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The National Black Touring Circuit's Black History Month Play Festival will present "Zora Neal Hurston," written by Laurence Holder, starring Kim Brockington and directed by Wynn Handman from February 10 - 12 at the Castillo Theatre, 543 West 43rd Street.
Theatrical Outfit and Georgia State University have announced the second annual Southern Writers Onstage series, organized by Pearl McHaney.
CENTERSTAGE Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah announces this week that Gleam, an adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston's beloved novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Bonnie Lee Moss Rattner, will fill the third slot of the 2011-12 Season, running Jan 4-Feb 5, 2012.
In partnerships with the Open Society Institute, Urbanite, and Enoch Pratt Library, CENTERSTAGE presents a series of expert panels exploring Gleam, the stage adaptation of the groundbreaking novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by controversial Harlem Renaissance writer Zora Neale Hurston.
Bonnie Lee Moss Rattner's adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston's THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD receives its third production-the first in nearly 25 years-at CENTERSTAGE.
In partnerships with the Open Society Institute, Urbanite, and Enoch Pratt Library, CENTERSTAGE presents a series of expert panels exploring Gleam, the stage adaptation of the groundbreaking novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by controversial Harlem Renaissance writer Zora Neale Hurston.
Theatrical Outfit and Georgia State University have announced the second annual Southern Writers Onstage series, organized by Pearl McHaney.
In partnerships with the Open Society Institute, Urbanite, and Enoch Pratt Library, CENTERSTAGE presents a series of expert panels exploring Gleam, the stage adaptation of the groundbreaking novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by controversial Harlem Renaissance writer Zora Neale Hurston.
CENTERSTAGE Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah announces this week that Gleam, an adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston's beloved novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Bonnie Lee Moss Rattner, will fill the third slot of the 2011-12 Season, running Jan 4-Feb 5, 2012.
The Arena Stage Board of Trustees has announced that it has renewed the contracts of Artistic Director Molly Smith and Managing Director Edgar Dobie for five additional years with the theater.
David Mamet play ends its run December 11, 2011
At 16, Janie faces a marriage of convenience and a life of quiet drudgery. Instead, she embarks on a journey that brings successes and losses enough for several lifetimes-a passage to fulfillment so singular that it manages to speak for all of our dreams. This soaring saga brings to life the vivid characters of Zora Neale Hurston's beloved novel, a shining jewel of the Harlem Renaissance by one of America's literary giants.
The Madame Walker Theatre Center winds their 2011 Season down with two holiday shows and a partnership with the Asante Childrens Theatre. On the heels of a fabulous performance by the Dance Theatre of Harlem, Naptown Nutcracker begins December 2nd with a sold-out student matinee at 11am and an evening performance at 7pm. Naptown Nutcracker, performed by Beyond the Pointe Dance Company, is choreographed by Nicole Hargro. Beyond The Pointe' was founded in 2001 by Artistic Director, Ms. Nicole Hargro. 'We consider it a high honor and distinction to be embraced by an institution with the legacy and continued importance of the Madame Walker Theatre Center," explains Hargo.
There are only three more opportunities to attend the award-winning East Lynne Theater Company's 'Tales of the Victorians.'
Chicago announces their wide range of fall programming, featuring everything from the latest musicals to international work, is enjoying record ticket sales, with many hit productions enjoying record extensions, as well.
In her smart comedy The Book Club Play, D.C.-area playwright Karen Zacarías examines the intricacies of book clubs, with their unspoken rules, high-spirited debates and strong bonds formed when least expected. With an ensemble cast featuring Fred Arsenault, Ashlie Atkinson, Rachael Holmes, Eric Messner, Kate Eastwood Norris and Tom Story, this is Zacarías' second collaboration with Director Molly Smith at Arena Stage and is the first work of a Resident Playwright to be produced as part of their three-year residencies through the American Voices New Play Institute. The Book Club Play runs October 7-November 6, 2011 in the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle.
Court Theatre Artistic Director Charles Newell and Executive Director Stephen J. Albert present Spunk, adapted from the short stories of Zora Neale Hurston by George C. Wolfe and directed by Seret Scott.
Court Theatre Artistic Director Charles Newell and Executive Director Stephen J. Albert present Spunk, adapted from the short stories of Zora Neale Hurston by George C. Wolfe and directed by Seret Scott.
CENTERSTAGE Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah announces this week that Gleam, an adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston's beloved novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Bonnie Lee Moss Rattner, will fill the third slot of the 2011-12 Season, running Jan 4-Feb 5, 2012.
A.R.T. American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) opens its 2011-12 season with The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin. The adaptation by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks and Obie Award-winning composer Diedre L. Murray, directed by A.R.T. Artistic Director Diane Paulus, with choreography by Ronald K. Brown, begins previews on August 17 and opens for the reviewing press on August 31 at 7pm. Performances are at the Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle Street, Cambridge. Tickets for preview performances are currently on sale, remaining tickets for the run go on sale on July 12. Check out a sneak peek of the production below!
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