InProximity Theatre Company (Jolie Curtsinger, Laurie Schaefer Fenton, Co-Artistic Directors) is proud to announce this year's selections for the second annual PROJECT W Theatre Festival include Darcy Parker Bruce, Mathilde Dratwa, Christina Gorman, Donna Hoke and Kara Emily Krantz. PROJECT W Theatre Festival will take place at Town Stages (221 West Broadway Street), June 5-9, 2018 with readings starting June 5th nightly at 8 PM. Tickets are FREE to attend but reservations are strongly recommended. More information can be found at www.inproximitytheatre.org.
Today Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein of the Drama Desk and Obie Award-winning Keen Company announced the Twelfth Season of Keen Teens. This season's offerings will be Winifred & Myrtle Go to High School by Leah Nanako Wrinkler, directed by Michael Goldfried; Around 2 by James Anthony Tyler, directed by Estefania Fadul; and The Caribbean Queen with book & lyrics by Jamie Cowperthwait, music & lyrics by Salomon Lerner, directed and choreographed by Ilana Ransom Toeplitz with musical direction by Salomon Lerner. An-Lin Dauber will provide scenic design, with costume design by Karen Boyer, lighting design by Kate August and sound design by Karl Berntson.
Ensemble for the Romantic Century (Eve Wolf, Executive Artistic Director) is proud to announce that the cast Tchaikovsky: None but the Lonely Heart, the final production of the 2017-'18 season, at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street between Dyer and 10th Avenues) beginning May 17th. Opening Night is set for May 31st. This limited Off-Broadway engagement runs through June 17th only.
MARLOWE'S FATE, is a ferocious new comedy that spotlightsChristopher Marlowe's last terrible night in London and ends a lifetime later with Will Shaxper's last explosive night on Earth.
Florida Repertory Theatre's 2018 PlayLab Festival of New Plays and Emerging Voices kicks off May 3 with six new play readings, the world premiere production of last year's festival winner, 'George Washington's Teeth' by Mark St. Germain, a Playwright's Panel discussion, and a Keynote Address by alumna playwright, Daryl Lisa Fazio.
Nuffield Southampton Theatres today announces the launch of a new writer's group in partnership with the award-winning South West theatre company Up in Arms led by co-artistic directors Barney Norris and Alice Hamilton, to help writers from the local area develop their skills in writing for performance.
Broken Nose Theatre, recipient of the 2018 Broadway In Chicago Emerging Theatre Award, is pleased to continue its 2018 Season with Sam Chanse's contemplative new drama THE OPPORTUNITIES OF EXTINCTION, directed by company member Jen Poulin*, playing June 2 - 30, 2018 at The Den Theatre (2A), 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. Tickets are currently available at brokennosetheatre.com. Tickets for all Broken Nose Theatre productions are available on a "pay-what-you-can" basis, allowing patrons to set their own price and ensuring theatre remains economically accessible for all audiences. The press opening is Monday, June 4 at 7:30 pm.
SPRING AT THE WILLOWBROOK INN, a new play by Jonathan Van Dyke, will be featured at the Tampa International Fringe Festival at the HCC Studio Theatre in Tampa, FL. May 3 - 6, 2018, starring Wesley Eure (TV's Land of the Lost, Days of Our Lives, Dragon Tales), George Dvorsky (Broadway's Scarlett Pimpernel, Passion, and Madam Secretary), Justin Lore (Forbidden Broadway, Disney's Finding Nemo), and Jacob Thompson (The Perfect Murder). Directed by Jonathan Van Dyke, SPRING AT THE WILLOWBROOK INN was awarded Outstanding Production and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play at the All Out Arts: Fresh Fruit Festival in NYC.
Shakespeare's unforgettable tale of star-crossed lovers is coming to the Addison Theatre Centre's Studio Theatre, brought to you by Outcry Youth Theatre. You'll find the romance, action, and tragedy you've come to expect from ROMEO AND JULIET, but without the tights. The story has been transported from Renaissance Italy to a carnival world where two rival circuses have bad blood between them. The classic characters have become ringmasters, tightrope walkers, sword swallowers, magicians, clowns, mimes, and more.
