville.

SITTING SHOTGUN's Fall 2018 mainstage season includes a contemporary reimagining of The Mad Dog Blues by Sam Shepard, a reading series of new plays, a new devised piece, and a premier of an original play, as well as a festival of horror themed work created by resident ensembles [REALITY PENDING], Cucumber Dogs, and Don't Trust the Postal Service (DTPS) to be presented throughout October. Cucumber Dogs will also present two new pieces at Theater for the New City's Dream Up Festival in August and FringeNYC in October. The season is rounded out with Burn It To the Ground, a performance series curated by DTPS; Poet's Studio, a quarterly celebration of poetry curated and hosted by Jackie Torres; and will close with a special engagement of CARNIVAL OF SOULS presented by Jack Feldstein as a part of Sitting Shotgun's Casual Vacancy residency program.

A Staged Reading of Kevin Ray Johnson's (The Unpredictable Times) newest play Birdie & Tim will be presented on Sunday, September 16th in New York City with a short talk-back scheduled right after.

Commedia's Got TALENT is a devised farce featuring characters from the Commedia dell 'Arte canon such as Pantalone, Brighella, Il Dottore and Zanni, and some lesser-used gems such as Pierrot, Colombina, and Peppe Nappa! Faced with a terrifying ultimatum, this cast of characters will have to pull themselves together in order to put on the variety show of their lives! We've got farce, physical comedy, fun, and Lazzi on Lazzi on Lazzi on LAZZI!!

A (Funny) Imagination is a One-Act Drama follows Dee as he reunites ten years after graduating high school with Tricia and EmVee to discuss unresolved issues from the past that completely altered their relationship for the rest of their lives. Dee recalls the events that led him to the point of where he now is physically, socially and mentally.

Teatro Paraguas will host a book launch and poetry reading with Larry Goodell reading from his new book Nothing to Laugh About.

Teatro Paraguas will host a book launch and poetry reading with Larry Goodell reading from his new book Nothing to Laugh About.

The Premiere of The Heights Players Reading series will present Kevin Ray Johnson's (The Unpredictable Times) newest play A (Funny) Imagination! on Saturday, March 10th at 1:00 pm.

Kevin Ray Johnson's (The Unpredictable Times) will be presenting his newest play, A Parody titled A (Funny) Imagination! On Tuesday, March 6th, 7:30 pm at the Dixon Place Lounge.

Rise Above Performing Arts Presents Grease

Rise Above Performing Arts will be presenting Grease which will run from January 18th - 21st, 2018. It will be directed Rise Above's Artistic Director Jacob Ruscoe, Music Directed by Joi Chapman with Choreography Rachael Nicole Henry. They all also serve on the board along with Krista Baker (Development Coordinator), Kevin Ray Johnson (Creative Arts Advisor) and Jeff Dulitz (Technical Director).

Rise Above Performing Arts will be presenting Grease which will run from January 18th - 21st, 2018 at the Glenridge Performing Arts Center. It will be directed Rise Above's Artistic Director Jacob Ruscoe, Music Directed by Joi Chapman with Choreography Rachael Nicole Henry. They all also serve on the board along with Krista Baker (Development Coordinator), Kevin Ray Johnson (Creative Arts Advisor) and Jeff Dulitz (Technical Director).

'We had been jamming in the carriage house for almost two years and sounded pretty good,' recalls Mwalim DaPhunkee Professor, 'I had brought in a digital recorder and we even made a demo of about 4 or five songs.' 'The only thing,' added Eddie Ray Johnson, 'was that all we knew were about 4 or five songs... completely. We also knew a couple of Mwalim's originals; but otherwise, we barely had a complete set. The next rehearsal, Mwalim casually mentions that we had two gigs coming up, both on the same day.'

KEVIN Ray Johnson's coming of age drama The Unpredictable Times will be premiering with Showcase on Main in Elkton Maryland in 2018. The workshop premiere will be directed by S. Lee Lewis - who serves as The Artistic Director of Showcase on Main.

Rise Above Performing Arts will be presenting Grease which will run from January 18th - 21st, 2018. It will be directed Rise Above's Artistic Director Jacob Ruscoe, Music Directed by Joi Chapman with Choreography Rachael Nicole Henry. They all also serve on the board along with Krista Baker (Development Coordinator), Kevin Ray Johnson (Creative Arts Advisor) and Jeff Dulitz (Technical Director).

Tony Award Nominee Alex Brightman (Dewey in School of Rock) and Hillary Porter (A Bronx Tale) recently starred in the reading of Kevin Ray Johnson's The Unpredictable Times.

Tony Award Nominee Alex Brightman (Dewey in School of Rock) and Hillary Porter (A Bronx Tale) will star in an upcoming reading of Kevin Ray Johnson's The Unpredictable Times.

Tony Award Nominee Alex Brightman (Dewey in School of Rock) and Hillary Porter (A Bronx Tale) will star in an upcoming reading of Kevin Ray Johnson's The Unpredictable Times.

Curator, writer and translator Gerard Forde will lead a Q&A discussion following the Thursday, Sept. 28 performance of Freddy at the Caminito Theatre on the campus of Los Angeles City College.

A naive young woman falls under the spell of Fred Herko, a brilliant ballet dancer of extraordinary charisma and talent and a fiery denizen of Andy Warhol's Factory.