Olney Theatre Center will present the National New Play Network (NNPN) Rolling World Premiere of Colossal by playwright Andrew Hinderaker, September 3 - 28, 2014 in the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab. Colossal is a recipient of a 2014 Edgerton Foundation New American Plays award and a winner of The Kennedy Center's Jean Kennedy Smith Playwriting Award. Go behind the scenes with the playwright in the video below!
Creating a stage adaptation of beloved material is a tricky business, especially if the work is a piece of fantasy. When you add the task of making a musical out of the work, the stakes are upped considerably. BRIGHT NOW BEYOND, a new musical by Daniel Alexander Jones and Bobby Halvorson, now playing at Salvage Vanguard Theater, is a fresh, loose adaptation of L. Frank Baum's THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ. For the most part, the new piece works very well and is charming.
Olney Theatre Center, a Maryland destination for professional theater performance and education, proudly presents the National New Play Network (NNPN) Rolling World Premiere of Colossal by playwright Andrew Hinderaker September 3 - 28, 2014 in the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab. Colossal is a recipient of a 2014 Edgerton Foundation New American Plays award and a winner of The Kennedy Center's Jean Kennedy Smith Playwriting Award.
We are at a crossroads in the Land of Oz. Twilight. A boy named Tip receives a mysterious prophecy from a dying Queen. Tip's resulting adventure into the unknown is the heart of Bright Now Beyond, a new music theatre piece by Daniel Alexander Jones and Bobby Halvorson, presented by Salvage Vanguard Theater.
We are at a crossroads in the Land of Oz. Twilight. A boy named Tip receives a mysterious prophecy from a dying Queen. Tip's resulting adventure into the unknown is the heart of Bright Now Beyond, a new music theatre piece by Daniel Alexander Jones and Bobby Halvorson, presented by Salvage Vanguard Theater.
Cementing its role as a purveyor of new plays, as a destination for the finest talent in the field, and as an anchor in its Cedar-Riverside Minneapolis neighborhood, Mixed Blood Theatre Company will produce, present, and host 20 theatrical productions in the Alan Page Auditorium of its historic firehouse theatre between August of 2014 and July of 2015.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced the national awardees of the 46th annual Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF), April 14-19, 2014. Dozens of students received scholarships, fellowships, and cash awards in recognition of their outstanding work. From January 7 through March 1, 2014, these student artists from eight regions presented their work and were selected to travel to Washington, D.C. for an expenses-paid trip to participate in National Festival events taking place at the Kennedy Center.
{Your Name Here} A Queer Theater will present three public performances of their developmental workshop, DON'T DRINK FROM THE RIVER, by MJ Kaufman from May 2, 3, and 4 at 7 PM. Performances will be held at The Tank. The Tank is also a Co-Presenter of the event. Each performance will be followed by a special talkback with guests to be announced.
Since its inception in 1994, Salvage Vanguard Theater (SVT) has produced cutting-edge theater in Austin, premiering plays by distinguished theater artists such as Lisa D'Amour, Ruth Margraff, Dan Dietz, Caridad Svich, Jason Grote, Abi Basch, C. Denby Swanson and Andrea Thome.
The University of Texas Department of Theatre and Dance at Austin presents UTNT (UT New Theatre), February 27 - March 9 at the Lab Theatre. This annual showcase presents new plays from the Master of Fine Arts Playwriting Program.
Southern Rep and the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival will change THE NEW PLAY BACCHANAL's program agenda on Saturday, January 11 to accommodate the divisional playoff game between the New Orleans Saints and the Seattle Seahawks scheduled for the same day. Friday's agenda will remain the same.
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Southern Rep and the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival are pleased to announce the full schedule for the upcoming THE NEW PLAY BACCHANAL at the Marigny Opera House in New Orleans, January 10-11, 2014. Featuring a 6x6 Playslam, Ruby Prize Staged Readings, a Ruby Playwright Masterclass Discussion, special presentations of THE PANAMA LIMITED by Gabrielle Reisman, THE GRANDE DAMES OF NEW ORLEANS by Greg Herren, and FIVE BY TENN (five scenes by Tennessee Williams), and the famed BACCHANAL Toga Party, THE NEW PLAY BACCHANAL will be two day play extravaganza - an engaging, entertaining and educational experience for theatre professionals and theatre lovers alike.
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Olney Theatre Center Artistic Director Jason Loewith announced the company would revamp and expand its traditional subscription format while producing an ambitious slate of three seasons and nine productions for the Theatre's 2014 76th Season. Three "mini-seasons" will feature Rolling World Premieres, 20th century American classics, four extraordinary musicals, and an outdoor Shakespeare production beneath the stars.
Slant Theatre Project presents the seventh episode in their popular live podcast series ON THIS ISLAND tonight, September 5 at 8:00pm at Ars Nova (511 West 54th Street) in Manhattan.
Slant Theatre Project presents the seventh episode in their popular live podcast series ON THIS ISLAND on Thursday, September 5 at 8:00pm at Ars Nova (511 West 54th Street) in Manhattan.
Olney Theatre Center Artistic Director Jason Loewith announced the company would scrap its traditional subscription format while producing an ambitious slate of three seasons and nine productions for the Theatre's 2014 76th Anniversary Season. Three "mini-seasons" will feature Rolling World Premieres, 20th century American classics, four extraordinary musicals and an outdoor Shakespeare production beneath the stars.
New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo have announced the new 2050 Fellowship Program to begin with the 2013/14 season.
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