British playwright Wendy M. Bain brings her comedy play about settling old scores and finding true love, OLD FRENEMIES, to the 2018 Hollywood Fringe Festival.
Studio Theatre is serving up a spectacle of a show that mashes satire and high emotion. VIETGONE, directed by Natsu Onoda Power, presents a truly diverse story with the potential to challenge entrenched ideas about the Vietnam War and the immigrant experience. Playwright Qui Nguyen's fresh voice bounces off the rafters and finds its fullest embodiment in the company's impressive and expressive physicality.
The Playwrights Foundation, a launchpad for exceptional plays and playwrights announces the lineup for the 2018 Bay Area Playwrights Festival (BAPF) running July 20-29, 2018. The six Playwrights were selected from more than 700 submissions nationally, 85% from outside the bay area, from more than 2 dozen states and Canada - coast to coast a very North American cohort.
Imagination Stage's Musical Theatre Conservatory will perform Zombie Prom, a girl-loves-ghoul rock and roll musical set in the atomic 1950's, on May 18-20, 2018 in the Christopher and Dana Reeve Studio Theatre.
In keeping with a decades-long commitment to nurture the new, Weston Playhouse Theatre Company is proud to announce its first annual New Works Festival. An exciting two-week celebration of nationally recognized artists creating new work begins this May 18 on the Company's campus in historic Weston Village.
Uncle Function, one of New York City's premier sketch comedy troupes, will introduce a series of brand new sketches at their upcoming special edition comedy show Uncle Function at The Peoples Improv Theater - 123 East 24th St., Manhattan. After a SOLD OUT show last month, the Uncles are back on Saturday May 19th, 2018 at 9:30PM! Make sure to get your tix ahead of time here: https://thepit-nyc.com/events/uncle-function/
ArtsEmerson today announced the principal cast and full creative team for the New England Premiere of Born for This - A New Musical, which plays a limited summer engagement at Boston's Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre from June 15-July 15, 2018.
Florida Studio Theatre announces its 5th Summer Cabaret Season with three delightfully inventive music revues. Carole's Kings kicks off the season with laughter and smooth harmonies in a unique tribute to one of America's most beloved singer-songwriters, Carole King. Following right behind are The Swingaroos with an all-new show, Music of the Night, celebrating the past century of Broadway hits. Capping off the Cabaret season is Gilbert & Sullivan Unplugged, a stripped-down, funky salute to the 19th century composing duo. The season opens on June 14 and runs through September 23 in FST's Court Cabaret. Single tickets range from $36-39. A subscription to all three Cabaret shows can be purchased for as little as $49. Subscriptions and single tickets can be purchased in person at the FST Box Office, by calling (941) 366-9000, or online at FloridaStudioTheatre.org.
Florida Studio Theatre announces its 28th Summer Mainstage Season with three enticing productions: the inspiring tribute Always…Patsy Cline, the madcap musical whodunit Murder for Two, and the humorous yet poignant period piece, Other People's Money. The 2018 Summer Mainstage Season opens June 1 and runs through August 19 in FST's Keating and Gompertz Theatres. A subscription to all three shows can be purchased for as little as $39. All subscriptions and single tickets may be purchased at the FST Box Office, by calling (941) 366-9000, or online at www.FloridaStudioTheatre.org.
BEST FRIEND from playwright Christopher Sullivan (Ensemble Studio Theatre's Youngblood, USC John Welles Screenwriting MFA) is a timely dark comedy touching on gender dynamics, Gamergate, toxic masculinity, and America's culture war. The play dares to ask, 'In the age of wokeness, how far would you go to redeem your un-Woke friend?' BEST FRIEND premiers June 3rd at the Stephanie Feury Theatre as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival, 5636 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038
