It was late in autumn in nineteen-hundred and ninety. Flying saucer mania was rampant. The American public was very curious about such mysterious things as, the paranormal, Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster and the Bermuda Triangle. For the most part, the public was unaware of the low profile studies into these phenomena conducted by the government. These secret studies were assigned to various branches of the military complex. The U.S. Navy's part in this on-going research was Project Houdini. It's mission was to determine the cause of how over 500 ships and planes, as well as their attending personnel, had vanished into the area better known as the Bermuda Triangle and were never seen again.
The Geffen Playhouse announces nine plays for the 2013/2014 season: three world premieres/adaptations, three West Coast premieres and two productions of familiar works from Pulitzer or Nobel Prize winning playwrights. The remaining title will be announced shortly. Furthering its mission to introduce audiences to new plays, re-imagined classics and emerging voices, the Geffen's schedule - encouraged by continued growth in ticket sales - is the largest in the 19 year history of the organization.
Artists Repertory Theatre's 2013/14 season will continue our vision of finding and producing adventurous, provocative work that challenges audiences and artists alike. Next season's play offerings will enhance Artists Rep's role as Portland's premiere mid-size regional theatre company by offering nine of the most cutting-edge plays available today, written by internationally prestigious playwrights, and guided by esteemed directors, all while deepening our commitment to our company's Resident Artists.
Playwright David Lindsay-Abaire won the Trustus Playwrights' Festival with his script Show of Hands in 1995. He went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2007 for Rabbit Hole, which Trustus produced in 2008. Now, Trustus is bringing Linday-Abaire's newest Tony-nominated script Good People to the Thigpen Main Stage under the direction of nationally-acclaimed guest director Jim O'Connor. Good People opens tonight, March 22nd at 8:00pm, and runs through April 6th, 2013.
The Edge Theatre Company presents the regional premiere of David Mamet's 'Race' in their new home at 1560 Teller Street in Lakewood, a partnership with 40 West Arts District, on March 15 - April 7 (please note date change).
A limited number of $50 tickets are still available for Howard County's signature event, Celebration of the Arts in Howard County, on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Peter and Elizabeth Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD. Tickets can be purchased by phone at 410-313-ARTS (2787) or in the office at Howard County Arts Council, 8510 High Ridge Road, Ellicott City, MD 21043. Any remaining tickets will be available at the box office, which will open at noon on the day of the event.
The best-selling book comes to life in the musical satire, SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody, on the Colonial stage tonight, March 14 to March 16 at 8pm. Contains mature content.
John Dennan has always been a gifted story teller-just ask his wife, children, or any of his grandchildren. Unfortunately, the demands of 28-year career in real estate didn't allow the author-at-heart the chance to pen the many books alive in his mind.
Lindsay Posner's production of The Turn of the Screw at the Almeida Theatre finishes it's run on 16 March 2013. The cast comprises Caroline Bartleet (a woman), Laurence Belcher (Miles), Eoin Geoghegan (a man), Gemma Jones (Mrs. Grose), Anna Madeley (The Governess), Orlando Wells (Sackville) and Isabella Blake, Emilia Jones and Lucy Morton who will alternate the role of Flora. The Turn of the Screw is sponsored by Pinsent Masons LLP.
There's a strange thing about roads. They must be carefully paved and must lead somewhere before they're driven upon. Such is the problem with ROADS COURAGEOUS, the highly problematic new musical enjoying its World Premiere at The Playhouse San Antonio.
It is a common stigma that dancers 'can't act.' Acting coach, director, and choreographer, Bronwen Carson, tells BWW why it is so important for dancers to hone their acting skills in order to have meaningful and lasting careers in the performing arts.
The Barns at Wolf Trap Welcomes a Folk-Rock Goddess, a New World Roots Trio,
and the Return of a Classical Jazz Legend. All shows are at The Barns at Wolf Trap
1635 Trap Road Vienna, VA 22182
Playwright David Lindsay-Abaire won the Trustus Playwrights' Festival with his script Show of Hands in 1995. He went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2007 for Rabbit Hole, which Trustus produced in 2008. Now, Trustus is bringing Linday-Abaire's newest Tony-nominated script Good People to the Thigpen Main Stage under the direction of nationally-acclaimed guest director Jim O'Connor. Good People opens on Friday, March 22nd at 8:00pm, and runs through April 6th, 2013.
The Pittsburgh International Children's Theater, a division of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, presents the Pittsburgh International Children's Festival, Wednesday, May 15, through Sunday, May 19, 2013 at the University of Pittsburgh theaters and Schenley Plaza. Programming will showcase international and local theater premieres, including a brand new interactive luminarium installation from Architects of Air (UK). Giant Eagle is the lead sponsor of the 2013 Pittsburgh International Children's Festival. Additional partners include Citiparks, University of Pittsburgh School of Arts & Sciences, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, and Pittsburgh Parks Conservatory.
Tickets are available for Howard County's signature event, Celebration of the Arts in Howard County, on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at the Peter and Elizabeth Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD. Tickets can be purchased via the Celebration page of the Howard County Arts Council (HCAC) website, www.hocoarts.org; by phone at 410-313-ARTS (2787); or at the HCAC office, 8510 High Ridge Road, Ellicott City, MD 21043. Any remaining tickets will be available at the box office on the day of the event.
A family watches powerlessly as their youngest, a boy just eleven years old, is taken away from them by government agents. There, in that reservation in Arizona, where they had lived happily for many years, the Navajo are inflicted upon by a grave injustice, a law forcing their children to be sent to distant federally-operated boarding schools. In Nasha Bi? Hoga, He Who Walks Alone, author Mike Wyant tells a story of a group of children who courageously defied their captors and struggled to preserve their freedom and identity.
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