The Invisible Hand 2014 - Articles Page 11

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

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

New York Theatre Workshop
79 East 4th Street New York, NY 10003

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.

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The Invisible Hand - 2014 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 11

Justin Kirk, Jameal Ali & More to Star in THE INVISIBLE HAND at NYTW
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 28, 2014


New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) announced today complete casting for the New York Premiere of THE INVISIBLE HAND, written by Pulitzer Prize Winner Ayad Ahktar. Directed by two-time Obie Award winner Ken Rus Schmoll, THE INVISIBLE HAND begins previews on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 and officially opens on Monday, December 8, 2014 at New York Theatre Workshop (79 E. 4th Street New York, NY 10003) for a limited engagement through Sunday, January 4, 2015.

NYTW Accepting Applications For 2015-16 Playwriting, Directing Fellowship Program
by BWW News Desk - Oct 22, 2014


?New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) (Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director Jeremy Blocker) is currently accepting applications for the 2015/16 season of its 2050 Fellowship program for emerging playwrights and directors.

Chicken Box Presents Baltimore Premiere of EIGHTYSIX, 11/05-08
by Sally Henry Fuller - Oct 18, 2014


The Chicken Box presents the Baltimore Premiere of EIGHTYSIX, Nov. 5-8. Starting at age fourteen until her early twenties, playwright Annelise Montone earned her spending money waiting tables. Some places were fancy, some cheap, but they all had one thing in common: the camaraderie of the people in the trenches.

Photo Flash: Cirque du Soleil's 'KURIOS' Provides Last-Minute Halloween Costume Tips
by BWW News Desk - Oct 15, 2014


With Halloween just weeks away, Kurios - Cabinet of Curiosities by Cirque du Soleil is sharing some last-minute tips and tricks to create your own innovative Kurios-inspired costume. Scroll down for photos!

Tickets to Ayad Akhtar's THE INVISIBLE HAND at NYTW Now On Sale
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 1, 2014


Tickets for THE INVISIBLE HAND, the second production of the New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) 2014/15 Season, are now on sale at www.nytw.org. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar (Disgraced) and directed by Obie Award-winning director Ken Rus Schmoll (Red Dog Howls),THE INVISIBLE HAND begins previews on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 and officially opens on Monday, December 8, 2014 at New York Theatre Workshop (79 E. 4th Street New York, NY 10003) for a limited engagement through Sunday, January 4, 2015. Cast and creative team will be announced shortly.

BWW REVIEWS: World Regional Premiere of WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN Is Expertly Done, Coolly Received
by Paul W. Thompson - Sep 28, 2014


David Yazbek has shown himself to be a Broadway composer-lyricist to be reckoned with, after a splashy debut with 2000's "The Full Monty," and a meaningful follow-up with 2005's "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels." Both film adaptations, they won Drama Desk Awards for him, as well as Tony nominations. 2010's "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown", also a film adaptation, was Tony-nominated for its score as well, though it suffered a truncated run of only 69 performances. Theatre at the Center in the Chicago suburb of Munster, Indiana, is the location for the show's world regional premiere.

2015 London International Mime Festival to be Held in January
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 26, 2014


The London International Mime Festival (LIMF), the longest-established annual theatre season of its kind, returns in 2015 with innovative visual theatre from around the world - this year's artists come from America, Belgium, France, Japan and New Zealand, joining some of Britain's fast emerging talents and established names.

OMAR MORALES Named Largest Comic Book Published
by Christina Mancuso - Sep 18, 2014


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NYTW's SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE Begins Performances Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Sep 12, 2014


New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) presents the first production of their 2014/15 season, SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE, based on Ingmar Bergman's film of the same name. English version by Emily Mann and conceived and directed by Ivo van Hove, SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE begins previews tonight, September 12, 2014 and officially opens on Monday, September 22, 2014 at New York Theatre Workshop (79 E. 4th Street New York, NY 10003) for a limited engagement through Sunday, October 26, 2014.

Universal's CLASSIC MONSTERS Complete 30-Film Collection Coming to DVD Today
by BWW News Desk - Sep 2, 2014


Since the era of silent films, Universal Pictures has earned a reputation as the home of the monster movie, producing landmark films that defined the horror genre for all time.

RADiUS Acquires Critically Acclaimed Film THE GREAT INVISIBLE
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 20, 2014


RADiUS announced today that it has acquired U.S. rights to Participant Media's critically-acclaimed, SXSW Grand Jury Award-winning film, THE GREAT INVISIBLE

Tina Benko, Arliss Howard, Dallas Roberts & More to Star in NYTW's SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE this Fall
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 4, 2014


New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) announced today complete casting for the first production of their 2014/15 season, SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE, based on Ingmar Bergman's film of the same name. English version by Emily Mann and conceived and directed by Ivo van Hove, SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE begins previews on Friday, September 12, 2014 and officially opens on Monday, September 22, 2014 at New York Theatre Workshop (79 E. 4th Street New York, NY 10003) for a limited engagement through Sunday, October 26, 2014.

ACT Theatre Announces Full Calendar for July-December 2014
by Courtnie Mele - Jul 24, 2014


A Contemporary Theatre announces the remainder of its 2014 Season with a plethora of Mainstage and Central Heating Lab shows. The Mainstage welcomes two major players from the national scene with a new work from Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Ayad Ahktar who has penned a riveting drama about the overlapping worlds of terrorism and the financial markets called The Invisible Hand. Akhtar's thriller is followed by Christopher Durang's Tony Award-winning comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike which throws classic Chekhov characters in a modern family blender.

Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Jul. 20
by - Jul 20, 2014


Upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, July 20, 2014.

