Theatre, Inc. News

On Sunday, February 26, the Drexel Theatre will again bring the biggest night in Hollywood to Columbus at the 15th Annual Drexel Red Carpet Bash.

Happy Medium Theatre, Inc. (HMT) will present Election Day, written by Josh Tobiessen and directed by Lizette M. Morris.

Happy Medium Theatre, Inc. (HMT) will present Election Day, written by Josh Tobiessen and directed by Lizette M. Morris.

Happy Medium Theatre, Inc. (HMT) will present Election Day, written by Josh Tobiessen and directed by Lizette M. Morris.

Get out your dancing shoes! Grosse Pointe Theatre will be holding dance workshops for those interested in auditioning for Hairspray, Broadway's musical comedy phenomenon that inspired a motion picture and won eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Grosse Pointe Theatre's production of Hairspray will be performed in May 2012 but preparations are well underway.

Everywhere Theatre Group aims to explore the place of theater in our ever rapid, technology-obsessed society in this funny, touching and wildly theatrical tribute to the art form. In this fusion of parody, the avant-garde, and real-life stories, a young and broke theater company attempts to make a play about mutant flying snakes that are accidentally released from the headquarters of CIA-enlisted scientists Dr. Inis Goodheart and Dr. Frank Sheckles, in hopes of high box offices sales. Under the setting of earth under attack, violent chaos ensues and government officials send Four Universally Combative Killers (a.k.a THE f**kERS) to the rescue. Packed with dance, extremely cheap special effects and stunning video design, as this tongue-in-cheek science fiction parody aims to wildly entertain while daring to ask the question: Why are we still making theater?

Asolo Repertory Theatre is proud to introduce The Supper Club, a new social group that blends food, fun and arts advocacy. Join co-chairs Nikki Taylor and Jane Thompson and sponsors 530 Burns Gallery and SRQ Media Group for this fun 'dinner and a show' series at some of the hottest spots in Sarasota.

Asolo Repertory Theatre is proud to introduce The Supper Club, a new social group that blends food, fun and arts advocacy. Join co-chairs Nikki Taylor and Jane Thompson and sponsors 530 Burns Gallery and SRQ Media Group for this fun 'dinner and a show' series at some of the hottest spots in Sarasota.

The Harvardwood Actors' Program, in association with the American Repertory Theatre / Moscow Art Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University Alumni Association will present a reading of Kelly McAllister's screenplay Burning Man.

The Harvardwood Actors' Program, in association with the American Repertory Theatre / Moscow Art Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University Alumni Association will present a reading of Kelly McAllister's screenplay Burning Man.

Fanny Brice, America's Funny Girl and Love, Loss, and What I Wore will be the final two shows of Asolo Repertory Theatre's 53rd season.

Happy Medium Theatre, Inc. (HMT) presents Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom, written by Jennifer Haley and co-directed by Mikey DiLoreto and Audrey Lynn Sylvia.

Sundog Theatre is producing an original play, based on the life of the pioneering American photographer and iconic feminist hero - whose images of immigrants, world's fairs, and her elite New York society powerfully capture America's transformation in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Happy Medium Theatre, Inc. (HMT) presents Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom, written by Jennifer Haley and co-directed by Mikey DiLoreto and Audrey Lynn Sylvia.

'How to Be Gay in the 21st Century' is a theatrical review of major gay changes in the 21st century. There is nothing wrong with being gay...but there's plenty wrong with the way a lot of people are gay. In this musical romp, you'll find that in this new century there are new ways to do everything, and being a 21st Century gay is foremost among those new things.

Cuban-American playwright and winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize in Drama, Nilo Cruz has joined the creative team of Asolo Rep's Hamlet, Prince of Cuba to translate the play into Spanish. Cruz's 2002 play, Anna in the Tropics, was the recipient of The Pulitzer Prize, The Steinberg Award and two Tony nominations. Playwright Eduardo Machado (The Cook, Havana is Waiting, HBO's Hung) was originally commissioned to work on the script; however, due to changes in the nature of the project as well as commitments to other work, Mr. Machado had chosen to step away from the production. Cruz will be joining Asolo's artistic director, Michael Donald Edwards, to bring Hamlet, Prince of Cuba to Sarasota and Miami audiences in English and Spanish. Edwards and Cruz previously collaborated on last year's hit production Hurricane, which premiered at the Ringling International Arts Festival. Cruz is no stranger to Florida, having grown up in Miami and even set Anna in the Tropics in Ybor City, a section of the Tampa Bay area. 'Nilo is not only a wonderful artist and human being, but it is thrilling for me to further develop our collaboration after such an exciting one on Hurricane. His connection to Miami, Tampa Bay and Florida is going to bring a highly valued perspective to this thrilling project,' said Edwards.

The Asolo Repertory Theatre will be holding a costume sale on Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1 at the Asolo Rep Scenic Studios on Tallevast Road, Sarasota. The sale will be from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. both days, just in time for finding the perfect Halloween costume.

'How to Be Gay in the 21st Century' is a theatrical review of major gay changes in the 21st century. There is nothing wrong with being gay...but there's plenty wrong with the way a lot of people are gay. In this musical romp, you'll find that in this new century there are new ways to do everything, and being a 21st Century gay is foremost among those new things.

Happy Medium Theatre, Inc. (HMT) presents Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom, written by Jennifer Haley and co-directed by Mikey DiLoreto and Audrey Lynn Sylvia.

The Friends of the Drexel, Inc. celebrated the history of independent film and the Drexel Theatre at the 2011 Drexel Gala on Sunday, September 18.