When The Rain Stops Falling 2010 - Articles Page 9

This March, Berkeley Repertory Theatre proudly presents Ruined, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. A powerful new play about the harrowing lives of women in Africa, Ruined is written by Lynn Nottage and directed by Liesl Tommy.

Annie Baker's Obie Award-winning Circle Mirror Transformation opens Friday at Kansas City Repertory Theatre's Copaken Stage. Kyle Hatley directs.

Previews begin tomorrow and run through February 24 for Kansas City Repertory Theatre's production of Annie Baker's Obie Award-winning play Circle Mirror Transformation, directed by Kyle Hatley. Opening Night is Friday, February 25.

Lincoln Center Theater has announced plans to produce the New York premiere of A MINISTER'S WIFE, a new musical adapted from George Bernard Shaw's Candida by Austin Pendelton, with music by Joshua Schmidt and lyrics by Jan Tranen during its 2010-2011 season.

Appearing on THE VIEW today, Friday February 4, on ABC, Samuel Jackson was asked by Joy Behar 'And you're going to be doing a play on Broadway, playing Dr. Martin Luther King?' He replied, 'Yes, that's the plan. I'm doing a play, I think that the play opens in October and will run through January. '

This March, Berkeley Repertory Theatre proudly presents Ruined, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. A powerful new play about the harrowing lives of women in Africa, Ruined is written by Lynn Nottage and directed by Liesl Tommy.

The New Classics Series returns on Sunday, January 23rd at 7:00 p.m. with Erik Ramsey's play Smith, Unearthed, directed by Martin Giles and performed in the Charity Randall Theatre at the Stephen Foster Memorial in Oakland. New Classics is a cooperative program presented by the University of Pittsburgh's Department of Theatre Arts and Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre. The series is intended to highlight new works and showcase up-and-coming playwrights.The reading is free and open to the public, and will be followed by a talk-back with the cast and audience. The moderators will be series coordinators Melissa Hill Grande, PICT Associate Artistic Director and Director of Marketing, and David Peterson, a graduate student in the Ph.D. program of the Department of Theatre Arts.

The House Theatre of Chicago continues its season with ODRADEK, a world-premiere production written by Brett Neveu, directed by Dexter Bullard, with music by Josh Schmidt.

The House Theatre of Chicago continues its season with ODRADEK, a world-premiere production written by Brett Neveu, directed by Dexter Bullard, with music by Josh Schmidt.

The New Classics Series returns on Sunday, January 23rd at 7:00 p.m. with Erik Ramsey's play Smith, Unearthed, directed by Martin Giles and performed in the Charity Randall Theatre at the Stephen Foster Memorial in Oakland. New Classics is a cooperative program presented by the University of Pittsburgh's Department of Theatre Arts and Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre. The series is intended to highlight new works and showcase up-and-coming playwrights.The reading is free and open to the public, and will be followed by a talk-back with the cast and audience. The moderators will be series coordinators Melissa Hill Grande, PICT Associate Artistic Director and Director of Marketing, and David Peterson, a graduate student in the Ph.D. program of the Department of Theatre Arts.

The House Theatre of Chicago continues its season with ODRADEK, a world-premiere production written by Brett Neveu, directed by Dexter Bullard, with music by Josh Schmidt.

The House Theatre of Chicago continues its season with ODRADEK, a world-premiere production written by Brett Neveu, directed by Dexter Bullard, with music by Josh Schmidt.

The House Theatre of Chicago continues its season with ODRADEK, a world-premiere production written by Brett Neveu, directed by Dexter Bullard, with music by Josh Schmidt.

The House Theatre of Chicago continues its season with ODRADEK, a world-premiere production written by Brett Neveu, directed by Dexter Bullard, with music by Josh Schmidt.

The talented cast includes exciting new faces and a host of returning favorites, led by Pittsburgh's own Tom Atkins as Ebenezer Scrooge.

The House Theatre of Chicago continues its season with ODRADEK, a world-premiere production written by Brett Neveu, directed by Dexter Bullard, with music by Josh Schmidt.

The House Theatre of Chicago continues its season with ODRADEK, a world-premiere production written by Brett Neveu, directed by Dexter Bullard, with music by Josh Schmidt.

In TIME's 'Top Ten Everything of 2010,' many familiar shows have made it into the 'Best Plays and Musicals' category. The article features 50 top ten lists of everything from animal stories to comebacks and food trends to magazine covers. This gives the list a whopping total of 500 varying people, things, and fads from 2010. Take a look at the list of 'Best plays and Musicals' below:

The talented cast includes exciting new faces and a host of returning favorites, led by Pittsburgh's own Tom Atkins as Ebenezer Scrooge.

Richard Eyre will direct John Mortimer's translation of Georges Feydeau's 1907 classic farce A FLEA IN HER EAR , opening for previews on 4 December 2010 (press night: 14 December). Starring Tom Hollander with Di Botcher, Jonathan Cake, Oliver Cotton, Lisa Dillon, Freddie Fox, Fiona Glascott, Lloyd Hutchinson, John Marquez, Tim McMullan, William Maxwell, Rebecca Night, Maggie Service and Walter Van Dyk, A Flea in Her Ear is a comedy of errors set against a backdrop of misunderstanding and confusion. A Flea in Her Ear is a co-production with Sonia Friedman Productions and is the second play in The Old Vic 2010-11 Season. The Season is sponsored by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

American playwright Katori Hall's The Mountaintop was named Best Play at the 2010 Olivier Awards in London. Marking the first time a female African American playwright has received the honor in the Olivier Awards' 34-year history, Ms. Hall's play was nominated alongside such new works as Jerusalem, Enron and Red.

The cast has been announced for the Royal Court Theatre's first ever family Christmas show, Get Santa! which previews from 1 December.

The talented cast includes exciting new faces and a host of returning favorites, led by Pittsburgh's own Tom Atkins as Ebenezer Scrooge.

Queensland Theatre Company brings a new Australian classic to Brisbane audiences - Brink Production's When The Rain Stops Falling by Andrew Bovell (Strictly Ballroom, Lantana). The multi-award winning new play was the surprise hit of the 2008 Adelaide Bank Festival of the Arts and has enthralled audiences across Australia with its story of discovery and redemption told across 80 years and four generations of one family.

Producers Scott Morfee, Jean Doumanian and Tom Wirtshafter, who presented the critically acclaimed landmark production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town, will next present the New York premiere of the new comedy, Mistakes Were Made, by Craig Wright with direction by Dexter Bullard. The two-character play features Academy Award-nominee Michael Shannon as producer Felix Artifex and Mierka Girten as his assistant Esther, and reunites the creative team of the Off-Broadway smash hit Bug (Bullard, Shannon and Barrow Street). The 16- week limited engagement will begin performances Friday, November 5, 2010 at the Barrow Street Theatre. Opening night is set for Sunday evening, November 14, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.