Kyra Sedgwick Stars in John Patrick Shanley's New Play THE DANISH WIDOW, Beginning Tonight at Powerhouse
by BWW News Desk - Jul 16, 2014


New York Stage and Film and Vassar College, this summer celebrating the 30th year of their Powerhouse Theater collaboration, previously announced that Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Kyra Sedgwick would lead the cast of Academy Award and Tony Award winner John Patrick Shanley's new play The Danish Widow, which premieres today, July 16, and continues through July 27, 2014 at Hallie Flanagan-Davis Powerhouse Theater at Vassar College. Shanley also directs the cast which also includes multitalented Broadway vets Craig Bierko and Matt McGrath, as well as stage and screen actress Annika Boras.

Kyra Sedgwick to Star in John Patrick Shanley's New Play THE DANISH WIDOW at Powerhouse, 7/16-27
by BWW News Desk - Jun 25, 2014


New York Stage and Film and Vassar College, this summer celebrating the 30th year of their Powerhouse Theater collaboration, announced that Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Kyra Sedgwick will lead the cast of Academy Award and Tony Award winner John Patrick Shanley's new play The Danish Widow, which will premiere July 16-27, 2014 at Hallie Flanagan-Davis Powerhouse Theater at Vassar College. Shanley also directs the cast which also includes multitalented Broadway vets Craig Bierko and Matt McGrath, as well as stage and screen actress Annika Boras.

The MUNY's TARZAN, Starring Nicholas Rodriguez, Opens Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jun 25, 2014


The Muny presents the second show of its 96th season, TARZAN, directed by John Tartaglia, choreographed by Chris Bailey, with musical direction by Rick Bertone.

Universal's CLASSIC MONSTERS Complete 30-Film Collection Coming to DVD 9/2
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 24, 2014


Since the era of silent films, Universal Pictures has earned a reputation as the home of the monster movie, producing landmark films that defined the horror genre for all time.

Josh Radnor, TR Knight, Robert Morse, Leslie Bibb and More Star in Powerhouse's 2014 Season, Kicking Off Today
by BWW News Desk - Jun 20, 2014


New York Stage and Film and Vassar College, this summer celebrating the 30th year of their Powerhouse Theater collaboration, presents the Powerhouse Theater Season, running from today, June 20 to July 27 at Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, New York).

PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES, AT THE HOP and More Make Up FST's 2014 Summer Season
by BWW News Desk - Jun 10, 2014


Florida Studio Theatre presents an exciting new Summer Mainstage and Cabaret Season. The Mainstage kicks off with the foot-stomping musical Pump Boys and Dinettes, the humorous and inspirational drama Becoming Dr. Ruth, and the thought-provoking Taking Shakespeare. The Summer Cabaret Season will consist of At The Hop, by America's Premiere Doo-Wop group, The Alley Cats, Clearly Invisible: Magic Up Close with Carl Seiger, and Somewhere Over the Rose, The Songs and Stories of Judy Garland and Bette Midler.

EXCLUSIVE: Part One - In Conversation with MISS SAIGON'S Rachelle Ann Go
by Rocky Christopher Fajardo - Jun 9, 2014


London's pre-summer late afternoon weather is drizzly and drab outside the Prince Edward Theatre on May 29, 2014, but inside the lavish Julie Andrews suite, where BroadwayWorld.com (BWW) is invited to have a cosy chat over a cup of tea with Rachelle Ann Go, MISS SAIGON's Gigi Van Tranh, the late spring showers that day seem continents away.

PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES, AT THE HOP and More Make Up FST's 2014 Summer Season
by BWW News Desk - Jun 4, 2014


Florida Studio Theatre presents an exciting new Summer Mainstage and Cabaret Season. The Mainstage kicks off with the foot-stomping musical Pump Boys and Dinettes, the humorous and inspirational drama Becoming Dr. Ruth, and the thought-provoking Taking Shakespeare. The Summer Cabaret Season will consist of At The Hop, by America's Premiere Doo-Wop group, The Alley Cats, Clearly Invisible: Magic Up Close with Carl Seiger, and Somewhere Over the Rose, The Songs and Stories of Judy Garland and Bette Midler.

Josh Radnor, TR Knight, Robert Morse, Leslie Bibb and More Join Powerhouse's 2014 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2014


New York Stage and Film and Vassar College, this summer celebrating the 30th year of their Powerhouse Theater collaboration, are thrilled to reveal the first round of casting for the upcoming Powerhouse Theater Season, running from June 20 to July 27 at Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, New York).

David Hyde Pierce, Trip Cullman and More to Direct Powerhouse Readings This Summer
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2014


New York Stage and Film and Vassar College, this summer celebrating thirty years of their Powerhouse Theater collaboration, have announced the Play Readings Festival lineups that will bookend their upcoming 30th Powerhouse Theater Season, running from June 20 - July 27 at Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, New York).

NYTW Adds David Greig's THE EVENTS to 2014-15 Season
by Tyler Peterson - May 12, 2014


New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) has announced the final addition to its 2014/15 season: David Greig's The Events, directed by Ramin Gray, which will make its New York debut in February, after receiving critical acclaim, a Fringe First and the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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The Invisible Hand - 2014 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2015 Drama League Awards Distinguished Performance Award Usman Ally
2015 Obie Awards Performance Usman Ally
2015 Obie Awards Playwriting Ayad Akhtar
2015 Outer Critics Circle Awards John Gassner Playwrighting Award Ayad Akhtar
2015 The Lortels Outstanding Director Ken Rus Schmoll
2015 The Lortels Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play Usman Ally
2015 The Lortels Outstanding Lighting Design Tyler Micoleau
2015 The Lortels Outstanding Play 0
2015 The Lortels Outstanding Sound Design Leah Gelpe

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