Ego Actus continues it's 2018 season with the World Premiere of Sycorax, Cyber Queen of Qamara, written by Fengar Gael. The production is directed by Ego Actus Artistic Director Joan Kane and runs from November 1 to 18 at HERE.
Dustin Tucker's THE HAUNTING 2.0, presented in the Studio Series at Portland Stage, proves to be a sophisticated and fascinating sequel to last season's inaugural Halloween event. Shaping six horror stories by Maine writers into an imaginative, often chilling dramatic sequence, Tucker's piece explores the psychological dimensions of terror with a combination of visceral fear and dark humor.
Griffin Theatre Company Artistic Director William Massolia today announced the addition of nine new ensemble members: Isa Arciniegas, Larry Baldacci, Peter Byrne, Jermaine Hill, Nicole Laurenzi, Ryan McBride, Rochelle Therrien, Jason VonRohn and Scott Weinstein. Additionally, Griffin is pleased to add six new artistic associates: Will Kiley, Dorothy Milne, Mechelle Moe, Alexander Ridgers, Rachel Sypniewski and Brandon Wardell.
Queens-based Rude Grooms will mount a limited Halloween engagement of the rarely seen 1621 play The Witch of Edmonton in partnership with The Astorian and Long Island City Artists. The play was written by William Rowley, Thomas Dekker, and John Ford and will be led by actor-manager Kate Pitt (The Way of the World at the Folger Theatre, Rude Grooms' Much Ado About Nothing) and associate produced by Emma Montoya Hills (Associate General Manager, HERE Arts Center). The production will play the Plaxall Gallery on October 28th at 7:30pm and The Astorian on Halloween, October 31, at 7:30pm. Reservations are strongly encouraged and can be made at rudegrooms.com.
New Hampshire Theatre Project launches its 2018/2019 Masterclass and Workshop series with a session focused on developing acting skills for classical work, Shakespeare Conservatory.
Florida Repertory Theatre is pleased to announce the southeastern United States premiere of "Damascus," a psychological thriller chosen from the theatre's popular PlayLab festival of new works in 2017. Playing November 9 to December 9 in the ArtStage Studio Theatre, the run includes four nearly sold out preview performances November 6-8 and features a talkback with the cast and playwright following the matinee performance on November 17.
Admissions, a brand-new dramedy by playwright Joshua Harmon, provides a timely and realistic view into contemporary upper-middle-class liberalism, with its barbed humor and challenging subject matter.
Manhattan Theatre Club's American premiere of The Nap, written by Olivier Award nominee Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) and directed by Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan (Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes; Rabbit Hole; Proof) is playing its final two weeks of performances. The play must close on Sunday, November 11th at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street).
Canadian actor, writer, and comedian Kayla Subica hits NYC this November to bring the international premiere of her critically lauded solo show Breaking News From Little Portugal: Everyone's a Puta (Even Your Grandma) to the New York Solo Festival. Delve into the cultish world of Toronto's Little Portugal, with the remarkable true story of how Subica sought to find her estranged Portuguese grandmother after two decades apart. Subica, who hosted Tech ER on Canadian television and starred as Gwen in the docudrama Harold and Lorna, seamlessly takes on multiple characters with warmth, humour, and insight.
The Burlington Performing Arts Centre (BPAC) presents the Tarragon Theatre production of Cottagers and Indians by Drew Hayden Taylor November 3 & 4 in their Community Studio Theatre.
Florida Studio Theatre is delighted to announce that Gulf Coast Community Foundation has issued a $45,000 "Arts Appreciation" grant to FST. These funds will underwrite FST's 2018/19 Winter Mainstage and Cabaret seasons and also sponsor FST's annual fundraising event on February 25.
The multiple award-winning play DIE REUK VAN APPELS has been extended at The Fugard Studio Theatre due to popular demand. Bookings are now open until Saturday 10 November.
On October 25th, Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) and Ma-Yi Theater Company presented an excerpt from Lloyd Suh's new play The Chinese Lady, which begins performances on Theatre Row on November 7 and will play a limited run through November 18, 2018. The two-hander stars Shannon Tyo (Bright Half Life) as 'Afong Moy' and Daniel K. Isaac ('Billions') as 'Atung'. Click here for more information and tickets.
Martin Giles, Karen Baum, Jordon Ross Weinhold and more join the cast of PICT Classic Theatre's upcoming production of The Old Curiosity Shop.
Alabama Shakespeare Festival will present a new production of The Sound of Music beginning November 15, 2018, directed by ASF Artistic Director Rick Dildine. The Sound of Music features music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein, and book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse (suggested by "The Trapp Family Singers" by Maria Augusta Trapp.)
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School final year students are mounting the astonishingly pertinent Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris. They are performing for the first time on the stage of Bristol Old Vic's new Weston Studio Theatre, designated home to innovation and the next generation of theatre makers.
Merseyside-based dancers and companies will take centre stage at Liverpool's premier dance festival, opening next week at The Capstone Theatre.
Florida Studio Theatre's 2018-19 Children's Theatre Series continues with Deck the Halls!:Home for the Holidays, a musical celebration of everything that makes the holidays in Sarasota special. Families can escape the craziness of the holidays and go on a musical adventure with six magical elves who want to celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah in true Floridian manner. Performances of Deck the Halls! take place on Saturdays and select Sundays, starting November 24 in FST's Bowne's Lab Theatre. Deck the Halls! is the second show of a four-play subscription series. Subscriptions are available for ONLY $20. Single tickets are $10. Subscriptions and single tickets are available at floridastudiotheatre.org or through FST's Box Office at 941-366-9000.
Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, has announced that The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis' world premiere production of Scott C. Sickles' Nonsense and Beauty is a recipient of a 2018 Edgerton Foundation New Play Award. The $34,000 award will allow extra time for the development and rehearsal of the play with the entire creative team, hoping to extend the life of the play after its first run.
Kora and Minnie are best friends. And honors students. (Duh.) They are as smart as they are mischievous. And yes they are plotting a scheme involving a lot of money and a little blood. But when their volatile relationship is threatened by Minnie's friendship with awkward YouTube sensation Megan, all bets are off. In the tradition of Heathers and The Virgin Suicides, Mariah MacCarthy's new play Honors Students asks one question: Who will survive?
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