Steven Dietz News

The Denver Center Theatre Company will begin selling single tickets to the upcoming 2013/14 season today, August 5.

The 10-play season includes four exhilarating world premieres selected from the 2013 Colorado New Play Summit. Karen Zacarias' adaptation of Helen Thorpe's book Just Like Us, Catherine Trieschmann's comedy The Most Deserving, Matthew Lopez's heartfelt The Legend of Georgia McBride and Marcus Gardley's adaptation of Homer's epic poem, black odyssey, will all take to the stage to dazzle Denver audiences. Also selected for the season is a Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, an adaptation of a Marx Brother's script, Shakespeare's tragic masterpiece, a powerful and poignant love story and the return of a Christmas classic.

'Inventing Van Gogh' is the most recent project by Strange Bedfellows Theatre, and is the first with their new Artistic Director, Kristen Ahern at the helm. With Director Aaron Henrickson, Strange Bedfellows crosses the lines of what a traditional play is and means. Enveloping the audience with art from the moment they step into the lobby to the minute they walk out the door, as well as making their sets and space draw people into the living canvas itself, 'Inventing Van Gogh' is their first attempt at bringing patrons multiple art forms at once.

BECKY'S NEW CAR opens tonight, July 12th at The New Dragon Theatre, written by playwright Steven Dietz, author of 2011's comedy Private Eyes, and directed by James Nelson.

Led by Artistic Director Julian Wiles, Charleston Stage will present a repertoire of musicals and family-friendly entertainment at the historic Dock Street Theatre in downtown Charleston during the fall and winter season.

The Bathhouse Ensemble (BE) and Seattle Public Theater (SPT) are proud to present Steven Dietz's adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic tale of horror and sensuality Dracula, directed by Ensemble member Simon Irving, opening tonight July 5 at the historic Bathhouse Theater on Green Lake. Dracula runs through this Sunday, July 7.

Penguin Rep Theatre presents How the World Began, Catherine Trieschmann's thought-provoking new play examining contemporary America where religion, science and irreconcilable beliefs collide, beginning last night, June 28 in Stony Point (Rockland County), New York, directed by Penguin Rep founder and Artistic Director Joe Brancato will direct. Click below to watch interviews with the cast and creative team!

BECKY'S NEW CAR opens July 12th at The New Dragon Theatre, written by playwright Steven Dietz, author of 2011's comedy Private Eyes, and directed by James Nelson.

Good Theater, the professional theater in residence at St. Lawrence Arts on Munjoy Hill in Portland, is pleased to announce that the Sam L. Cohen Foundation has awarded the company a grant in the amount of $4,000 for support of the opening show of the 2013-2014 season, Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris.

The Bathhouse Ensemble (BE) and Seattle Public Theater (SPT) are proud to present Steven Dietz's adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic tale of horror and sensuality Dracula, directed by Ensemble member Simon Irving, running July 5-7, 2013 at the historic Bathhouse Theater on Green Lake.

Penguin Rep Theatre will present How the World Began, Catherine Trieschmann's thought-provoking new play examining contemporary America where religion, science and irreconcilable beliefs collide, beginning Friday, June 28 in Stony Point (Rockland County), New York.

New Hampshire and summerstock are pretty much interchangeable. Across the Granite State, theatergoers will find incredible options for live entertainment. One night they could be in an old barn, where the floors creek and an occasional bat will make its presence known. Then the next night, you're in a brand new, modern facility with air conditioning, comfy seats and a bar.

Dracula is a name that invokes fear and terror in me. Not because it is a horror story, but because just about every adaptation of Bram Stoker's legendary Gothic novel gets it so wrong that I am left completely cold and empty. Astonishingly, this is not the case with Theatre Southwest's brilliant and opulent production of DRACULA, written by Steven Dietz and directed by Ananka Kohnitz.

John Manzelli, producing Artistic Director of City Theatre, presents Summer Shorts 2013, the eighteenth edition of fast and often hilarious short plays that South Florida theatre audiences have come to expect as the perfect kick-off to summer theatre.

Arizona Theatre Company announced today that David Ira Goldstein, ATC's Artistic Director since 1992, will be leaving the Company in December of 2013. In his 21 seasons as artistic director, Goldstein led the Company to unprecedented levels of attendance, critical acclaim, community support, educational outreach and national prominence. During his tenure, he produced over 200 plays, workshops, readings and presentations in Phoenix and Tucson, while personally directing more than 40 mainstage productions ranging from classics to new plays to musicals.

PRIVATE EYES by Steven Dietz is a play about deception and broken trust, labeled by the author as a 'comedy of suspicion,' as the story is told in multiple layers and the audience is repeatedly tricked to believe that the current situation is real as nothing is ever quite what it seems.

The Dragon Theatre's upcoming production of Steven Dietz's BECKYS NEW CAR is set to run from July 11th - August 4th, 2013, on Thursdays - Saturdays at 8pm (doors open at 7:30pm) in downtown Redwood City.

2Cents Theatre Group has announced its production of Rent, Jonathan Larson's legendary Broadway smash hit, which is now celebrating its 20th anniversary. Directed by Kristen Boule, with musical direction by Morgan Fitch, Rent is set to open today, May 24. Private Eyes by Steven Dietz, directed by Shaunessy Quinn, opens on Thursday, May 30, and it will run in repertory with Rent, through June 30 at the Hudson Theatre Mainstage in Hollywood.

2Cents Theatre Group has announced its production of Rent, Jonathan Larson's legendary Broadway smash hit, which is now celebrating its 20th anniversary. Directed by Kristen Boule, with musical direction by Morgan Fitch, Rent is set to open on Friday, May 24. Private Eyes by Steven Dietz, directed by Shaunessy Quinn, opens on Thursday, May 30, and it will run in repertory with Rent, through June 30 at the Hudson Theatre Mainstage in Hollywood.

The Utah Shakespeare Festival recently revealed its 2014 season, eight plays running from June 23 to October 18. Artistic Directors David Ivers and Brian Vaughn announced the season, which includes four plays ranging from Shakespeare classics to a Stephen Sondheim musical to a world premier adaptation of a beloved novel.