Ghosts 2010 - Articles Page 9

The Ford's Theatre 2010-2011 season continues with "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens and adapted by Michael Wilson, November 20, 2010, to January 2, 2011.

Canadian Stage is proud to partner with Vancouver's Electric Company Theatre to bring a fascinating production of Studies in Motion: The Hauntings of Eadweard Muybridge to Toronto audiences. The show is a visually and physically explosive spectacle, drawn from the life and work of 19th century photographer Eadweard Muybridge. Directed by 2010 Siminovitch Theatre Award-winner Kim Collier, written by Governor General Award-winning dramatist Kevin Kerr and choreographed by the Dora Mavor Moore Award-winner Crystal Pite, the production is on stage from November 22 to December 18 (media night: November 25) at the Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front Street East, Toronto. Tickets are available in person, by phone 416.368.3110, or online at www.canadianstage.com.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presents the world premiere of Marcus Gardley's every tongue confess, which opens the new Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle, the third theater space in the Mead Center. Director Kenny Leon (Broadway's Fences and last season's Stick Fly at Arena Stage) leads an ensemble cast featuring talent from across the country, including Tony Award-winner Phylicia Rashad teamed up with Jason Dirden, CrystAl Fox, Autumn Hurlbert, Jim Ireland, Leslie Kritzer, Eugene Lee, E. Roger Mitchell and Jonathan Earl Peck. every tongue confess runs November 9, 2010-January 2, 2011 in the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle.

Red Mountain Theatre Company presents 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey, a haunting new musical based on the classic children's book by storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham, October 29-31, 2010, at the RMTC Cabaret Theatre (301 19th Street North).

A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, revisits CHARLES DICKENS' thrilling GREAT EXPECTATIONS with the West Coast premiere of a powerful stage adaptation by Neil Bartlett opening Saturday, October 30 and closing Sunday, December 19, 2010 (previews begin Saturday, October 23). ANW Co-Founders and Co-Artistic Directors Julia Rodriguez-Elliott and Geoff Elliott co-direct this production - which features original music by noted composer Doug Newell - based on Dickens' masterful novel. Bartlett was also the adaptor of A Noise Within's 2008-09 season favorite Oliver Twist. This marks the second time Rodriguez-Elliott and Elliott have co-directed Great Expectations at A Noise Within, the first produced during the 1995-96 season, winning numerous awards.

Burning Coal teams up with the Raleigh City Museum for a third year to tell the stories of Raleigh's history in an new, Halloween-themed script, The Ghosts of Fayetteville Street.

Red Mountain Theatre Company presents 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey, a haunting new musical based on the classic children's book by storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham, October 29-31, 2010, at the RMTC Cabaret Theatre (301 19th Street North).

Acorn Productions, a non-profit organization dedicated to nurturing and developing the performing arts in Southern Maine, begins the company's 2010/11 series of performances in the Acorn Studio Theater with a production of The Secret of Comedy, by Michael Kimball, which performs from October 8 to 24, 2010.

The Milk Can Theatre Company (Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, Artistic Director) will kick off its 2010-11 season with the world-premiere of Bethany Larsen's MALFI, INC. - a modern day adaptation of John Webster's classic THE DUCHESS OF MALFI -- with previews set to begin November 10 prior to an official press opening of November 12 at Theatre 54 (244 West 54th Street) in Manhattan.

Michael Richardson reviews Louise Welsh and Zoe Strachan's Panic Patterns, performed at the Citizens Theatre as part of Glasgay! 2010.

The Theater Company (TTC) is tingling with anticipation to present a spirited evening of ghosts and spooky mayhem once again with 'SCARY STORIES FROM THE WATERFRONT.'

The Milk Can Theatre Company (Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, Artistic Director) will kick off its 2010-11 season with the world-premiere of Bethany Larsen's MALFI, INC. - a modern day adaptation of John Webster's classic THE DUCHESS OF MALFI -- with previews set to begin November 10 prior to an official press opening of November 12 at Theatre 54 (244 West 54th Street) in Manhattan. Julie Fei-Fan Balzer directs.

