Roe Green News

San Diego REPertory Theatre (San Diego REP) in partnership with the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) will present "In the Heights" by Quiara Alegria Hudes as the first production of the company's 38th season. The Tony and Grammy Award-winning production was conceived by and with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and the San Diego REP production is directed by Sam Woodhouse and starring Jai Rodriguez.

Philadelphia Young Playwrights has kicked off its 25th anniversary celebration by announcing the launch of the Paula Vogel Mentors Project, a living award honoring the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and teacher and extending her mentorship legacy. The three-year pilot program will bring together five acclaimed professional playwrights as mentors for five promising young playwright fellows, who will embark on yearlong playwriting journeys.

Customers at Saks Fifth Avenue Palm Beach Gardens raised $10,000 for the Maltz Jupiter Theatre simply by shopping during the 2013 Saks Loves A Cause charity month program. The program donates 5% of purchases to one of three local charities. The donation comes as the theatre celebrates its 10th anniversary season. Customers are encouraged to select the charity of their choice at the time of purchase. The 2013 Saks Palm Beach Gardens charity program also raised $10,000 for the Loggerhead Marinelife Center and more than $5,000 for the American Red Cross of the Palm Beaches.

Cleveland Play House (CPH) will host their 17th Hall of Fame Luncheon on Tuesday, May 14th in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare. This year's honorees have contributed to the success of CPH through many different avenues, and their professional accomplishments have accentuated CPH's proud history. This year's recipients include Dorothy and Frank Draz, Dee Hoty, Barclay Leathem and Jack Weston. Also being recognized is The Women's Committee of Cleveland Play House, which will be presented with the Heritage Award by Roe Green for their contributions to CPH.

Cleveland Play House's The 2013 New Ground Theatre Festival lit up the three stages in the Allen Theatre complex starting on May 2nd with parts running through the 19th.

From May 2-11, 2013, Cleveland Play House (CPH) will showcase a variety of new work from nationally recognized artists in its annual New Ground Theatre Festival. The centerpiece of this showcase of new work by America's most exciting playwrights is the world premiere production of Rich Girl, written by Victoria Stewart and directed by CPH Artistic Director Michael Bloom, featuring Tony Award-nominated actresses Dee Hoty and Liz Larsen. A festival highlight this year is an interdisciplinary presentation in partnership DANCE Cleveland of three performances of The Better Half by Chicago-based Lucky Plush Productions, with the help of funding from Arts Midwest Touring Fund with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, and National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts.

Vinnie Favale and Indie Global present staged readings of Hereafter (written by Vinnie Favale and Frankie Keane) on Monday, March 4th and Tuesday, March 5th in New York City. The industry-only staged readings are open by invitation only.

The Maltz Jupiter Theatre's tenth annual gala, 'The 10 Event Gala,' raised a record $776,000 for the not-for-profit Theatre.

From sparkling gowns and handsome tuxedoes to limousines, the Maltz Jupiter Theatre's glamorous, long-awaited 10 Event Gala is almost here.

From sparkling gowns and handsome tuxedoes to limousines, the Maltz Jupiter Theatre's glamorous, long-awaited 10 Event Gala is almost here.

Berlin 1932, a Jewish couple must decide on an unknown future outside Germany or to stay put when Hitler comes to power.

Playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes, who will be coming to Cleveland Play House for a week-long residency as part of New Ground Theatre Festival, has just been awarded the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play Water By the Spoonful. The Pulitzer is given "for a distinguished play by an American author, preferably original in its source and dealing with American life," and includes a prize of $10,000.

Playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes, who will be coming to Cleveland Play House for a week-long residency as part of New Ground Theatre Festival, has just been awarded the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play Water By the Spoonful. The Pulitzer is given "for a distinguished play by an American author, preferably original in its source and dealing with American life," and includes a prize of $10,000.

Maltz Jupiter Theatre opened its production of 'Red' today.

"There is only one thing I fear in life, my friend... One day the black will swallow the red," abstract expressionist Mark Rothko laments in John Logan's Red.

The month brings an array of options for theatergoers of all ages, including the songbook of Frank Sinatra in Steve Lippia's Simply Sinatra, the PNC Kids Korner Series' lively family storytelling show Aesop's Fables, the comedy troupe The Second City and a free screening of the movie Hello, Dolly! February also brings Red, a drama that takes a provocative look at abstract expressionist Mark Rothko, and Paint the Town RED, a three-week public art display and fundraiser to benefit the Theatre's 2011/12 season.

Artistic Directors Vivienne Benesch and Ethan McSweeny are pleased to announce the four writers at the center of CTC's new play development work in Summer 2011: Kate Fodor will be in residence as the very first recipient of the Chautauqua Play Commission. Her residency will correspond with the New Play Workshop Festival that will feature fully staged readings of plays by Michael Golamco, Michael Mitnick and Molly Smith Metzler.

Artistic Directors Vivienne Benesch and Ethan McSweeny are pleased to announce the four writers at the center of CTC's new play development work in Summer 2011: Kate Fodor will be in residence as the very first recipient of the Chautauqua Play Commission. Her residency will correspond with the New Play Workshop Festival that will feature fully staged readings of plays by Michael Golamco, Michael Mitnick and Molly Smith Metzler.