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Gilliam, Waterston Lead Commonwealth Shakespeare Co's OTHELLO, Closes 8/15
by BWW News Desk - Aug 15, 2010

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) is pleased to announce thecasting for the company's 15 th annual free Shakespeare on the Common production, WilliamShakespeare's immortal drama, Othello, directed by CSC Founding Artistic Director Steven Maler. Othello will be performed at the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common from July 28 to August 15.

The Right Brain Project Presents HESPERIA At RBP Rorschach Theatre 7/15-8/14
by BWW News Desk - Aug 14, 2010

The Right Brian Project (RBP) presents the world premiere drama 'Hesperia,' by Chicago playwright Randall Colburn, directed by Artistic Director Nathan Robbel. The second of three thematically-linked new dramas, 'Hesperia' follows Claudia, a former porn star, as she takes a new name and a new faith in the Midwestern cornfields of Hesperia. Her fiancée Trick, an idealistic youth minister, shepherds her in her new life.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Presents NO MAN'S LAND, 8/11-29
by BWW News Desk - Aug 11, 2010

For the first time in 15 years, a work by Nobel Prize winner Harold Pinter will be presented on The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's Main Stage. Beginning on August 11 and continuing through August 29, Pinter's 1975 modern classic No Man's Land, directed by artistic director Bonnie J. Monte, will run at the F. M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre.

Williamstown Theatre Festival Opens FIFTH OF JULY, 8/11
by BWW News Desk - Aug 11, 2010

Nicholas Martin announced today the remainder of the 2010 Season for Williamstown Theatre Festival (WTF), the 56th season, and final one under Martin's tenure as WTF Artistic Director.

Finley, Hull, Rowat et al. Lead SAVED at Kansas City Rep, 9/10 - 10/3
by Jessica Lewis - Aug 10, 2010

Eric Rosen, artistic director of Kansas City Repertory Theatre, has announced that a new production of the musical Saved, directed by Gary Griffin (The Color Purple-Broadway and national tour, Pacific Overtures--London), will open the Rep's 2010-11 season.

TCG Appoints Kevin E. Moore as Managing Director
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 10, 2010

Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre in the US, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin E. Moore as its new Managing Director. Moore, who currently serves as Managing Director of Arizona Theatre Company, has been a senior executive in the performing arts for nearly two decades, with additional posts at Herberger Theater Center Phoenix, Cincinnati Arts Association, Historic New Harmony and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

Williamstown Theatre Festival Announces Complete 2010 Summer Season
by BWW News Desk - Aug 10, 2010

Nicholas Martin announced today the remainder of the 2010 Season for Williamstown Theatre Festival (WTF), the 56th season, and final one under Martin's tenure as WTF Artistic Director.

Kansas City Rep Presents SAVED, 9/10
by Molly Hagan - Aug 9, 2010

Eric Rosen, artistic director of Kansas City Repertory Theatre, has announced that a new production of the musical Saved, directed by Gary Griffin (THE COLOR PURPLE-Broadway and national tour, PACIFIC OVERTURES--London), will open the Rep's 2010-11 season.

TheatreWorks Presents AUCTIONING THE AINSLEYS World Premiere 7/14-8/8
by BWW News Desk - Aug 8, 2010

The bids come fast and furious as an off-the-wall family of professional auctioneers puts its heart, its heritage, and even its longest held secrets on the block in the uproarious world premiere of AUCTIONING THE AINSLEYS, by one of America's hottest young playwrights, Laura Schellhardt (The K of D), presented by TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theater of Silicon Valley.

Williamstown Theatre Festival Announces Complete 2010 Summer Season
by BWW News Desk - Aug 8, 2010

Nicholas Martin announced today the remainder of the 2010 Season for Williamstown Theatre Festival (WTF), the 56th season, and final one under Martin's tenure as WTF Artistic Director.

