Robert F. Kennedy News

The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights Bridge Dedication Gala was held at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in New York City on November 19, 2008. It was a celebration of the Life and Legacy of Robert F. Kennedy for the 40th Anniversary of the RFK Center.

Jim Simpson, Artistic Director, and Carol Ostrow, Producing Director, are pleased to announce the Fall 2008 Flea Theater season:

This week, 'Theater Talk' welcomes journalist and playwright George Packer, who discusses his critically acclaimed Iraq drama 'Betrayed.'

1968, a hard rock, psychedelic, Motown, folk, and country cabaret, plays May 2nd at the Laurie Beechman Theatre.

Culture Project to host post-show discussion of 'Betrayed' with George Packer and Ahmend Ali on April 27th.

Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director) today announced that, due to overwhelming demand, it will once again extend the World Premiere engagement of George Packer's captivating new play Betrayed, directed by Pippin Parker. Marking Packer's playwriting debut, Betrayed opened February 6, 2008 at Culture Project's SoHo theater (55 Mercer Street).

Mo Rocca, of Comedy Central's 'The Daily Show,' and Amy Goodman, New York Times best-selling author and host of 'Democracy Now!,' will be special guests for The Onion-sponsored Happy Sunshine Kung Fu Flower launching at The Zipper Factory for a 10PM show on March 21.

Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director) has announced that it will host two special post-performance discussions, following the Saturday, January 26th and Friday, February 1st performances of its World Premiere production of George Packer's new play Betrayed. The first, following the 8:00 p.m. performance on January 26th, will include Packer and Iraqi interpreter (and the inspiration for the main character in Betrayed) Omer Salih Mahdi. Following the Friday, February 1st performance, Culture Project will welcome Pulitzer Prize winner (and My Trip to Al-Qaeda playwright) Lawrence Wright, who will join Packer in conversation about the war in Iraq.

Culture Project has announced that Speak Truth To Power will kick-off its New York premiere engagement on Sunday, November 5 with guest stars Edie Falco and Brooke Shields

Sharon Stone, Sigourney Weaver, Martin Sheen and more stars will launch the IMPACT Festival's Speak Truth to Power with a star-studded benefit on October 6th

Ars Nova, in association with Winship Cook and Arleen Sorkin, will present RFK for two performancesonly on June 24 at 8:00 PM and June 25 at 3:00 PM at Ars Nova

Jack Holmes' play RFK will close on February 26th, but a national tour is in the works

In the event of the New York City transit strike, discount tickets to RFK, Five Course Love and In the Continuum will be offered

Jack Holmes will take on the title role of his play RFK, which will begin previews at the Culture Project on November 5th and open on November 15th

Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III, Glenn Close, Keith David, Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee, and Morgan Freeman to Deliver Revolutionary Words of Vaclav Havel, Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela and Eleanor Roosevelt