The Invisible Hand 2014 - Articles Page 1.8

Run Time:
Two hours, with one intermission
Opened: December 8, 2014
Closing: January 04, 2015

The Invisible Hand - 2014 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

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Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar (Disgraced, The Who & The What) makes his New York Theatre Workshop debut with The Invisible Hand, directed by two-time Obie Award winner Ken Rus Schmoll (Red Dog Howls). The Invisible Hand follows an American investment banker, kidnapped and held for ransom in Pakistan, as he trades for his life. This suspenseful new play is a chilling and complex look at how far we will go to save ourselves and the devastating ramifications of our individual actions on global power and politics.

The Invisible Hand - 2014 - Off-Broadway Cast

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Full Cast Announced For Kiln Theatre's Revival of Moira Buffini's HANDBAGGED
by Stephi Wild - Aug 1, 2022


With Zodwa Nyoni's The Darkest Part of the Night currently running at Kiln Theatre, Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham has announced the full company for her major revival of Moira Buffini's critically acclaimed Handbagged.

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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 26, 2022


The Town Hall and T Bone Burnett will present A Tribute to Bob Dylan in partnership with the Bob Dylan Center on September 30, 2022 at 8pm. Curated T Bone Burnett, the show will feature performances by a diverse array of artists, each performing songs written by Dylan spanning the Nobel laureate’s illustrious career.

Pentabus Announces 2022 Season Featuring New Commissions and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 30, 2022


Today Pentabus announced their 2022 Season which features a new commission touring in the autumn, the return of Pentabus Young Writers live production and three new digital projects. 

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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 4, 2022


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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 21, 2021


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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 16, 2021


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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 14, 2019


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Live Arts Bard (LAB), the residency and commissioning program of the Fisher Center at Bard, announces Where No Wall Remains, the third edition of the acclaimed LAB Biennial, temporarily reconfiguring the Fisher Center as a site for innovative and interactive performances and installations (November 21-24). Co-curated by Lebanese live artist Tania El Khoury, a 2019 Soros Art Fellow, and Gideon Lester, the Fisher Center's Artistic Director for Theater and Dance, this four-day festival considers the subject of borders: political borders, physical borders, historical and contemporary borders, borders seen and unseen, the borders of the body, borders between art forms, between performers and spectators, the borders that divide or define us, borders to be crossed, tested, resisted, destroyed, rebuilt, or transcended. Where No Wall Remains follows The House is Open (2014), which explored the relationship between visual and performing arts, and We're Watching (2017), which examined contemporary states of surveillance. This third edition of the festival features nine new performances and installations by contemporary artists from the Middle East and Central America, commissioned by Live Arts Bard. Please see below for dates and times for each work. 

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The Invisible Hand FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of The Invisible Hand have there been?
The Invisible Hand has had 1 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 2014.
What awards has The Invisible Hand been nominated for?
The Invisible Hand has been nominated for several awards including the Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Usman Ally, Performance (Obie Awards) for Usman Ally, Playwriting (Obie Awards) for Ayad Akhtar, John Gassner Playwrighting Award (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Ayad Akhtar, Outstanding Director (The Lortels) for Ken Rus Schmoll, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Tyler Micoleau, Outstanding Play (The Lortels), and Outstanding Sound Design (The Lortels) for Leah Gelpe.
What awards has The Invisible Hand won?
The Invisible Hand has won several awards, including the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for Usman Ally, an Obie Award for Usman Ally's performance, an Obie Award for Playwriting for Ayad Akhtar, the John Gassner Playwriting Award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Ayad Akhtar, Outstanding Director at The Lortels for Ken Rus Schmoll, Outstanding Lighting Design at The Lortels for Tyler Micoleau, Outstanding Play at The Lortels, and Outstanding Sound Design at The Lortels for Leah Gelpe.

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