Theresa Rebeck News

Vassar & New York Stage and Film's Powerhouse Theater is pleased to announce the casts of the six final readings for the 2010 season, including new works by Eve Ensler, Romulus Linney & Eleanor Cooney, Steven Sater & Duncan Sheik, Kate Walbert, Patricia Wettig, and Jennifer Westfeldt (screenplay), as well as a special workshop based on Walton Jones' 1940's RADIO HOUR, directed by Mark Linn-Baker.

Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director) has announced that Zach Braff, Bobby Cannavale, Sutton Foster, and Ari Graynor will co-star in the world premiere comedy TRUST, written by Paul Weitz, directed by Peter DuBois. Mr. Weitz returns to Second Stage Theatre, where his plays Privilege and Show People premiered in 2005 and 2006, respectively. Directed by Peter DuBois, who staged Second Stage's acclaimed production of Becky Shaw, TRUST will begin previews on Friday, July 23 at Second Stage Theatre (305 West 43rd street) and officially open on Thursday, August 12. The production runs through September 5.

Vassar & New York Stage and Film's Powerhouse Theater is pleased to announce the casts of the six final readings for the 2010 season, including new works by Eve Ensler, Romulus Linney & Eleanor Cooney, Steven Sater & Duncan Sheik, Kate Walbert, Patricia Wettig, and Jennifer Westfeldt (screenplay), as well as a special workshop based on Walton Jones' 1940's RADIO HOUR, directed by Mark Linn-Baker.

Producers Randall L. Wreghitt (The Miracle Worker, Grey Gardens, Lieutenant of Inishmore) and Jana Robbins (Ragtime, Little Women - The Musical) have announced that they will bring The Great Game, a new drama/play by D. Tucker Smith, to Broadway in the 2011-2012 season. Tony nominated director Sheryl Kaller (Next Fall, Adrift in Macao) will direct the production. Casting and theatre will be announced in the weeks to come.

At a press junket in New York for his upcoming movie The Extra Man, Kevin Kline suggested he may be back on the boards within a year. BWW's Adrienne Onofri attended the junket on Monday, and on behalf of Kline's theater fans asked if he'd be working on stage again anytime soon. 'There's something I might do this season on Broadway,' Kline commented, though he didn't provide further details.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced today the Nominating Committee for the 2010-2011 Broadway season. The Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.

WICA will holds auditions for its 2010-11 Season on August 17 and 18, 2010. During the 2010/2011 season, we will produce great stories (featuring the finest storytellers in our community), to illuminate the power of myth and illustrate how every life is a story that can transform the world.

At the half-way mark of their 35th annual Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, Samuel French, Inc. announces the first six plays that have moved on to the Finals to be held on Sunday, July 18th in four sessions beginning at 1:00 pm in the Lion Theatre at Theatre Row:

Vassar & New York Stage and Film's Powerhouse Theater is pleased to announce the casts of the two Martel Musicals presented during the 2010 season: BONFIRE NIGHT (July 16 - 18) and ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER (July 29 - August 1).

Producer Orin Wolf and Off the Aisle Productions have announced that It Must Be Him, a new comedy by Kenny Solms, co-creator and writer of the legendary, Emmy Award-winning 'Carol Burnett Show,' will premiere this summer at the Peter J. Sharp Theatre (416 West 42nd Street). Directed by Daniel Kutner, It Must Be Him will begin performances on Tuesday, August 24, and officially open on Wednesday, September 1. The limited engagement ends Sunday, September 26.

Continuing a tradition that dates back to 1920, when Burns Mantle founded the annual Best Plays Theater Yearbook, the Best Plays of 2009-2010 were announced today by editor Jeffrey Eric Jenkins.

Fells Point Corner Theatre is thrilled to announce its 2010 - 2011 Season. Five exciting main stage productions, one fun filled holiday show and two reasons to use our beloved, upstairs Sokal Stage.

Vassar & New York Stage and Film is pleased to announce the cast of the world premiere play WE ARE HERE (June 29 - July 11) by Tracy Thorne, directed by Tony nominee Sheryl Kaller (Next Fall), the first of two fully-staged and designed Powerhouse Mainstage productions for the 2010 season.

Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, under the leadership of Executive Director Stacie Burgua, presents its third annual Whidbey Island Theatre Festival, June 28 - August 07, 2010.

On June 4, TheatreWorks New Milford will present the gripping drama MAURITIUS by Theresa Rebeck. The show is scheduled for a four-week run.

This June, TheatreWorks New Milford will present the gripping drama, MAURITIUS, by Theresa Rebeck. The stakes are high when half-sisters inherit a book of rare stamps that may include the 'crown jewels' of the stamp-collecting world and could be worth millions.

This June, TheatreWorks New Milford will present the gripping drama, MAURITIUS, by Theresa Rebeck. The stakes are high when half-sisters inherit a book of rare stamps that may include the 'crown jewels' of the stamp-collecting world and could be worth millions.

Vassar & New York Stage and Film is pleased to announce the casts for the free Readings Festival 1 (June 25 - 27), which opens the 26th annual Powerhouse Theater season on the Vassar campus.

Powerhouse Theater, a unique collaboration between Vassar College and New York Stage and Film, will enter its second quarter-century this summer, continuing its mission to offer a haven for world-class artists to gather and explore new material in an atmosphere that is both protected and challenging.

A world premiere, fully-staged production by John Patrick Shanley, the first professional production for playwright Tracy Thorne, and the newest musical project from the multi-award winning director Michael Mayer will be just a few of the many highlights of Vassar & New York Stage and Film's Powerhouse Theater season, June 25 - August 1, 2010.