SBCC Theatre Arts Department will begin the fall with an intriguing drama by Sophie Treadwell, MACHINAL. It will run October 20-November 6, 2010 in the intimate Interim Theatre on SBCC's West Campus.

The Guthrie Theater today announced that British theater, television and film actor Daniel Gerroll will play the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in the 2010 production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, presented by U.S. Bank.

The Theater Company (TTC) is tingling with anticipation to present a spirited evening of ghosts and spooky mayhem once again with 'SCARY STORIES FROM THE WATERFRONT.'

Get ready for a new musical comedy swooping in with tons of laughs and the most 2006 Tony Awards of any musical on Broadway! It's The Drowsy Chaperone - and it's presented by Philip Mann and Louise Beard, in association with Red Mountain Theatre Company, October 7-17, 2010, at the Virginia Samford Theatre (1116 26th Street South).

Piven Theatre Workshop extends its 2009-10 season with the Chicago premiere of Sarah Ruhl's adaptation of Chekov's Three Sisters, directed by Artistic Director Emeritus Joyce Piven. The production will run October 16 - November 21, 2010 at Piven Theatre Workshop, 927 Noyes Street

Piven Theatre Workshop extends its 2009-10 season with the Chicago premiere of Sarah Ruhl's adaptation of Chekov's Three Sisters, directed by Artistic Director Emeritus Joyce Piven. The production will run October 16 - November 21, 2010 at Piven Theatre Workshop, 927 Noyes Street

The Amoralists are proud to present the New York Premiere of Ghosts in the Cottonwoods, written and directed by Adam Rapp.

The Milk Can Theatre Company (Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, Artistic Director) will kick off its 2010-11 season with the world-premiere of Bethany Larsen's MALFI, INC. - a modern day adaptation of John Webster's classic THE DUCHESS OF MALFI -- with previews set to begin November 10 prior to an official press opening of November 12 at Theatre 54 (244 West 54th Street) in Manhattan.

A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, revisits CHARLES DICKENS' thrilling GREAT EXPECTATIONS with the West Coast premiere of a powerful stage adaptation by Neil Bartlett opening Saturday, October 30 and closing Sunday, December 19, 2010 (previews begin Saturday, October 23). ANW Co-Founders and Co-Artistic Directors Julia Rodriguez-Elliott and Geoff Elliott co-direct this production - which features original music by noted composer Doug Newell - based on Dickens' masterful novel. Bartlett was also the adaptor of A Noise Within's 2008-09 season favorite Oliver Twist. This marks the second time Rodriguez-Elliott and Elliott have co-directed Great Expectations at A Noise Within, the first produced during the 1995-96 season, winning numerous awards.

Burning Coal teams up with the Raleigh City Museum for a third year to tell the stories of Raleigh's history in an new, Halloween-themed script, The Ghosts of Fayetteville Street.

Described by Stephen King as 'the quintessential ghost story,' The Turn of the Screw was originally published in serialized form and eventually became one of Henry James' most famous works. The Turn of the Screw tells the story of an inexperienced governess left to care for two orphaned children at an isolated mansion in the English countryside. Shortly after her arrival, the governess begins to see visions of two malicious ghosts who seem determined to posses the innocents in her care. Resolved to save the children, she struggles to unravel the mystery of the ghosts' motives and discover the key to destroying their power.

Described by Stephen King as 'the quintessential ghost story,' The Turn of the Screw was originally published in serialized form and eventually became one of James' most famous works. James added a new spin to the traditional ghost story by writing it entirely from the governess' perspective, leaving the reader to interpret her account's accuracy and truthfulness. More than a century later, critical debate rages on over the nature of the ghosts, the complicity of the children, and the sanity of the governess.

Canadian Stage unveiled its highly anticipated 2010-2011 season today, marking the first season programmed by Artistic & General Director Matthew Jocelyn. The season heralds a bold, new direction for the company. Jocelyn seeks to redefine Canadian Stage as a centre for national and international multi-disciplinary theatre that pushes boundaries, adopts a 21st-century perspective and reflects Toronto's cultural diversity. The work will be driven by directors and auteurs at the forefront of contemporary theatre and audiences will have the opportunity to discover a new generation of story-tellers who challenge and entertain.