Studio Dante News

Hosted by Studio Dante and presented by Architectural Digest, 'First Readings: A Benefit For Studio Dante' took place Monday, March 31 at the Rubin Museum of Art.

Obie winner and Tony Award nominee Reg Rogers will star in The Injured Party, a new comedy by Tony Award-winning playwright Richard Greenberg. Commissioned by SCR and directed by Trip Cullman, The Injured Party will receive its World Premiere at South Coast Repertory during the 11th annual Pacific Playwrights Festival. The show will run from April 20 through May 11, 2008 on the Julianne Argyros Stage. Low-priced previews are available from April 20 through April 24. Opening night is April 25. Press night is Saturday, April 26 at 7:45 p.m. Tickets to The Injured Party may be purchased online at www.scr.org, by phone at (714) 708-5555 or in person at the SCR box office

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer; Daniel Sullivan, Acting Artistic Director 2007-2008 Season) is pleased to announce the lineup for this spring's Ernst C. Stiefel '7@7' Reading Series, formerly known as '6@6.'

Hosted by Studio Dante and presented by Architectural Digest, 'First Readings: A Benefit For Studio Dante' will take place Monday, March 31 at the Rubin Museum of Art. The event will premiere two short plays read by Chris Cooper, Drea de Matteo, Vincent Pastore, Stanley Tucci and Aida Turturro introduced by Michael Imperioli. The featured plays are when heaven and earth by Anastasia Traina and Squalor by Gina Gionfriddo. The evening will also feature the presentation of a special award to the legendary Lauren Bacall.

Hosted by Studio Dante and presented by Architectural Digest, 'First Readings: A Benefit For Studio Dante' will take place Monday, March 31 at the Rubin Museum of Art. The event will premiere two short plays read by Chris Cooper, Drea de Matteo, Anne Meara, Jerry Stiller and Stanley Tucci, introduced by Michael Imperioli. The featured plays are when heaven and earth by Anastasia Traina and Squalor by Gina Gionfriddo. The evening will also feature the presentation of a special award to the legendary Lauren Bacall. For tickets to the readings or post-performance reception, contact (877) 542-6633 or firstreadings@studiodante.com.

MCC Theater has announced casting for the World Premiere of Neil LaBute's bristling new comic drama reasons to be pretty and Terry Kinney will direct. The complete cast includes Piper Perabo (as Carly), Alison Pill (Steph), Thomas Sadoski (Greg) and Pablo Schreiber (Kent).

The limited Off-Broadway engagement of Russell Barr's Sisters, Such Devoted Sisters, directed by Michael Imperioli begins performances tonight, Wednesday, January 23 through Saturday, February 16 at Studio Dante (257 West 29th Street). Opening Night is set for Saturday, January 26 at 8PM.

Studio Dante proudly presents Russell Barr's Sisters, Such Devoted Sisters, directed by Michael Imperioli. A limited Off-Broadway engagement will play Wednesday, January 23 - Saturday, February 16 at Studio Dante (257 West 29th Street). Opening Night is set for Saturday, January 26 at 8PM.

Studio Dante, founded in 2003 by Michael & Victoria Imperioli, proudly presents the world premiere of The Joke, a new play by Sam Marks directed by Sam Gold. This limited Off-Broadway engagement will play Wednesday, October 17 - Saturday, November 10 at Studio Dante (257 West 29th Street). Opening Night is set for Saturday, October 20 at 8:00 PM.

Studio Dante proudly presents the world premiere of The Joke, a new play by Sam Marks directed by Sam Gold in its limited Off-Broadway engagement from Wednesday, October 17 - Saturday, November 10 at Studio Dante (257 West 29th Street). Opening Night is set for Saturday, October 20 at 8 PM.

'First Readings: A Benefit for Studio Dante,' featuring a number of film and TV stars, took place on March 26th at the New York Historical Society

'First Readings: A Benefit for Studio Dante,' featuring a number of film and TV stars, will take place on March 26th at the New York Historical Society.

Studio Dante, founded in 2003 by Michael & Victoria Imperioli, will present the world premiere of Chicken, a new play by Mike Batistick and directed by Nick Sandow

Michael and Victoria Imperioli's Studio Dante was awarded $10,000 from the State of New York and State Senator Carl Kruger in a resolution honoring the theater for its cultural contributions to the community.

Julia Jordan's Dark Yellow, featuring Elias Koteas, will open on May 27th at Studio Dante

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced additional casting and new details for the company's final production of its 2005/2006 35th Anniversary Season, the World Premiere of THE BUSY WORLD IS HUSHED, a new play by Keith Bunin (The Credeaux Canvas and The World Over, both at Playwrights Horizons).

Featuring Steve Buscemi, Edie Falco, Annabella Sciorra, Jesse L. Martin and more, First Readings: A Benefit For Studio Dante will take place on Monday, March 20 at the Dahesh Museum of Art

The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Mara Manus, Executive Director) and New Dramatists (Todd London, Artistic Director; Joel Ruark, Executive Director) will hold a memorial service for the Playwright John Belluso, who died on Friday, February 10, 2006. The service will be held at The Public Theater on Monday, February 27th at 7:00 PM. It will be open to the general public.

The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Mara Manus, Executive Director) and New Dramatists (Todd London, Artistic Director; Joel Ruark, Executive Director) will hold a memorial service for the Playwright John Belluso, who died on Friday, February 10, 2006.

Grant James Vargas' play 33 to Nothing will run in New York from March 2nd through April 8th