Labyrinth Theater Company, the award-winning, downtown ensemble previously announced the complete cast and creative team for their World Premiere production of Radiance, written by Cusi Cram and directed by Suzanne Agins. The complete cast of the upcoming production of Radiance includes Kelly AuCoin (Julius Caesar, Julie & Julia) and Ana Reeder (Top Girls, Sight Unseen), as well as Labyrinth Company Members Kohl Sudduth (The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Take Me Out) and Aaron Roman Weiner (Thinner Than Water, The Glass Menagerie).
Red Bull Theater (Jesse Berger, Artistic Director) will present a rare revival of Ben Jonson's VOLPONE, or The Fox, for a strictly limited engagement beginning November 27th at the Lucille Lortel Theater (121 Christopher Street, between Bleecker and Hudson Streets).
Two River Theater Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director John Dias and Managing Director Michael Hurst, continues its 2012-2013 Season with Shakespeare's Henry V, directed by Michael Sexton. Performances will begin in Two River's Rechnitz Theater, 21 Bridge Avenue, tonight, October 20 and continue through Sunday, November 11.
The Shakespeare Theatre Company, recipient of the 2012 Regional Theatre Tony Award®, kicks off its holiday season with William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Director Ethan McSweeny (Much Ado About Nothing, The Merchant of Venice) takes a fresh approach to this well-loved play filled with magic and wonder. The production runs at STC's Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW) from November 15-December 30, 2012.
Lauren Ferebee's stirring drama Somewhere Safer will be the first play presented by On the Square Productions' Write Angle Reading series at University Settlement. The reading will take place tonight, October 15th at 7:30pm in Speyer Hall where On the Square Production is an Artist-In-Residence for their 2012-2013 season.
Two River Theater Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director John Dias and Managing Director Michael Hurst, continues its 2012-2013 Season with Shakespeare's Henry V, directed by Michael Sexton. Performances will begin in Two River's Rechnitz Theater, 21 Bridge Avenue, on Saturday, October 20 and continue through Sunday, November 11.
Red Bull Theater is the not-profit Off-Broadway theater company specializing in plays of heightened language, with a unique focus on the Jacobean plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Charles Isherwood in The New York Times called Red Bull Theater "a troupe that lovers of classic theater should put on the must-watch list." Their productions of Pericles, Revenger's Tragedy, Edward the Second, Women Beware Women, Duchess of Malfi, The Witch of Edmonton and The Maids all enjoyed extended sold-out Off-Broadway runs.
Lauren Ferebee's stirring drama Somewhere Safer will be the first play presented by On the Square Productions' Write Angle Reading series at University Settlement. The reading will take place on October 15th at 7:30pm in Speyer Hall where On the Square Production is an Artist-In-Residence for their 2012-2013 season.
John Douglas Thompson will make his Long Wharf Theatre debut in Satchmo at the Waldorf, by Terry Teachout, directed by Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein. The one-man show runs now through Sunday, November 4 on Stage II. The press performance takes place Wednesday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m. Get a first look at Thompson onstage in the photos below!
John Douglas Thompson, described by the New York Times as one of the most compelling classical stage actors of his generation, will make his Long Wharf Theatre debut in Satchmo at the Waldorf, by Terry Teachout, directed by Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein. The one-man show will take place tonight, October 3 through Sunday, November 4 on Stage II.
Labyrinth Theater Company, the award-winning, downtown ensemble announced today the complete cast and creative team for their World Premiere production of Radiance, written by Cusi Cram and directed by Suzanne Agins. The complete cast of the upcoming production of Radiance includes Kelly AuCoin (Julius Caesar, Julie & Julia) and Ana Reeder (Top Girls, Sight Unseen), as well as Labyrinth Company Members Kohl Sudduth (The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Take Me Out) and Aaron Roman Weiner (Thinner Than Water, The Glass Menagerie).
Red Bull Theater (Jesse Berger, Artistic Director) will present its 2012-‘13 Revelation Readings beginning Monday, October 22nd, at their new home, the Lucille Lortel Theater, 121 Christopher Street between Bleecker & Hudson Streets.
Horse Trade Theater Group (Heidi Grumelot, Artistic Director, Erez Ziv, Managing Director) will present the World Premiere ofSpookfish Theatre Company's mutli-media solo show, The ABC's Guide to Getting Famous, written and performed by Ming Peiffer (Pornography for the People; New. Tricks!) in collaboration with director Kat Yen (Wabi Sabi! Not Wasabi).
Horse Trade Theater Group will present a one night only encore performance of Spookfish Theatre Company's Dream Up Festival hit, Pornography for the People, written by Ming Peiffer (Relax! Alice). The production will be directed by Kat Yen (Wabi Sabi! Not Wasabi) and will feature Vichet Chum, Ying Ying Li, Amora Lin, Josh Mendelow, Katie Peters, Nancy Sun, and Christopher J. Tan.
The Shakespeare Society (Michael Sexton, Artistic Director) announces its 2012-2013 Season, which includes expanded programming and an ambitious line-up of events including the popular Major Evening Events, featuring commentary and discussion with great thinkers, live performances, and music. In addition, Shakespeare Talks, a new series of intimate events, is aimed at opening up the conversation about Shakespeare with the audience and colleagues in the theatrical, academic, and educational fields. A more interactive evening, the onstage conversations will lead to a question and answer session with the audience and feature a post show reception with the participants. The Shakespeare Talks series is in partnership with The Pearl Theatre Company.
Horse Trade Theater Group will present a one night only encore performance of Spookfish Theatre Company's Dream Up Festival hit, Pornography for the People, written by Ming Peiffer (Relax! Alice). The production will be directed by Kat Yen (Wabi Sabi! Not Wasabi) and will feature Vichet Chum, Ying Ying Li, Amora Lin, Josh Mendelow, Katie Peters, Nancy Sun, and Christopher J. Tan.
John Douglas Thompson, described by the New York Times as one of the most compelling classical stage actors of his generation, will make his Long Wharf Theatre debut in Satchmo at the Waldorf, by Terry Teachout, directed by Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein. The one-man show will take place Wednesday, October 3 through Sunday, November 4 on Stage II.
Spookfish Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Pornography for the People, a new political drama by Ming Peiffer about sex, surveillance and censorship, today, August 26, 2012 through Friday, September 2, 2012 - at the Theatre for the New City, (155 1st Avenue, NYC). The production is part of the Dream Up Festival: Theater For The New City's Summer Showcase. Directed by Kat Yen.
