The Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH) has announced ICONS 3: Prominent Figures Across the Landscape, a new installment in its commissioned monologue series spotlighting influential figures in Black cultural history.
The Kilroys, a collective of artists, producers, educators and organizers who are done talking about gender parity and are taking action, revealed the fourteen members of their new cohort. Learn more.
Loading Dock Theatre will be presenting $#!thole Country Clapback written and performed by Pascale Armand (Tony nominee for her role in Danai Gurira's Eclipsed). Premiering live online on 10/24 this bold & dynamic one woman show explores the story of Pascale's family's immigration and her relationship with both of the countries she has called home.
Loading Dock TheatreDevelopm a?" the multi-Drama Desk Award-nominated Brooklyn theater company that produces emotional, character-driven plays with an experimental edge a?" has announced two new projects for its fourth annual Forklift New Play ent season. The company will be adapting to the ever-changing theatrical landscape by creating a completely socially distant backyard play, Cory and Smina??s Love Conquers the Earth by Billy McEntee, and producing Forklifta??s first-ever digital show, $#!thole Country Clapback by Pascale Armand (Tony nominee for her role in Danai Guriraa??s Eclipsed). Both productions will benefit complimentary thematic nonprofits,
Neo-Political Cowgirls (Kate Mueth, Founding Artistic Director), an organization created for women in theater to help increase the female voice in the narrative of our society's stories, will present their annual fundraiser, Andromeda's Sisters: An Arts and Advocacy Forum, remotely via Zoom on Friday, August 14 and Thursday, September 3.
The Playwrights Realm (Founding Artistic Director Katherine Kovner and Producing Director Roberta Pereira) will presents the 2020 INK'D Festival of New Plays, showcasing new works by this year's Realm Writing Fellows Tanya Everett, Maya Macdonald, Tasha Gordon-Solmon, and Christopher Reyes (February 24-27). The festival's plays offer vast tonal and stylistic variation while cohering around complex contemplations of structural issues. INK'D has proven to be an indispensable launching pad for the voices driving the future of playwriting. This year's powerful slate continues to introduce audiences to a diversity of fresh perspectives, thereby underscoring theater's potential to expand the possibilities of dramatic storytelling and engage with the world around it.
The Playwrights Realm today announces recipients of two career-propelling development programs the organizationa?"led by Founding Artistic Director Katherine Kovner and Producing Director Roberta Pereiraa?"offers to gifted, incisive, and diverse playwrights. Now entering its thirteenth season, The Realm has continually produced work by brave new voices and expanded its commitment to providing holistic support to playwrights striving to make a life in the arts.
Terrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune starring Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon began performances last night at the Broadhurst Theatre. The night marked a big moment for playwright, Terrence McNally, celebrating his 25th Broadway production, and director Arin Arbus, celebrating her Broadway debut.
The 2019 MFA Playwriting students at Brooklyn College - Tanya Everett, Eri Nox, Arika Larson and Cherry Lou Sy - will be presenting readings of their full-length plays. All shows will be at The Tank on Wednesdays and Fridays at 3 pm.
FRIGID New York @ Horse Trade/New York Madness present the third play in their MadLab Reading Series on Sunday, July 29, 2018 at 8pm: Painting with Lulu by Judith Leora at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery), directed by Michele Travis.
The theme for the May edition of New York Madness is 'The Fascist Playbook' Madness. The show will take place on Sunday, June 24th at 8pm at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery). Cheryl Paley is co-producing the June edition of New York Madness and chose this month's theme.
Less Than Rent Theatre continues LTR HOUSE PARTY, a new reading series presenting bold, innovative works by emerging playwrights, with a staged reading of Tanya Everett's T(wo) Train: to be in transit(ion) at Axis Theatre in the West Village.
The April edition of New York Madness will take place on Sunday, April 30 at 8pm at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery).
Now in its eighth season, the Obie Award winning The Fire This Time Festival will run January 16-February 5, 2017 at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery).
The Amoralists has announced their 2016-2017 season, which will include the world premiere of Ken Urban's NIBBLER, directed by Benjamin Kamine, and 'Wright Club's 'Wright Nights, featuring six new authors in the company's year-long playwright development program.