Orson's Shadow - 2005 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 8

Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents the 4th annual First Look Repertory of New Work, featuring three developmental productions of new plays presented in rotation and accompanied by a series of events around the development of new work.

Abingdon Theatre Company will conclude its 2007-2008 season with Bruce J. Robinson's drama Another Vermeer featuring Austin Pendleton and directed by Kelly Morgan, March 29 - April 20, 2008 at Abingdon's Dorothy Strelsin Theatre.

The Barrow Group Theatre Company (312 West 36th St.) will present the Off-Broadway Premiere of John Ahlin's Gray Area with previews beginning on Wednesday, February 13, 2008. The official opening will be on Monday, February 18, 2007. Seth Barrish directs.

Playwrights Horizons has announced complete details for the eagerly-awaited New York premiere of Dead Man's Cell Phone, a new play by Pulitzer Prize finalist Sarah Ruhl starring Mary-Louise Parker. Completing the cast of Dead Man's Cell Phone are David Aaron Baker, Carla Harting and Kelly Maurer

Second Stage Theatre has announced the complete cast for their upcoming production of Sarah Ruhl's eurydice. Directed by Les Waters, the production will begin previews on Wednesday, May 30 and will officially open on Monday, June 18

Arena Stage will present a major revival of the award-winning contemporary comedy The Heidi Chronicles in loving tribute to the late Wendy Wasserstein.

Season continues in high gear for New Rep in Watertown and Stoneham Theatre in Stoneham

William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure opens at The Pearl Theatre Company on Sunday, March 5th and runs through Sunday, April 9th. Rachel Botchan (Richard III) and Sean McNall (The Gentleman Dancing Master) star and Beatrice Terry (Double Infidelity) directs.

RED LIGHT WINTER, a new play written and directed by Adam Rapp, opens tonight, Thursday February 9th at the Barrow Street Theatre (27 Barrow Street at 7th Avenue). Previews began on Friday, January 20th.

RED LIGHT WINTER, a new play written and directed by Adam Rapp, will begin rehearsals in New York tomorrow.

Director Doug Hughes and choreographer Christopher Gattelli were presented with Callaway Awards on November 14th

Lisa Kron, whose 'Well' is Broadway-bound, will take part in an October 24th reading of The Importance of Marrying Wells to benefit the New Orleans-based theatre company Southern Rep

Theatre critics Jeremy McCarter and Howard Kissel will speak at the September 28th edition of Afterwords, following Orson's Shadow

Austin Pendleton's off-Broadway hit about Orson Welles, Orson's Shadow, will reach its 200th performance off-Broadway on September 4th

On June 29th, filmmaker Jonathan Lynn will discuss Orson Welles and his career as the Afterwords guest speaker for the popular talkback series that follows Orson's Shadow

Robert Osborne is the latest to lend his insights to the Afterwords discussions that follow the off-Broadway hit Orson's Shadow at the Barrow Street Theatre; Osborne will appear on June 22nd

The off-Broadway Abingdon Theatre Company has announced the line-up for their Mainstage and Stage II 2005-2006 season

The off-Broadway hit about Orson Welles has reached its 100th performanc at the Barrow Street Theatre

The theatre talkback series Afterwords is presented each night after performances of Orson's Shadow at the Barrow Street Theatre

Austin Pendleton's Orson's Shadow Play at the Barrow Street Theatre with Sean McNall as Kenneth Tynan

The 50th Annual Drama Desk Awards Ceremony took place on Sunday, May 22. The big winners of the night were Doubt and The Light in the Piazza, each of whom received 5 awards. Outstanding Musical however, went to Spamalot.

The Drama League announced the winners for The 71st Annual Drama League Awards at its annual luncheon and ceremony on May 13.

Doubt, Twelve Angry Men, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, La Cage and Norbert Leo Butz take home awards.