Tracy Letts News

Theatre Exile will present the second show of their 15th season with the Philadelphia premiere of Gruesome Playground Injuries by Rajiv Joseph. Directed by Exile's co-artistic director Deborah Block and starring Philadelphia favorites Charlotte Ford and Keith Conallen, Gruesome Playground Injuries will be running from November 10th to December 4th, with the official press opening on the 16th of November.

The annual Primary Stages November Night to Remember Gala, a fundraiser benefiting the extensive artistic development programs offered by the company, will be held at the Edison Ballroom (240 west 47th Street, between Broadway & 8th Avenue) on Wednesday, November 9, 2011. Cocktail Reception and Silent Auction begin at 6:30 p.m. Broadway producer David Richenthal (Pulitzer winners The Kentucky Cycle, The Young Man from Atlanta, I am my Own Wife) serves as the Event Chair.

Out Front on Main presents Tracy Letts' Bug, directed for the stage by George W. Manus, Jr., focuses on 'on an unhinged war veteran who holes up with a lonely woman in a spooky Oklahoma motel room, while the line between reality and delusion is blurred as they discover a bug infestation.' It runs October 13-31, Thursdays-Sundays at 7:30 p.m. with an additional show on Halloween night followed by a costume ball.

Mark Bazer is bringing 'The Interview Show' back to Union Hall in Brooklyn on Thursday, October 13, 2011, at 8 p.m. (doors open 7:30 p.m.).

Capital Stage opens in its new location with the regional premiere of white hot American playwright Tracy Letts' Superior Donuts tonight through November 13 (opening night Saturday, October 15.) With the opening of Sacramento's newest performance venue at 2215 J Street, Capital Stage celebrates neighborhood and community with Letts' funny and insightful character study of contemporary America's new melting pot. From the author of August: Osage County, this heart-felt comedy set in an uptown Chicago neighborhood crosses cultures and generations.

THE TRAP DOOR THEATRE presents the North American Premiere of OVERWEIGHT, unimportant: MISSHAPE- A European Supper

When Trustus Co-Founder Jim Thigpen directed the first Trustus show Luv in 1985, he did not know what to expect for the future of the company. Twenty-seven years later, Trustus Theatre is not only still in existence, but has grown into an institution of professional and provocative entertainment in the Midlands. In his last season as Artistic Director, Thigpen wanted his 'Swan Song' to be the Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning August: Osage County - a show that many theatre fans call one of the most breathtaking evenings they have experienced in the last 5 years. August: Osage County opens on the Trustus Main Stage at 8:00pm on Friday, October 21st.

A true American classic. A Tony Award-winning comedy. A soulful contemporary drama. And one of the most-loved American musicals of all time.

Arden Theatre Company kicks off its 2011/12 main stage season with the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning August: Osage County by Tracy Letts.

THE TRAP DOOR THEATRE presents The North American Premiere of OVERWEIGHT, unimportant: MISSHAPE- A European Supper.

Capital Stage opens in its new location with the regional premiere of white hot American playwright Tracy Letts' Superior Donuts October 7 through November 13 (opening night Saturday, October 15.) With the opening of Sacramento's newest performance venue at 2215 J Street, Capital Stage celebrates neighborhood and community with Letts' funny and insightful character study of contemporary America's new melting pot. From the author of August: Osage County, this heart-felt comedy set in an uptown Chicago neighborhood crosses cultures and generations.

Theatre Exile will launch their 2011/2012 season with the Philadelphia premiere of 2010 OBIE Award-winning The Aliens by Annie Baker.

Capital Stage, a professional nonprofit theatre in Sacramento, CA plans to open its doors to the public at a new location this October. In August of 2010, the company announced plans to move to a new home in midtown Sacramento.

Park Square's 36th season opens with a perceptible crackle when the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY comes to its stage in September. Leah Cooper, in her Park Square debut, directs this gripping dark comedy that lit Broadway on fire in 2007.

Eric Rosen has announced his selections for Kansas City Repertory Theatre's 2011-12 season, his fourth as the theatre's artistic director.

Profiles Theatre opens its 2011-2012 Season with the Midwest premiere of A Behanding in Spokane by Martin McDonagh, directed by Steppenwolf ensemble member Rick Snyder. Please note changes with the previously announced dates: Previews are September 9-13, 2011 with the press opening on September 14, 2011. The production runs September 14, 2011 - October 30, 2011 at Profiles Theatre, 4147 N. Broadway in Chicago.