The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis will begin its 2008-2009 season with political plays featuring ripped-from-the-headlines content, and will continue the season with the first Indianapolis production of a work by popular Irish playwright Conor McPherson, a world premiere 'mock operetta' by Jack O'Hara, and a Spanish-language production as well as the regional premieres of a number of plays.
Phoenix Theatre will open an all new production of the epic, musical masterpiece Les Mis?rables on February 18, bringing the audience closer to the searing story, and to the barricade, than ever before. It will run through March 22, 2009. Phoenix Theatre is one of only a few professional regional theatres in the country to have been chosen to produce this powerful musical. Phoenix Theatre's production has been produced in collaboration with Arkansas Repertory Theatre.
On February 18 and 19, La MaMa will host an open house, 'New Voices Heard,' featuring a sampling of eight plays that were developed during the summer of 2008 in the La MaMa Umbria International Playwrights Retreat. This free event will take place at La MaMa La Galleria, 6 East First Street, Manhattan (between Second Avenue and Bowery), Manhattan. Admission is free. Excerpts of eight plays will be presented. Seven will be staged readings and one will be fully acted.
The theatrical event of the year is almost here! You've never been this close to the barricade! Les Mis?rables will be performed at the Phoenix Theatre from February 18 - March 22, 2009. Experience this modern musical masterpiece based on Victor Hugo?s epic novel like never before. In 19th century France, Jean Valjean is released from 19 years of unjust imprisonment, but finds nothing in store for him but mistrust and mistreatment. He breaks his parole in hopes of starting a new life, initiating a life-long struggle for redemption as he is relentlessly pursued by police inspector Javert, who refuses to believe Valjean can change his ways. Epic, grand and uplifting. Experience the emotion and grandeur of Les Mis?rables in Phoenix Theatre?s intimate theatre! The lead roles will be played by Christopher B. Carl (Javert), E.J. Dohring (Gavroche), Lisa Fogel (Fantine), Kyle Harris (Enjolras), Beau Heckman (Thornadier), Jenny Hintze (Eponine), Jeanine Pacheco (Cosette), Terry Summers (Madame Thornadier), and Douglas Webster (Valjean).
The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis will produce the Indiana premiere of Theresa Rebeck's mystery drama Mauritius in its Frank & Katrina Basile Theatre March 5 through April 4, 2009. Rebeck has had numerous productions of plays such as Spike Heels, Bad Dates, and The Family of Mann Off-Broadway, but Mauritius was her first play to be produced on Broadway (by Manhattan Theatre Club, in 2007.) Rebeck has worked as a television writer and producer as well, giving her ample experience in plot twists that must be resolved in a short span of time. Rebeck was looking casually on the Internet one day ('Sometimes I avoid work by just typing things in and seeing what comes up') and discovered photos of rare stamps from a 19th century wealthy man's collection. They were to be auctioned off, and among them were two rare stamps from the tiny island of Mauritius. Rebeck delved deeper into philately - stamp collecting - and loved the idea of the frailty and great value of tiny pieces of paper. Out of her research came a play that explores how flaws, in stamps and in people, can lead to complex human dynamics.
Phoenix Theatre will open an all new production of the epic, musical masterpiece Les Mis?rables on February 18, bringing the audience closer to the searing story, and to the barricade, than ever before. It will run through March 22, 2009. Phoenix Theatre is one of only a few professional regional theatres in the country to have been chosen to produce this powerful musical. Phoenix Theatre's production has been produced in collaboration with Arkansas Repertory Theatre.
On February 18 and 19, La MaMa will host an open house, 'New Voices Heard,' featuring a sampling of eight plays that were developed during the summer of 2008 in the La MaMa Umbria International Playwrights Retreat. This free event will take place at La MaMa La Galleria, 6 East First Street, Manhattan (between Second Avenue and Bowery), Manhattan. Admission is free. Excerpts of eight plays will be presented. Seven will be staged readings and one will be fully acted.
Phoenix Theatre Ensemble, an artist-directed ensemble now in its fifth season, on Friday, March 14 will announce the winner of the first annual Eve Adamson Excellence in Lighting Design Award at the final performance of the company's upcoming production of Jean Cocteau's Indiscretions (Les Parents Terribles).
Sleepwalkers Theatre closes its second season of progressive new works with the premiere of THE SHORT AND HAPPY LIFE by Ryan Michael Teller. Who was the real Harvery and exactly why did he explode into a thousand little pieces? Sleepwalkers co-founding Artistic Director Tore Ingersoll-Thorp helms this multi-media theatrical exploration of the abandonment and destruction of youth, featuring Maureen Coyne, Kevin Copps, Andrew Crocker, Damian Lanahan - Kalish, Ari Owens, and Ian Riley. THE SHORT AND HAPPY LIFE plays March 5 through 28 (press opening: Friday, March 6) at the Phoenix Theatre (414 Mason at Geary) in San Francisco. For tickets ($14) and information, the public may call 415-913-7272 or visit www.sleepwalkerstheatre.com.
Phoenix Arts Association presents The Nose by Nicolai Gogol (part 1 of a multi-art project Gogol?s Overcoat) in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Nicolai Gogol. The show will be performed by the International Theater Ensemble Fridays and Saturdays, March 6,7 & 13, 14, at 8pm at the Phoenix Theatre Annex, 414 Mason St., Suite 406, San Francisco, 94102.
