William Faulkner News

Campbell Scott, Isaiah Sheffer and B. D. Wong will read short stories at 'Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story,' the live performance version of the renowned public radio show of the same name, on Monday, May 19, 8 p.m., at Westport Country Playhouse.

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Acting Managing Director Fred Walker have announced that The Sound and The Fury (April Seventh, 1928), based on part one of the novel by William Faulkner, created by Elevator Repair Service (ERS), and directed by John Collins, will begin performances Tuesday, April 15, at NYTW, 79 East 4th Street, between Second Avenue and Bowery. Opening night is scheduled for Tuesday, April 29 at 7:00pm. The production will run through May 18.

The See You Next Tuesday Company of Los Angeles has added more performances of the new musical comedy, Bukowsical.

'Bukowsical!' premieres at FringeNYC August 11-18 at the Bleeker Street Theatre.

New York Theatre Workshop has announced plans for NYTW's 25th anniversary season, beginning June of this year

WHO: UMBC Department of Theatre @ UMBC Theatre WHAT: The Faulkner Project: As I Lay Dying WHEN: Dec. 1 & 2 8PM, Dec. 3 & 7 4PM, Dec. 8 & 9 8PM HOW MUCH: $10 general, $5 students and seniors. Dec. 7 perf. Free for UMBC Community

Tanya Barfield's fascinating study of culture, history, and family is running at Playwrights Horizons.

William Shakespeare was born 440 years ago this week. 'He was not of an age, but for all time,' said Ben Jonson. So let's celebrate the man to whom all theater lovers owe a debt.