During the Covid-19 pandemic, The Negro Ensemble Company, Inc. (NEC) has been developing 'Lambs to Slaughter' by Khalil Kain, a new play with poetry and music, under the direction of Reginald L. Douglas.
Fulton Theatre's 6th show of the 21/22 Marquee Season is the dynamic, exhilarating Man of La Mancha. This epic musical is based on Miguel de Cervantes' seventeenth century novel, Don Quixote, arguably the first true novel of the modern era. As the play begins, we see Cervantes and his manservant thrown into a dungeon where they are to be held as they await trial before the Spanish Inquisition.
This June, the Hollywood Fringe Festival will feature the World premiere of IT'S IN OUR BONES by neurodivergent writer/director Nicholas Buda. This three-person drama explores twisted family dynamics inspired by Buda's own family background, with a mysterious supernatural element. The play will run for four performances at the Asylum at the Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
Florida Studio Theatre opens its 2022 Summer Mainstage Series with Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash, a raw and rousing tribute to “The Man in Black.” Called “Crowd-pleasing” and “A real standout” by Houston Press, Ring of Fire tells Johnny Cash's remarkable life story through his iconic songbook.
Arizona Theatre Company's final production of the 54th season, written by ATC Artistic Associate, christopher oscar peña, is a coming-of-age comedy about a father and son who are living two different versions of the American dream, and how they navigate the difficult realities surrounding citizenship, business, love and the importance of family.
We've got a first look at Signature Theatre's The Upstairs Department, a play by Chelsea Marcantel (Airness, Everything is Wonderful), which plays in Signature's ARK Theatre for live performances now through June 12, 2022.
Florida Studio Theatre (FST) has announced that Sarasota Improv Festival favorites, Available Cupholders, will return to the Gulf Coast the first weekend of June for a special residency. The Austin and Los Angeles-based improv comedy group is known for performing shows that combine Theater and Improvisation, frequently in formats that are challenging and ever-changing.
Three more shows from the Shaw Festival’s 2022 playbill are poised to begin previews. The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde’s masterpiece of wit, comedy and satirical social commentary, begins previews May 18.
Manhattan Theatre Club’s American premiere of Golden Shield, written by Anchuli Felicia King (White Pearl) and directed by May Adrales (Vietgone at MTC), opens tonight at New York City Center – Stage I (131 West 55th Street).
It's been 10 years since launching the San Diego International Fringe Festival. Following a couple of pandemic cancellations, San Diego Fringe is thrilled to be back to announce our return to in-person festival dates June 2-June 12, 2022.
Moonbox Productions has announced its first ever Boston New Works Festival taking place June 23rd - June 26th at the Calderwood Pavilion and the Boston Center for the Arts.
Nominations for the 66th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced today, and the full list of nominees is available here as well as information on who was eligible.
Award-winning playwright Fred Gordon's new play AMERICAN MU$CLE will have its World Premiere at The New York Theater Festival in June. Opening night is slated for Monday, June 13 at 9pm at Teatro Latea on The Lower East Side. The production is directed by David F.M. Vaughn who previously directed two plays by Gordon.
American Blues Theater has announced the cast of August Wilson’s Fences, directed by Monty Cole. The intimate and up-close production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama will play to a capacity of 60 people per performance from July 1-August 6, 2022, at Theater Wit,1229 W. Belmont Ave.
4 Seasons Total Sh!tshow is a world premiere written by Aaron Michnowski. The show is produced and directed by Hiro Korsgaard. Original material based on alternative facts. The show will open at Stephanie Feury Theatre on June 4th @ 12:00 PM.
Playwrights Horizons today announced an additional one-week extension of Sanaz Toossi’s Wish You Were Here, directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch, to June 5.
4 Seasons Total Sh!tshow is a world premiere written by Aaron Michnowski. The show is produced and directed by Hiro Korsgaard. Original material based on alternative facts. The show will open at Stephanie Feury Theatre on June 4th @ 12:00 PM.
Signature Theatre has extended the world premiere of Samuel D. Hunter’s A Case for the Existence of God, directed by David Cromer (Tony Award-winner, The Band’s Visit) to May 29. The production, which opened on May 2, is running on The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 W 42nd St).
Washington, DC-area theatre productions will participate in the 2022 Spring Bucket Brigade, May 19-22, to raise funds and awareness for Theatre Washington’s Taking Care Fund, supporting local theatre makers.