Richard Wright News

RABBIT HOLE ENSEMBLE, called 'one of the best ensemble performances in town' by nytheatre.com, is pleased to announce the world premiere of CANDIDE AMERICANA by STANTON WOOD, based on Voltaire's classic satire.

Rabbit Hole Ensemble is pleased to announce the world premiere of CANDIDE AMERICANA by Stanton Wood, based on Voltaire's classic satire.

Intiman Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Bartlett Sher and Managing Director Brian Colburn, announces that outgoing Board President Susan J. Leavitt and William H. Block, a former Intiman Trustee and Director of the Committee to End Homelessness in King County, will be honored for their outstanding contributions to Intiman at the 2009 Gala.

On Sunday, June 21 at 3 PM in Fort Greene Park, three Brooklyn girls Samori Covington (age 9), Alexis Cummings, and Najaya Royal (both age 12) will join the ranks of local Fort Greene poets such as Walt Whitman and James Agee who have had their words turned into music.

The Literature to Life® program of The American Place Theatre (APT) will kick off its newest campaign, Project 451, with a celebrity gala May 17 and 18 in Theater at St. Clement's, 423 West 46th Street, Manhattan.

The Literature to Life® program of The American Place Theatre (APT) will kick off its newest campaign, Project 451, with a celebrity gala May 17 and 18 in Theater at St. Clement's, 423 West 46th Street, Manhattan.

On Sunday evening, April 5, at 8:30 PM, E.D.T., a simple toll-free call will admit anyone in the country to a lively examination of the history, significance and controversy surrounding Native Son, the 1941 stage adaptation of Richard Wright's classic novel that sparked a debate about civil rights, social policy and racism that still burns hotly today.

On Sunday evening, April 5, at 8:30 PM, E.D.T., a simple toll-free call will admit anyone in the country to a lively examination of the history, significance and controversy surrounding Native Son, the 1941 stage adaptation of Richard Wright's classic novel that sparked a debate about civil rights, social policy and racism that still burns hotly today.

Novelist Richard Wright's searing novel Native Son aroused violent controversy from the moment it was published. The saga of a young American black man who becomes an unrepentant killer, the book was hailed as an uncompromising indictment of the nation's racial divisions and social injustice, and condemned as feeding white bigotry while excusing crime. Naturally, Orson Welles, then the most dynamic force in American theater, thought it was just the kind of story his Mercury Theater needed to tackle.

Intiman Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Bartlett Sher and Managing Director Brian Colburn, announces that outgoing Board President Susan J. Leavitt and William H. Block, a former Intiman Trustee and Director of the Committee to End Homelessness in King County, will be honored for their outstanding contributions to Intiman at the 2009 Gala.

Intiman Theatre announces the schedule of free public programs for its upcoming American Cycle production of Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Men, which will run September 26-November 8 at the Intiman Playhouse, 201 Mercer Street at Seattle Center. The play, which will be performed by an ensemble of 18 actors, is adapted by Adrian Hall and directed by Pam MacKinnon.

Intiman Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Bartlett Sher and Interim Managing Director Kevin Maifeld, announces the first lineup of plays for its 2009 season.

Intiman Theatre Board President Susan J. Leavitt and Artistic Director Bartlett Sher announce that Brian Colburn has been selected as Intiman's new Managing Director, following a national search.

Dr. Bonnie Maslin and Dr. Yehuda Nir will host a party for The Classical Theatre of Harlem at their East Hampton home on Sunday, August 17.

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The Providence Black Repertory Company will present 'The Bluest Eye', beginning February 2nd, as part of its Black History Month celebration

Tony Award nominee Calvin Levels will perform his acclaimed solo play, James Baldwin: Down from the Mountaintop, in commemoration of the 20th anniversary celebration of the life and legacy of the esteemed novelist, essayist, playwright and human rights activist James Baldwin, on December 7 and 8 at 8PM and December 9 at 3PM at The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

The OBIE, Drama Desk and Lortel Award-winning Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH) is pleased to announce that their 2006 acclaimed production of Waiting for Godot, directed by Christopher McElroen, will be presented in New Orleans by Creative Time and visual artist Paul Chan.

Tony award-nominee Calvin Levels (Open Admissions) is set to perform his acclaimed one-man look at the life of renowned American author and Civil Rights activist James Baldwin.

Tony award-nominee Calvin Levels (Open Admissions) is set to perform his acclaimed one-man look at the life of renowned American author and Civil Rights activist James Baldwin. The show, James Baldwin: Down from the Mountaintop, coincides with the upcoming 20th anniversary of Bladwin's death.