A.R.T. Presents CABARET Starring Amanda Palmer 8/31-10/29
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 5, 2010

American Repertory Theater announces the cast and creative team for CABARET by Kander and Ebb directed by Steven Bogart starring Amanda Palmer as the Emcee

Classic Stage Company Presents Sarah Ruhl's ORLANDO, Opens 9/8
by Jenn Waterman - Aug 4, 2010

Classic Stage Company presents the New York premiere of Sarah Ruhl's ORLANDO, adapted from the work of Virgina Woolf and directed by Rebecca Taichman. Performances begin September 8, 2010.

Live Nation Presents Pam Ann - Flying High September 29-October 10
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 3, 2010

Live Nation presents Pam Ann - Flying High. Pam Ann, A-list Air Hostess to the stars, is to touch down in London for her first West?End season at the Vaudeville Theatre from Wednesday 29 September - Sunday 10 October.

SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS Ends Run At Shakespeare Theatre of NJ
by BWW News Desk - Aug 1, 2010

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey continues its popular annual summer tradition of family theatre under the stars with a new translation/adaptation of Carlo Goldoni's comedy The Servant of Two Masters. Performances begin on June 23 and continue through August 1. Performances are Tuesdays through Sundays at 8:15pm at the outdoor amphitheatre on the campus of the College of St. Elizabeth, 2 Convent Road in Morris Township.

Williamstown Theatre Festival's After the Revolution Comes To A Close
by BWW News Desk - Aug 1, 2010

Nicholas Martin announced today the remainder of the 2010 Season for Williamstown Theatre Festival (WTF), the 56th season, and final one under Martin's tenure as WTF Artistic Director.

Morton, Paice & Kushnier Lead Schaeffer-Helmed CHESS for Signature Theatre, 8/10 - 9/26
by Jessica Lewis - Jul 29, 2010

The world of Cold War intrigue, forbidden love, and 1980s rock rules when the legendary musical Chess , by the composers of Mamma Mia!, plays Signature Theatre, August 10 through September 26. The first major American production in almost 20 years-and the Washington region's very first professional production-stars Broadway's Jill Paice (Curtains), Euan Morton (Boy George in Taboo), and Jeremy Kushnier (Footloose) in the Russian/American conflict made new again. Director Eric Schaeffer (Broadway's Million Dollar Quartet) and his creative team capture the gritty, sexy world of Chess' 1985 radio hit ‘One Night in Bangkok' in the amazing intimacy of Signature's 276-seat MAX Theatre. The Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre has a national reputation for its work with musicals - polishing underappreciated gems, as well as producing world premieres and reinventing classics.

STAGE TUBE: Kevin Kline on "Theatre" and "Grunting" in Conversation with Stephen Colbert
by Jessica Lewis - Jul 28, 2010

Yesterday, July 27, stage and screen star Kevin Kline visited Stephen Colbert to promote is new movie, Extra Man. While on the show, the comic pair discussed all things stage, screen and how to properly perform a Shakespearean 'grunt.' Click below for the spot!

Williamstown Theatre Festival Presents OUR TOWN, 7/28-8/8
by BWW News Desk - Jul 28, 2010

Nicholas Martin announced today the remainder of the 2010 Season for Williamstown Theatre Festival (WTF), the 56th season, and final one under Martin's tenure as WTF Artistic Director.

Gilliam, Waterston Lead Commonwealth Shakespeare Co's OTHELLO, Opens 7/28
by BWW News Desk - Jul 28, 2010

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) is pleased to announce thecasting for the company's 15 th annual free Shakespeare on the Common production, WilliamShakespeare's immortal drama, Othello, directed by CSC Founding Artistic Director Steven Maler. Othello will be performed at the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common from July 28 to August 15.

The Matrix Theatre Co Presents NEIGHBORS, Previews 8/19
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 27, 2010

Subtitled 'A Play with Cartoons,' Neighbors is guaranteed to be the most provocative play you'll see this year. Following on the heels of last season's multiple award-winning production of Stick Fly, Joseph Stern's Matrix Theatre Company is back with Brenden Jacobs-Jenkins' shocking, explosive, and wildly theatrical new play that examines race relations in post-racial America.

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