Suzan-Lori Parks News

Birth Place: Kentucky, USA

Get Suzan-Lori Parks Email Alerts

Be the first to get news, photos, videos & more.

True Colors Theatre Company Announces THE COLORED MUSEUM 3/25-4/17
by BWW News Desk - Mar 25, 2011


Kenny Leon and True Colors Theatre Company announce the satirical comedy The Colored Museum by George C. Wolfe directed by True Colors Producing Director, Jasmine Guy. Tickets and information can be found at http://www.truecolorstheatre.org/thecoloredmuseum.

Cleveland Play House Produces BILL W AND DR. BOB, Opens 4/9
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 25, 2011


Making its Midwest premiere in the birthplace of Alcoholics Anonymous, Bill W. and Dr. Bob is an inspirational, gripping and timely story about the men and their wives whose relationships pioneered the beginning of Alcoholics Anonymous and the creation of Al-Anon.

Legacy of Light Marks Send-off Play at 8500 Euclid Avenue
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 22, 2011


Legacy of Light, a new play by Karen Zacarias, anchors the sixth annual FusionFest of new work and completes the Cleveland Play House's 84-year run at 8500 Euclid Avenue.

Tony Kushner's INTELLIGENT HOMOSEXUAL'S GUIDE... Delays Previews to Accommodate Additional Dress Rehearsal; Performances Now Begin 3/23
by Jessica Lewis - Mar 21, 2011


The first preview of Tony Kushner's THE INTELLIGENT HOMOSEXUAL'S GUIDE TO CAPITALISM AND SOCIALISM WITH A KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES has been postponed a day to provide the cast and crew with an additional dress rehearsal. The production will now begin performances on Wednesday, March 23 at The Public Theater (425 Lafayette Street). The production is presented by The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Interim Executive Director Joey Parnes) and Signature Theatre Company (Founding Artistic Director James Houghton; Executive Director Erika Mallin) in association with the Guthrie Theater (Joe Dowling, Director). Michael Greif, who directed the world premiere at the Guthrie in April 2009, directs the New York premiere, which opens on Thursday, May 5 and runs through June 12.

Playwrights Horizons Presents KIN, Opens 3/21
by BWW News Desk - Mar 21, 2011


The Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) World Premiere production of KIN, a new play by Bathsheba Doran (Living Room in Africa, her adaptation of Great Expectations at The Lortel) will officially open On March 21.

Phantom Projects Theatre Group Presents THE BLUEST EYE, 4/8-24
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 18, 2011


PHANTOM PROJECTS THEATRE GROUP, celebrating their 15th Anniversary Season and Toni Morrison's 80th Birthday, brings THE BLUEST EYE to Los Angeles.

Tre Garrett Announces Jubilee Theatre’s 2011-12 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 17, 2011


Jubilee Theatre's Artistic Director, Tre Garrett, has announced the upcoming 2011-2012 Season.

Yale Rep Presents AUTUMN SONATA 4/12-5/7
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 17, 2011


YALE REPERTORY THEATRE (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) presents the U.S. premiere of Ingmar Bergman's AUTUMN SONATA, directed by Robert Woodruff, based on a literal translation by Wendy Weckwerth, at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street) April 12-May 7, 2011.

Women's Project And SITI Company Present ROOM 3/12-27
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2011


Room, directed by Anne Bogart and based on a lifetime of Virginia Woolf's writing adapted by Jocelyn Clarke, will return to the New York stage 11 years after its world premiere when Women's Project and SITI Company begins previews Saturday, March 12, at 8:00pm for a run through March 27 at Women's Project, 424 West 55th Street.

Yale Rep Announces 2011-2012 Season; Features THREE SISTERS, BELLEVILLE
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 10, 2011


YALE REPERTORY THEATRE (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) is pleased to announce its 2011-2012 Season, which will include the world premieres of Belleville by Amy Herzog and The Realistic Joneses by Will Eno; Sarah Ruhl's new version of Anton Chekhov's masterpiece, Three Sisters; Moliere's A Doctor in Spite of Himself, adapted by Christopher Bayes and Steven Epp; and William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale.

Zach Braff's ALL NEW PEOPLE to Have World Premiere at Second Stage Theatre
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 9, 2011


Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director) will conclude its 32nd season with the World Premiere of ALL NEW PEOPLE, a new comedy written by Zach Braff.

Steppenwolf Announces Premiere of NEXT UP, 5/31-6/19
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 7, 2011


Steppenwolf Theatre Company is pleased to announce its inaugural NEXT UP: three productions showcasing Chicago's next generation of artists, presented in rotating repertory May 31 - June 19, 2011 in The Steppenwolf Garage, 1624 N. Halsted St. NEXT UP is presented in collaboration with Northwestern University's MFA programs in Direction and Design, and will feature the work of graduates of those programs with casts of professional Chicago actors.

Chicago Playworks for Families and Young Audiences Presents PINKALICIOUS
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 7, 2011


The Theatre School at DePaul University proudly presents PINKALICIOUS THE MUSICAL, book by Elizabeth Kann & Victoria Kann, music by John Gregor, lyrics by John Gregor, Elizabeth Kann & Victoria Kann, directed by Lisa Portes, as the final installment of the 2010-2011 Chicago Playworks for Families and Young Audiences Series.

Women's Project And SITI Company Present ROOM 3/12-27
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 7, 2011


Room, directed by Anne Bogart and based on a lifetime of Virginia Woolf's writing adapted by Jocelyn Clarke, will return to the New York stage 11 years after its world premiere when Women's Project and SITI Company begins previews Saturday, March 12, at 8:00pm for a run through March 27 at Women's Project, 424 West 55th Street.

New Rep Announces PREMIERE PARTY 2011 EVENT 3/7
by BWW News Desk - Mar 7, 2011


On Monday, March 7, 2011, New Rep will be holding its very first Premiere Party at the historic Commander's Mansion. New Rep's Premiere Party 2011 is an exciting evening of entertainment to celebrate the announcement of New Rep's 2011-2012 Season.

Katori Hall Wins 2011 Blackburn Prize
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 2, 2011


The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has announced Katori Hall as the winner of its prestigious playwriting award, now celebrating its thirty-third year. The Houston-based Prize received the 2010 Theatre Communications Group's National Funder Award. The annual honor goes to a company, foundation or other entity for 'leadership and sustained national support of theater in America.

American Blues Theater Announces 2011-12 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 25, 2011


Producing Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside of American Blues Theater (ABT), Chicago's second oldest Equity ensemble, proudly announces the Ensemble's 26th season.

New Rep Announces PREMIERE PARTY 2011 EVENT 3/7
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 24, 2011


On Monday, March 7, 2011, New Rep will be holding its very first Premiere Party at the historic Commander's Mansion. New Rep's Premiere Party 2011 is an exciting evening of entertainment to celebrate the announcement of New Rep's 2011-2012 Season.

ANGELS IN AMERICA Extends For Fourth And Final Time Thru 4/24
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 22, 2011


Signature Theatre Company (Founding Artistic Director James Houghton; Executive Director Erika Mallin) is pleased to announce a fourth extension for the first New York revival of Tony Kushner's ANGELS IN AMERICA: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, directed by Michael Greif.

ATC And Soho Theatre Present IVAN AND THE DOGS, Begins Touring April 21
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 21, 2011


ATC and SOHO THEATRE present IVAN AND THE DOGS, by Hattie Naylor

  …        89       …    

Get Suzan-Lori Parks Email Alerts

Be the first to get news, photos, videos & more.

Videos