The Public Theatre News

NEW YORK NEO-FUTURISTS are pleased to present their first prime-time show of the decade in honor of the 30th Anniversary of Women?s History Month, THE SOUP SHOW, written and performed by Desiree Burch, Cara Francis & Erica Livingston, directed by Lauren Sharpe.

WeildWorks is pleased to announce the New York Premiere of Fêtes de la Nuit, Charles L. Mee's sexy meditation on lust, beauty and the divine experience of love. Fêtes de la Nuit is directed and choreographed by Kim Weild, who incorporates American Sign Language into a production that features three Deaf actors.

The Public Theatre Company's production of Jeff Baron's Odd-Couple style comedy 'Visiting Mr. Green', will close on February 7, 2010.

STICKFLY will close on February 7 at Arena Stage.

BLOOD POTATO will play its final performance on February 6, 2010.

Parsons Dance presents REMEMBER ME, an all-new version of last season's collaboration with the lead vocalists of East Village Opera Company (EVOC), featuring the music of the acclaimed rock opera band at The Joyce Theater from February 2-21, 2010.

In celebration of Black History Month 2010, The Working Theatre (Mark Plesent, Producing Director), is presenting award-winning Broadway star André De Shields performing his solo work-in-progress, 'Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory: From Douglass to Deliverance,' created and performed by André De Shields and directed by Alfred Preisser. The performances run from Thursday, February 4th through Sunday, February 14th at the Abingdon Theater. BroadwayWorld was on hand to take in the opening performance and capture the after party celebration.

January marks a decade of Geva productions in the Nextstage. To celebrate this landmark, Geva is proud to announce its production of Underneath the Lintel by Glen Berger.

In celebration of Black History Month 2010, The Working Theater Mark Plesent, Producing Director, will present award-winning Broadway star André De Shields performing his solo work-in-progress entitled Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory: From Douglass to Deliverance for 12 performances only from Thursday, February 4 through Sunday February 14 at the Abingdon Theater, 312 West 36 Street. Conceived, researched and written by Mr. De Shields, Mine Eyes is directed by Alfred Preisser.

In celebration of Black History Month 2010, The Working Theater (Mark Plesent, Producing Director) will present award-winning Broadway star André De Shields performing his solo work-in-progress entitled Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory: From Douglass to Deliverance for 12 performances only from Thursday, February 4 through Sunday February 14 at the Abingdon Theater. Conceived, researched and written by Mr. De Shields, Mine Eyes is directed by Alfred Preisser, former Artistic Director, Classical Theatre of Harlem, where Mr. De Shields has frequently performed.

One Year Lease theater company presents teaser cow, by Clay McLeod Chapman, directed by Ianthe Demos

Inspired by hilarious memories of a childhood etiquette class, playwright Jeffrey Hatcher conjures up the world of a seven-year-old studying manners from the title character.

Author Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has taken a different approach to depicting race in his upcoming play, NEIGHBORS, reports the New York Times, set to open at the Public Theatre on February 16th. Jacobs-Jenkins has his black actors play the roles in black face, as was often done in minstrel performances during the Vaudeville era.

Tisa Chang, Artistic Producing Director of Pan Asian Repertory Theatre continues its 33rd season with CHING CHONG CHINAMAN, a satirical new comedy by Lauren Yee directed by May Adrales.

The Working Theater (25th Anniversary Season), Mark Plesent Producing Director, is pleased to announce a special addition to the Friday, February 12 performance of Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: from Douglass to Deliverance, created and performed by Andre De Shields. In honor of the 201st anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth, the Working Theater is honored to exhibit important original historic documents penned by Abraham Lincoln and the great emancipator Frederick Douglass (portrayed by De Shields).

Visionary composer Jeremy X. Halpern brings his psychedelic-powered band to R Bar in NYC on March 5. Mysterious and electric, Jeremy X. and the Weirdos will infect your brain with with bizarre beats and strange synth sounds. Live processed cameras and trippy videos accompany the ritualistic performance of the masked Weirdos musicians and their ranting insane frontman, Head Weirdo Jeremy X. Some of the songs are familiar...Talking Heads 'Psycho Killer' and the Beatles 'I Want You, She's So Heavy' are performed in radical new versions with deeply weird vocal interpretations. The original material is eclectic, with drum beats morphing into spacey atmospheric shimmering.

Parsons Dance presents REMEMBER ME, an all-new version of last season's collaboration with the lead vocalists of East Village Opera Company (EVOC), featuring the music of the acclaimed rock opera band at The Joyce Theater from February 2-14, 2010.

terraNOVA Collective will present three new plays from its 2009 Groundbreakers Playwrights Program February 22nd and March 1st & 8th at Performance Space 122 (150 First Avenue at 9th Street). All readings begin at 7pm. Admission is open to the public with a $5 suggested donation.

Producers Tom Hulce and Ira Pittelman announced the complete Broadway cast of AMERICAN IDIOT today. The production will begin previews on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 and open on Broadway Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at the St. James Theatre (246 West 44 Street).

Inspired by hilarious memories of a childhood etiquette class, playwright Jeffrey Hatcher conjures up the world of a seven-year-old studying manners from the title character. Mrs. Mannerly is a demanding teacher, and no student in her 36 years of etiquette classes has achieved a perfect score. But when he discovers her secret past, Young Jeffrey is determined to be the first. This unique comic tale reveals truths about the face we present and real selves that lie inside. Recommended for general audiences.