Sigmund Freud News

What did our critic think of PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Short North Stage?

Based on astounding true events, Jackals is a contemporary retelling of the bewildering professional relationship between the young, ambitious Emma, and her fledgling doctor with a point to prove.

Fuse Theatre Ensemble and The Outwright Theatre Festival announced a production of FREUD ON COCAINE, written by Howard Skora. Details on venue and scheduling are available through the company.

BAM announced its annual BAM Ball will honor director Robert Wilson in memoriam and Endowment Trust Chair Gabriel Pizzi on April 29, featuring the New York premiere of Wilson's MOBY DICK at the Peter Jay Sharp Building in Brooklyn.

A.D. Players continues its tradition of thought-provoking theatre with Freud’s Last Session, a play that imagines an extraordinary meeting between Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, and C.S. Lewis, the beloved author and Christian apologist. As the two men wrestle with questions of faith, reason, and the meaning of life on the brink of World War II, audiences are invited into a dialogue that feels strikingly relevant to our own polarized times. We spoke with Christy Watkins, who brings this intellectual and emotional journey to life on stage, about the play’s enduring resonance, the challenges of embodying such weighty historical figures, and the importance of listening across differences.

Composers Concordance will present at Westbeth a concert program propelling an age-old compositional form into the 21st Century. 'The Art of the Art Song' features soprano Ljiljana Winkler.

The cast has been announced for the world premiere of Dr Freud Will See You Now, Mrs Hitler, a new dark comedy by BAFTA Award-winning writing duo Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran.

Magic mirrors, an evil stepmother, forest creatures who sing and chatter prettily- all familiar fairytale tropes – but then add an empowered maiden, a narcissistic prince, and seven “dwarfs,” who are actually icons of ancient wisdom and culture, and you have a new, delightful musical version of the Brothers’ Grimm tale of Snow White created by Marc Robin & Curt Dale Clark for audiences young and young at heart.  MSMT’s new production sparkles with wit, energy, and visual splendor, featuring a first-rate cast of young professional performers who bring this tale to life with new meaning.

Achilles in Arcadia, a orld premiere engagement of a new play, will open at Skylight Theatre,  1816 ½ N. Vermont Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90027. The play was written by Chris Collins, directed by Kiff Scholl, and produced by Frier McCollister for Black Bough Productions. 

Even without an over-the-top production—and the Met has had a couple of those—Richard Strauss’s SALOME has been outraging audiences for more than 120 years. This week’s new take by director Claus Guth in his Met debut was no exception.

A.D. Players at the George Theater has announced their 59th Season of Exploration, featuring beloved classics and two world-premieres.   The Season of Exploration opens with Mark St. Germain's Freud's Last Session.

A.D. Players at the George Theater has announced their 59th Season of Exploration, featuring beloved classics and two world-premieres. The Season opens with Mark St. Germain's Freud's Last Session.

Stephanie Okoye joins the cast of The Psychiatrist, a play by psychiatrist and physician Julian Bird based on his experience in practice. The play receives its world premiere at The White Bear Theatre in Kennington.

San Francisco State University will present an immersive and unconventional production of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis.

The Psychiatrist to receive world premiere at The White Bear Theatre Kennington. The Psychiatrist, a play by psychiatrist and physician Julian Bird based on his experience in practice, centres on a very challenging case.

The service and celebration of life for Ken will be on Saturday, February 15 at 3:30PM at The Bethel Gospel Assembly Ministry Complex - The Destiny Worship Pavilion at 1483 Fifth Avenue. Learn more.

Ken Wydro, writer, producer and creator of Off-Broadway’s “Mama, I Want to Sing,” died on Tuesday, January 21 at his home in Harlem, New York. He was 81 years old. Learn more about Hydro's life and legacy.

A masterpiece and one of the fundamental novels of Brazilian literature, Dom Casmurro, has its musical version signed by the duo formed by Guilherme Gila, author of the award-winning musical “A Igreja do Diabo” and Davi Novaes, author of the play “O Que Restou de Mim em Você”, who joined forces with director Zé Henrique de Paula to bring Machado de Assis's work to the stage, with music and drama.

Musical theater creator and 2023 Jonathan Larson grant recipient Daniel Henri Emond will bring excerpts from his latest musical to life at Adelphi University's Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Saturday, September 14 at 3 p.m.

AN INTERPRETATION OF ANNA will be presented on Sunday at 2pm as part of the Neurodivergent New Play Series.