Stan Brown News

It's a JAM-PACKED weekend on Midlands stages!

The University of SC Department of Theatre and Dance will present Platonov, the rarely-performed first play by influential playwright Anton Chekhov, at Longstreet Theatre, November 9-17.

It's the holiday season on greater Columbia stages and Chapin, Town, and Trustus have Christmas presents for you to open now; meanwhile, Theatre South Carolina showcases its graduate students in rep!

The University of SC Department of Theatre and Dance is presenting two theatre productions over a span of four days at the Center for Performance Experiment.

The University of SC Department of Theatre and Dance is presenting two theatre productions over a span of four days at the Center for Performance Experiment.

A couple of closings round out the summer season for Columbia theatre!

Trustus kicks off their Playwright's Festival, Columbia Children's Theatre does Cole Porter, and shows at Town and Chapin take their final bows in a busy weekend for Columbia theatre!

Trustus Theatre brings 2016 Playwrights' Festival Winner Black Super Hero Magic Mama to the Thigpen Mainstage this August in its East Coast Premiere. Black Super Hero Magic Mama is a play that will inspire a shift of perspective when it comes to the way that our nation views the current social situation surrounding black youth, police forces, and the commentary provided by journalists. Tickets may be purchased at www.trustus.org, or by calling the Trustus Box Office at 803-254-9732.

Veteran stage actor and play director Darryl Maximilian Robinson, who received a 2015 / 2016 Elate Season Ticket Holder Award Nomination as Best Actor for his performance as the debonair, but aging, leading man Ernest in Tad Mosel's "Impromptu" as part of the Elate staging of four one-acts entitled "Just 4 Fun," returns to the stage of the Lincoln Stegman Theatre of North Hollywood to play District Attorney Flint, a prosecutor deeply involved in the case of "The People of The State of New York vs. Karen Andre" in The Emmanuel Lutheran Actors Theatre Ensemble - ELATE revival of Russian-American author and playwright Ayn Rand's 1935 classic Broadway courtroom drama "Night Of January 16th."

Veteran stage actor and play director Darryl Maximilian Robinson, who received a 2015 / 2016 Elate Season Ticket Holder Award Nomination as Best Actor for his performance as the debonair, but aging, leading man Ernest in Tad Mosel's "Impromptu" as part of the Elate staging of four one-acts entitled "Just 4 Fun," returns to the stage of the Lincoln Stegman Theatre of North Hollywood to play District Attorney Flint, a prosecutor deeply involved in the case of "The People of The State of New York vs. Karen Andre" in The Emmanuel Lutheran Actors Theatre Ensemble - ELATE revival of Russian-American author and playwright Ayn Rand's 1935 classic Broadway courtroom drama "Night Of January 16th."

???????The University of SC Department of Theatre and Dance will present George Orwell's timeless parable of political corruption, Animal Farm, April 14-22 at Drayton Hall Theatre.  

In GOLDEN BOY, Clifford Odets' masterpiece of American drama, Joe Bonaparte (Ty Boice) is a young gifted violinist, who defies his family and gives up a career as a classical musician for a chance at immortality in the boxing ring. This blistering and powerful look at fame, fortune, and the seductive promise of the American dream opens tonight, January 8, 2016 at Lakewood Theatre Company. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast!

In GOLDEN BOY, Clifford Odets' masterpiece of American drama, Joe Bonaparte (Ty Boice) is a young gifted violinist, who defies his family and gives up a career as a classical musician for a chance at immortality in the boxing ring. This blistering and powerful look at fame, fortune, and the seductive promise of the American dream opens January 8, 2016 at Lakewood Theatre Company. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast!

Theatre South Carolina will present Noel Coward's otherworldly comedy Blithe Spirit November 13-21 at Drayton Hall Theatre.  

Husband and wife team Ty and Cassandra Boice play Benedick and Beatrice with passion and depth in Post5 Theatre's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.

Post5 Theatre presents the third and final Shakespearean comedy of its 2015 season: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Directed by Darragh Kennan, the show runs today,, July 17th through August 16th, 2015.

Post5 Theatre presents the third and final Shakespearean comedy of its 2015 season: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Directed by Darragh Kennan, the show runs Friday - Sunday, July 17th - August 16th, 2015.

If Shakespeare came to Portland, what would he think? Post5 Theatre's new adaptation of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS is an entertaining mashup of classic Shakespeare and modern-day Portland.

Theatre South Carolina at the University of SC will kick off its 2014-2015 season with the provocative war drama Ajax in Iraq, today, October 3-11 at Longstreet Theatre.

Theatre South Carolina at the University of SC will kick off its 2014-2015 season with the provocative war drama Ajax in Iraq, October 3-11 at Longstreet Theatre.