Shelley Butler News

Atlantic Theater Company has announced an extension for the Off-Broadway debut of The Reservoir, written by Jake Brasch and directed by Shelley Butler. Plus, check out photos from opening night!

Critics are weighing in on The Reservoir, a play written by Jake Brasch and directed by Shelley Butler, starring Caroline Aaron, Heidi Armbruster, Noah Galvin, Peter Maloney, Mary Beth Peil, Matthew Saldívar, and Chip Zien.

You can now get a first look at The Reservoir, being presented in a co-production with Atlantic Theater Company, Ensemble Studio Theatre, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Watch in this video!

You can now get a first look at production photos of The Reservoir, starring Noah Galvin and more, now playing Off-Broadway at Atlantic Theater Company.

The South Carolina New Play Festival will premiere its first full production The House That I Live In; Josh White's America, by Donnetta Lavinia Grays, taking place as part of the fifth anniversary season of the festival.

Performances begin next month for the Off-Broadway debut of The Reservoir, written by Jake Brasch and directed by Shelley Butler. Watch in this video as the cast and creative team chats with BroadwayWorld about what the play is all about!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 16, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

You can now get a first look at rehearsal photos for The Reservoir, being presented in a co-production with Atlantic Theater Company, starring Noah Galvin, Mary Beth Peil and more.

Performances begin next month for the Off-Broadway debut of The Reservoir, written by Jake Brasch and directed by Shelley Butler. The cast recently met the press ahead of their first performance in February. Check out photos here!

Get a first look at Pioneer Theatre Company's  Noises Off by Michael Frayn, running through December 20ty 20, 2025 at Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre.

Pioneer Theatre Company’s professional production of NOISES OFF is an uproarious romp through the pitfalls of live theatre.

Alley Theatre has received an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award for Dear Alien by Liz Duffy Adams, directed by Shelley Butler. The award provides support for additional rehearsal time with the full creative team prior to the world premiere.

Stage Directors and Choreographers Society has elected Michael John Garcés as Executive Board President at its Annual Membership Meeting.

Pioneer Theatre Company will present Noises Off by Michael Frayn, running next month at Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre. Learn more about the show here!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is November 14, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The cast has been revealed for the Off-Broadway debut of The Reservoir, written by Jake Brasch and directed by Shelley Butler.

La Jolla Playhouse has announced its 2026/2027 season featuring three world-premiere musicals—The Family Album, GRIM, and Particle Fever—plus West Coast premieres of Purpose and The Monsters, and the world premiere of A Black-billed Cuckoo, ahead of the 2026 WOW Festival in partnership with UC San Diego.

Alley Theatre has revealed the cast for the 2025 Alley All New Festival, a three-day festival of staged readings. Learn more about the upcoming events and see how to purchase tickets!

Alley Theatre’s All New Festival will return this fall as it features a three-day festival of staged readings. See the lineup here and learn how to purchase tickets.

Ensemble Studio Theatre has announced its 2025-26 line-up, a season committed to new work development through the EST/Sloan Project and the Youngblood emerging playwrights collective as well as two new plays.