The Roundtable Ensemble (Kelly Ann Moore, Artistic Director and Joshua P. Weiss, Managing Director), now in its 10th season, will present the New York premiere of Linda Escalera Baggs' award-winning play 'SILENT HEROES,' inspired by a true story, and directed by Rosemary Andress. 'SILENT HEROES' will be presented at Theatre 54 at Shetler Studios, 244 West 54th Street, 12th floor (bet. 8th and 9th Aves). Performances will begin on January 8, and the official opening performance was Sunday, January 11 at 3:00 p.m. Performances will run through Saturday, January 24. Set shortly after the end of the Vietnam War, the wives of six Marine Corps aviators have gathered in the night after hearing that one of the base's jet fighters has crashed. The Corps has offered no comfort or information, but the women know that one of their husbands isn't coming home. 'SILENT HEROES' deals with women's rights, race relations, family, war and peace, and the tenuous social structure that enables military wives to cope with the constant fear that their husbands' lives, and their futures, could end suddenly. It won Best Play at FutureFest (Dayton, OH), at the Firehouse Theatre Festival of New American Plays (Richmond, VA), and at the Pittsburgh New Play Festival. TheaterMania's Peter Filichia was one of the judges at FutureFest and wrote this in his column: 'While I was watching Linda Escalera Bagg's Silent Heroes, I thought 'Hmm...this playwright has not only written six fat parts for women but also at least two parts that could very well win Tony Awards for the actresses playing them.' 'SILENT HEROES' was also honored with the Source Literary Prize in Washington, D.C. Linda Escalera Baggs is a Virginia-based playwright whose plays have been produced across the U.S.A. In addition to her award-winning Silent Heroes her full length plays include Harps & Harmonicas and Word War, and her one-acts and short plays include: Parting Words, The August Jinx, Welcome to Florida, Who's Margaret, and Dress Blues. Baggs is the daughter of a Marine colonel.
Don't miss the show said to have inaugurated the modern era of musical theatre. Company will be performed at the Phoenix Theatre from April 22 - May 17, 2009. On the night of his 35th birthday, confirmed bachelor Robert contemplates his unmarried state. In vignette after hilarious vignette, we are introduced to his married friends as Robert weighs the pros and cons of married life. An honest, witty and sophisticated look at relationships featuring a brilliant energetic score containing many of Sondheim's best-known songs including 'Another Hundred People,' 'The Ladies Who Lunch' and 'Being Alive' and an ensemble of quirky, memorable characters. The original look at ?Life and Love in the Big City? ? and the one that has stood the test of time to become a modern classic.
The theatrical event of the year is almost here! You've never been this close to the barricade! Les Mis?rables will be performed at the Phoenix Theatre from February 18 - March 22, 2009. Experience this modern musical masterpiece based on Victor Hugo?s epic novel like never before. In 19th century France, Jean Valjean is released from 19 years of unjust imprisonment, but finds nothing in store for him but mistrust and mistreatment. He breaks his parole in hopes of starting a new life, initiating a life-long struggle for redemption as he is relentlessly pursued by police inspector Javert, who refuses to believe Valjean can change his ways. Epic, grand and uplifting. Experience the emotion and grandeur of Les Mis?rables in Phoenix Theatre?s intimate theatre! The lead roles will be played by Christopher B. Carl (Javert), E.J. Dohring (Gavroche), Lisa Fogel (Fantine), Kyle Harris (Enjolras), Beau Heckman (Thornadier), Jenny Hintze (Eponine), Jeanine Pacheco (Cosette), Terry Summers (Madame Thornadier), and Douglas Webster (Valjean).
The Roundtable Ensemble (Kelly Ann Moore, Artistic Director and Joshua P. Weiss, Managing Director), now in its 10th season, will present the New York premiere of Linda Escalera Baggs' award-winning play 'SILENT HEROES,' inspired by a true story, and directed by Rosemary Andress. 'SILENT HEROES' will be presented at Theatre 54 at Shetler Studios, 244 West 54th Street, 12th floor (bet. 8th and 9th Aves). Performances will begin on January 8, and the official opening performance will be Sunday, January 11 at 3:00 p.m. Performances will run through Saturday, January 24.
The Roundtable Ensemble (Kelly Ann Moore, Artistic Director and Joshua P. Weiss, Managing Director), now in its 10th season, will present the New York premiere of Linda Escalera Baggs' award-winning play 'SILENT HEROES,' inspired by a true story, and directed by Rosemary Andress. 'SILENT HEROES' will be presented at Theatre 54 at Shetler Studios, 244 West 54th Street, 12th floor (bet. 8th and 9th Aves). Performances will begin on January 8, and the official opening performance will be Sunday, January 11 at 3:00 p.m. Performances will run through Saturday, January 24.
Sleepwalkers Theatre has announced the extension of its current World Premiere production MARCH TO NOVEMBER, now playing now through November 15 at the Phoenix Theatre - performances have been added for November 13, 14, and 15 at 8pm.
Sleepwalkers Theatre has announced the extension of its current World Premiere production MARCH TO NOVEMBER, now playing now through November 15 at the Phoenix Theatre - performances have been added for November 13, 14, and 15 at 8pm.
The Huntington Theatre Company opens its season at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA with Academy Award-nominated Jose Rivera's Boleros for the Disenchanted. Directed by OBIE Award-winning Chay Yew, the production runs October 10 - November 15, 2008.
Sleepwalkers Theatre continues its second season of presenting progressive new works with MARCH TO NOVEMBER, written and directed by Sleepwalkers co-founder Tore Ingersoll-Thorp. Tim Biglow, Drew Lanning, Maggie McCally, and Ian Riley star in MARCH TO NOVEMBER, playing October 23 through November 8 (Press Opening: Friday, October 24) at the Phoenix Theatre (414 Mason at Geary) in San Francisco.
Starting October 7th, 2008 Kristy Cates will be portraying a cancer survivor in a new Off-Broadway musical titled Unbeatable.
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