The Acting Company News

The cast has been revealed for the upcoming reading of The White Plague. The event, produced by The Acting Company, will take place at The Public Theater. This is a reading of Karel Čapek's play, originally titled 'Bílá nemoc'.

The Acting Company will hold its Annual Gala in New York City honoring director Lisa Peterson. Raúl Esparza will perform and Patrick Kerr will serve as emcee. The benefit supports the company’s touring productions and arts-in-education programs.

Performances are now underway for the Broadway run of the Olivier Award-winning hit play Giant, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Nicholas Hytner and written by Mark Rosenblatt. Meet the cast here!

Horizon Theatre Rep will present ITHAKA by Gottfried Benn as part of its ongoing streaming series German Plays from the 1910s & 1920s. The production is directed by Rafael De Mussa and will be released in short video installments online.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 4, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The Acting Company will honor director Lisa Peterson with the prestigious John Houseman Award for her contributions to theater. Learn more about the upcoming event here!

Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra will headline the Winterlude Jazz Festival at Johnson County Community College's Midwest Trust Center this March.

Kentucky Shakespeare, the Official Shakespeare Festival of the Commonwealth, announced the 66th annual free Kentucky Shakespeare Festival May 27-August 9, 2026, at the C. Douglas Ramey Amphitheater in Old Louisville’s Central Park.

Avantika, Peter Gallagher, and Constance Wu will star in the one-night-only reading of A BOLD STROKE FOR A HUSBAND at The Public, produced by The Acting Company.

Target Margin Theater will present the world premiere of 'THIS IS REAL,' inspired by Jean Genet, from March 1 to April 5, 2026. The production explores themes of identity and reality through innovative staging and performance.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is  January 22, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Erik Schroeder has taken on the role of General Manager of The Public Theater. Most recently Erik served as Managing Director of The Acting Company for four seasons.

This winter, the Midwest Trust Center will host performances by THE BARRICADE BOYS and THE ACTING COMPANY, offering audiences a blend of musical theatre and dramatic productions. These events will showcase a diverse repertoire, highlighting the talents of both groups.

Herbert Welch has been appointed as the Tour Producer for The Acting Company's 2026 National Tour, featuring productions like GREAT EXPECTATIONS and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. The tour will visit various U.S. locations from January 2025 to March 2026.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater has completed the Associated Bank Theater Center Phase II construction with the grand opening of the reimagined Herro-Franke Studio Theater, featuring Ayad Akhtar's McNeal.

As the southland welcomes a return visit from The Acting Company, things remain as topsy-turvey as they must needs be in the woods of Athens. The company visit is a quick hit, but Risa Brainin’s production of Shakespeare’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM is the kind of crowd-pleasing, take-no-prisoners experience that audiences should devour.

Check out production photos from Rubicon Theatre Company of Ventura and The Acting Company of New York's dual production of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Great Expectations.

HERO: THE BOY FROM TROY, A MUSICAL ABOUT YOUNG JOHN LEWIS, will celebrate it's second national tour, January 15-March 6, 2026.

Rubicon Theatre Company of Ventura and The Acting Company of New York will present a second-year “encore” collaboration on two new productions to be presented as part of Rubicon’s WINTERFEST, 2025.

The Weidner will welcome The Acting Company's national touring production of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream to Green Bay on February 3, 2026 for a Pay What You May performance.