Photos: HOW SHAKESPEARE SAVED MY LIFE Opens Off-Broadway
See photos from opening night of Red Bull Theater’s How Shakespeare Saved My Life, written and performed by Jacob Ming-Trent at The Public Theater.
See photos from opening night of Red Bull Theater’s How Shakespeare Saved My Life, written and performed by Jacob Ming-Trent at The Public Theater.
Performances are now underway for the New York premiere of How Shakespeare Saved My Life, Jacob Ming-Trent's one-man show, directed by Tony Taccone, about the creatives that molded him.
Jacob Ming-Trent's How Shakespeare Saved My Life has extended its New York premiere at The Public Theater through October 25, 2026.
Red Bull Theater and The Public Theater will soon open the New York premiere of HOW SHAKESPEARE SAVED MY LIFE, Jacob Ming-Trent’s one-man show.
THE AMERICAN FIVE Intersects Black, Queer, and Jewish histories to showcase the collective work required to bring about societal change.
Berkshire Theatre Group announced the cast and creative team for the regional premiere of THE AMERICAN FIVE, the Helen Hayes Award-winning play by Chess Jakobs, directed by Gerry McIntyre at The Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge.
The historical and still-ongoing revelations about the children that Thomas Jefferson had with his slave woman Sally Hemmings has justifiably created a reevaluation of Thomas Jeferson’s image and reputation---as one can discover in Suzan-Lori Parks’ probing play Sally & Tom currently playing at
Jacob Ming-Trent's How Shakespeare Saved My Life, a solo show blending Shakespeare with the voices of Basquiat, Biggie, and Tupac, will have its world premiere at Folger Theatre in Washington, DC.
Just weeks ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary, Round House Theatre has announced the regional premiere of Sally & Tom, a play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks.
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Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' comedy Appropriate gets an intimate production in Olney Theatre Center's 148-seat Multiz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab, directed by the theatre's artistic director, Jason Loewith.
Kicking off the new year, Berkeley Repertory Theatre will present its 90th world premiere production, How Shakespeare Saved My Life — an autobiographical and music-filled tour de force written and performed by Jacob Ming-Trent.
Olney Theatre Center will present the world premiere of Little Miss Perfect, a new musical, on the Roberts Mainstage.
The autobiographical world of playwright Paula Vogel comes alive in the illuminating and fragilely evocative “tone poem” of a play entitled The Mother Play at the Studio Theatre.
Written by MacArthur “genius” fellow and award-winning screenwriter Samuel D.
Mosaic Theater Company will extend the DC premiere of Samuel D.
Mosaic Theater Company will present the DC premiere of A Case for the Existence of God, a deeply moving and critically acclaimed play by MacArthur Genius Samuel D.
It’s an odd thing to consider, especially in a week that began with Labor Day.
Folger Theatre will open its 2025–26 season with Julius X: A Re-envisioning of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, written by Al Letson, directed by Nicole Brewer, and starring Brandon Carter in the title role.
While on the surface, a play with basketball and one of its prominent players may seem a bit odd, KING JAMES proves to be a deep exploration of male friendship, its complexities, and how sports can bring people together and create a bond that goes beyond just grabbing a beer and watching the game.