The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) has announced preliminary casting and final music directors for its 22nd Annual Festival of New Musicals taking place on Thursday, October 21 and Friday, October 22, 2010 at New World Stages in New York City.
Long before New York had a fringe festival, New York had the Ensemble Studio Theatre's OCTOBERFEST, a marathon of new, developing plays crammed together on two floors of the theatre company's home at 549 West 52nd Street. The first OCTOBERFEST was in 1981.
Long before New York had a fringe festival, New York had the Ensemble Studio Theatre's OCTOBERFEST, a marathon of new, developing plays crammed together on two floors of the theatre company's home at 549 West 52nd Street. The first OCTOBERFEST was in 1981.
Primary Stages Marvin and Anne Einhorn School of Performing Arts (ESPA) has announced casting for its inaugural ESPA*Drills Readings, a new play development program enabling four ESPA playwrights the opportunity to workshop their plays at Primary Stages and present full readings at 59E59 Theaters.
MICROCRISIS - a new play by Michael Lew - will be given its world-premiere production by Ma-Yi Theater Company, starting previews Off-Broadway on September 28 prior to its official opening night on October 5 at the HERE Arts Center (145 Avenue of the Americas) in New York City.
Primary Stages Marvin and Anne Einhorn School of Performing Arts (ESPA) has announced casting for its inaugural ESPA*Drills Readings, a new play development program enabling four ESPA playwrights the opportunity to workshop their plays at Primary Stages and present full readings at 59E59 Theaters.
Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) will close its production of the World Premiere of A COOL DIP IN THE BARREN SAHARAN CRICK, a new play by Kia Corthron (Breath, Boom at Playwrights Horizons/PH, Force Continuum) and directed by Obie Award winner Chay Yew (Durango at The Public), on April 11th.
Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) continues its 2009/2010 Season with the World Premiere of A COOL DIP IN THE BARREN SAHARAN CRICK, a new play by Kia Corthron (Breath, Boom at Playwrights Horizons/PH, Force Continuum), directed by Obie Award winner Chay Yew (Durango at The Public).
Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) is now accepting entries for its popular LIVEforFIVE online lottery for $5 tickets to the World Premiere of A COOL DIP IN THE BARREN SAHARAN CRICK, a new play by Kia Corthron (Breath, Boom at Playwrights Horizons/PH, Force Continuum).
Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) continues its 2009/2010 Season with the World Premiere of A COOL DIP IN THE BARREN SAHARAN CRICK, a new play by Kia Corthron (Breath, Boom at Playwrights Horizons/PH, Force Continuum), directed by Obie Award winner Chay Yew (Durango at The Public).
Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) is now accepting entries for its popular LIVEforFIVE online lottery for $5 tickets to the World Premiere of A COOL DIP IN THE BARREN SAHARAN CRICK, a new play by Kia Corthron (Breath, Boom at Playwrights Horizons/PH, Force Continuum).
The Roundtable Ensemble now in its 11th season, will present a new adaptation of Nikolai Erdman's black comedy The Suicide entitled 'GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD.'
Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) continues its 2009/2010 Season with the World Premiere of A COOL DIP IN THE BARREN SAHARAN CRICK, a new play by Kia Corthron (Breath, Boom at Playwrights Horizons/PH, Force Continuum), directed by Obie Award winner Chay Yew (Durango at The Public).
The Roundtable Ensemble (Kelly Ann Moore, Artistic Director and Joshua P. Weiss, Managing Director), now in its 11th season, will present a new adaptation of Nikolai Erdman's black comedy 'The Suicide' entitled 'GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD.'
The Roundtable Ensemble (Kelly Ann Moore, Artistic Director and Joshua P. Weiss, Managing Director), now in its 11th season, will present a new adaptation of Nikolai Erdman's black comedy 'The Suicide' entitled 'GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD.'
Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP) presents staged readings of the musical ROSA PARKS on November 5-7, 2009 at Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, NY. Tickets are FREE. Reservations are required at www.queenstheatre.org or by phone at 718-760-0064.
Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP) presents staged readings of the musical ROSA PARKS on November 5-7, 2009 at Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, NY. Tickets are FREE. Reservations are required at www.queenstheatre.org or by phone at 718-760-0064.
On Monday September 21, 2009, the IT Awards (New York Innovative Theatre Awards), the organization dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, and host Julie Halston, announced the 2009 recipients at the Fifth Annual IT Awards Ceremony at New World Stages. Those unable to attend joined the OOB theatre community's biggest night of the year online, and also followed theatre critic Aaron Riccio's (Theater Talk's New Theater Corps, That Sounds Cool) live-blogging at www.nyitawards.com/live.
Manhattan Theatre Club's record-breaking production of Lynn Nottage's RUINED begins its final eight performances tonight at MTC at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street). RUINED will play its final performance on Sunday, September 6 after being extended an astonishing eight times.