Twelfth Night or What You Will - 1986 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 10

John Strysik is the adaptor/director of The Case-Book of C. Auguste Dupin in with its world premiere engagement opening at Theatre 40 in Beverly Hills opening September 17, 2026. It brings three of Edgar Allan Poe’s foundational detective stories - The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Mystery of Marie Rogêt, and The Purloined Letter - into a single, cohesive evening of theater. Here’s my conversation with him about his inspiration for the play, his dual role with the production, and what inspired him to bring its world premiere to Theatre 40.

The Thought Police monitor every word you say. Children spy on their parents and the Party has abolished the truth. In this totally controlled world, Winston and Julia begin a love affair which catapults them into rebellion against the Party.

Owen Campbell and The Gilded Age's Harry Richardson will star in the New York premiere of A Ghost in Your Ear, beginning September 29 at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre.

Whidbey Island Center for the Arts will host DjangoFest Northwest, featuring GISMO GRAF QUINTET, PEARL DJANGO and other gypsy jazz acts across six days of performances in Langley, Washington.

Cleveland Institute of Music and the Dominican Republic's Conservatorio Nacional de Música signed a new partnership agreement, marked with a signing ceremony and concert focused on faculty exchange and student training.

Honolulu Theatre for Youth will open its 72nd season with ANIME MOMOTARO, an adaptation of the Japanese folktale featuring a new cast, original music, and shamisen performance at HTY's Tenney Theatre in downtown Honolulu.

Multimedia artist and performer Red Rae will bring Fire Portal to Philadelphia this September as part of the 2026 Cannonball Festival and Philadelphia Fringe Festival.

Theatre Arlington will present Seussical Jr., an all-youth musical featuring characters including the Cat in the Hat, Horton and the Whos of Whoville, beginning September 18.

Brisbane Festival 2026 has officially begun, with Strong is the New Pretty, The Choir of Man, Fijian Flying Circus, Riverfire and more among the highlights of the 23-day program.

Marshall Opera will celebrate composer Adolphus Hailstork's 85th birthday year with an October 13 concert at Merkin Hall featuring Nicoletta Berry, Maria Brea, Joshua Blue and Jorell Williams.

Black Box, a new feature film written and directed by Joshua Crone, will have its New York premiere September 11 at Film Noir Cinema in Brooklyn, with Assembly District 38 candidate Ruben D. Cruz delivering featured remarks.

Centerstage Theatre will present Sleepy Hollow, starring Guy Taylor Simpson III as Ichabod Crane alongside McKenna Webb, Josh Wingerter and more, beginning October 2.

Chandler Cultural Foundation will present its Center Stage Gala, a western-themed murder mystery fundraiser honoring community supporters at Chandler Center for the Arts.

Austin Shakespeare will present the world premiere workshop of Verdict of Love, a new opera inspired by Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Marble Faun, September 11-12 at Austin Opera's Butler Performance Space.

The University of Washington School of Drama announced plans for its upcoming season, with programming details to be revealed for theatergoers in Seattle.

New York City Center will present The Australian Ballet in the New York premiere of OSCAR, a new work choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon with a score by Joby Talbot performed live by the Orchestra of St. Luke's.

Placer Repertory Theater will bring interactive touring shows to schools, venues and families across Placer County and the greater Sacramento area through its education outreach program.

In an unintentionally timely piece of programming, The Story opens at the National a month or so after Jason Arday’s death. Much like that saga, US playwright Tracey Scott Wilson’s play is concerned with the failure of institutions to protect talented people from minority backgrounds, the urge to cheat one’s way in under a broken system, and the immense personal cost of both these phenomena to reputations and lives.

Actors' Shakespeare Project will open its 23rd season with Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, starring Elliot Norton Award winner Paul Melendy as Count Dracula.

There are few true cultural behemoths in music, but one is undoubtedly Johnny Cash. His music reaches audiences old and new in RING OF FIRE. This musical doesn’t take a traditional route by relying on dialogue or heavy choreography.

OSKÄR, the multi-award-winning animated film from Puerto Rico directed by Ariel Orama López, will screen as part of The Americas Film Festival of New York this fall.

Lorna Dallas, a 2020 Bistro Award recipient, will present an encore performance of her cabaret show at The Laurie Beechman Theatre in New York City.

Liana Bérubé will take the baton from San José Chamber Orchestra founder Barbara Day Turner as the ensemble begins its 36th season with a tribute concert celebrating Turner's 35 seasons of leadership.

Center REP will present the Bay Area premiere of DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS at the Lesher Center for the Arts, with five actors portraying nearly 20 characters in the comic reinvention of Bram Stoker's novel.

Check out production photos from Little Shop of Horrors at Altadena Music Theatre, starring Broadway's Ruby Lewis as Audrey alongside James Byous as Seymour and Lord Kraven as Audrey II.