Robin Vest News

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater (David Van Asselt, Artistic Director and Sandra Coudert, Managing Director) continues its 14th anniversary season with the World Premiere of Geometry of Fire, a new drama by Stephen Belber, directed by Lucie Tiberghien (The Pavilion).

Alan Ayckbourn's comic romp 'Bedroom Farce' hasn't been given a real New York revival since its seven month Broadway run came to an end in 1979. Who better to revive it than The Actors Theatre Company (TACT), who specialize in reviving underappreciated plays from days gone by?

New York Musical Theatre Festival will present the World Premiere of Richard Rodgers Award finalist SHE CAN'T BELIEVE SHE SAID THAT!, a new musical about the rise and fall and fall and rise of Kathie Lee Gifford. Featuring book, music and lyrics by Matt Prager (South Park, That's My Bush!) and directed by Josh Hecht (of the Drama Desk Award winning Christine Jorgensen Reveals), performances begin September 26 at TBG Theater.

Rewriting Her Life, a new comedy by Barbara Sutton Masry and directed by Tony-award winning actress Trezana Beverly begins at the new performance venue The 411 Space Times Square Arts Center on Wednesday, November 28 at 8PM; opening Thursday, November 29 at 8PM.

Gotham Stage Company is re-teaming with playwright Randall David Cook (Gotham's Sake with the Haiku Geisha, BBC's Sushi and Scones) to present his most recent work, Fate's Imagination, at The Player's Theatre (115 MacDougal Street).

GLAAD Media Award nominated Theatre Askew (Bald Diva!) will present the World Premiere of I Google Myself, a new play by Jason Schafer.

Gotham Stage Company is re-teaming with playwright Randall David Cook (Gotham's Sake with the Haiku Geisha, BBC's Sushi and Scones) to present his newest work, Fate's Imagination, at The Player's Theatre (115 MacDougal Street). Fate's Imagination is scheduled to run May 25 - June 17, with opening night set for Thursday, May 31 at 8PM.

Courtney Baron's play about a grieving couple and the doctor who operated on their newborn is oddly more entertaining than moving.

'BFF' premieres at the WET on February 24th.

Next month, The New School for Drama will present playwright Keith Reddin's award-winning Black Snow, a dramatization of the novel by Mikhail Bulgakov

After sold-out shows in this year's NY Fringe Festival, Hermanas will be featured in the FringeNYC Encore Series for six limited performances September 6 - September 12 at The Lion Theatre

The FringeNYC 2006 Overall Excellence Award Winners, as well as FringeNYC Encores shows, have been announced

Hermanas, starring former Miss Universe Denise Quinones and Ryan Duncan, will run as part of FringeNYC

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced complete details for the fifth production of its 2005/2006 35th Anniversary Season, the World Premiere of PEN, a new play by David Marshall Grant.