Young Playwrights Festival (1985) - 1985 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 18

Canadian Stage unveiled its highly anticipated 2010-2011 season today, marking the first season programmed by Artistic & General Director Matthew Jocelyn. The season heralds a bold, new direction for the company. Jocelyn seeks to redefine Canadian Stage as a centre for national and international multi-disciplinary theatre that pushes boundaries, adopts a 21st-century perspective and reflects Toronto's cultural diversity. The work will be driven by directors and auteurs at the forefront of contemporary theatre and audiences will have the opportunity to discover a new generation of story-tellers who challenge and entertain.

Piven Theatre Workshop extends its 2009-10 season with the Chicago premiere of Sarah Ruhl's adaptation of Chekov's Three Sisters, directed by Artistic Director Emeritus Joyce Piven. The production will run October 16 - November 21, 2010 at Piven Theatre Workshop, 927 Noyes Street

Carmen Pavlovic, C.E.O. of Global Creatures, the company behind the phenomenal world-wide success, Walking with Dinosaurs - the Arena Spectacular, has announced that a creative team has been assembled and work has begun on KING KONG - Live on Stage, an entirely new production conceived for the Broadway stage. KING KONG - Live on Stage is authorized by the estate of Merian C. Cooper (Creator of KING KONG and director of the 1933 film).

Teatro IATI and World Players, Inc. are pleased to announce the New York premiere production of José Luis Ramos Escobar's The Smell of Popcorn, directed by Jorge B. Merced. The Smell of Popcorn will play 10 performances only at Teatro IATI (59-61 East 4th Street).

VSA, the international organization on arts and disability, is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2010 Playwright Discovery Award, The Marionette Effect by Laura Hogikyan of Superior Township, Michigan.

1st Irish 2010, New York's only all-Irish theatre festival, runs from September 7 to October 4. Coordinated by the New York-based Origin Theatre Company, the month-long festival features a diverse range of plays by 16 mostly contemporary, living Irish playwrights, in prominent local venues like 59E59 Theaters (two productions), The Irish Repertory Theatre (two productions), The Mint, and PS 122 (two productions), among others.

Canadian Stage unveiled its highly anticipated 2010-2011 season today, marking the first season programmed by Artistic & General Director Matthew Jocelyn. The season heralds a bold, new direction for the company. Jocelyn seeks to redefine Canadian Stage as a centre for national and international multi-disciplinary theatre that pushes boundaries, adopts a 21st-century perspective and reflects Toronto's cultural diversity. The work will be driven by directors and auteurs at the forefront of contemporary theatre and audiences will have the opportunity to discover a new generation of story-tellers who challenge and entertain.

Westport Country Playhouse will stage the newly revised adaptation of the timeless classic, 'The Diary of Anne Frank,' helmed by award-winning director Gerald Freedman, September 28 through October 30, as part of its 80th Anniversary Season.

Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP) announces its 2010/2011 season of dance, theatre, and family programming.

Beginning August 13, Artists Repertory Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company will bring a world-class production of EuGene O'Neill's gut-wrenching autobiographical play Long Day's Journey Into Night to Portland. So close to his own life, Long Day's Journey Into Night is a story O'Neill did not want shared until 25 years after his death.

Teatro IATI and World Players, Inc. are pleased to announce the New York premiere production of José Luis Ramos Escobar's The Smell of Popcorn, directed by Jorge B. Merced. The Smell of Popcorn will play 10 performances only at Teatro IATI (59-61 East 4th Street).

1st Irish 2010, New York's only all-Irish theatre festival, runs from September 7 to October 4. Coordinated by the New York-based Origin Theatre Company, the month-long festival features a diverse range of plays by 16 mostly contemporary, living Irish playwrights, in prominent local venues like 59E59 Theaters (two productions), The Irish Repertory Theatre (two productions), The Mint, and PS 122 (two productions), among others.

Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP)'s Chase 2010 Latino Cultural Festival, taking place from July 29 to August 8 at Queens Theatre in the Park, presents Carlos Varela on Friday, August 6, 2010 at 8pm. The performance takes place at the Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, NY.

Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP) announces the Chase 2010 Latino Cultural Festival, which will take place from July 29 to August 8 at Queens Theatre in the Park.

Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP)'s Chase 2010 Latino Cultural Festival, taking place from July 29 to August 8 at Queens Theatre in the Park, presents Jorge Velosa and Los Carrangueros on Saturday, August 7, 2010 at 8pm.

Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP)'s Chase 2010 Latino Cultural Festival, taking place from July 29 to August 8 at Queens Theatre in the Park, presents Jorge Velosa and Los Carrangueros on Saturday, August 7, 2010 at 8pm.

Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP)'s Chase 2010 Latino Cultural Festival, taking place from July 29 to August 8 at Queens Theatre in the Park, presents Leon Gieco with opening act Claudia Acuna, Aquiles Baez, and Lucia Pulido on Thursday August 5, 2010 at 8pm.

Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP)'s Chase 2010 Latino Cultural Festival, taking place from July 29 to August 8 at Queens Theatre in the Park, presents Los Chantas Tango Quartet on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at 8pm.

On Saturday, July 31, stage favorites Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, Michael Cerveris and George Hearn teamed up with the Ravina Festival and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in tribute to Stephen Sondheim. Directed by Lonny Price and conducted by Paul Gemignani, the concert featured Sondheim classics from shows such as A Little Night Music, Sunday in the Park with George, Sweeney Todd, West Side Story, Gypsy and more. BroadwayWorld brings you coverage of the concert below.

Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP)'s Chase 2010 Latino Cultural Festival, taking place from July 29 to August 8 at Queens Theatre in the Park, presents the Alejandro Caceres Dance Company on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 7:30pm.

Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP)'s Chase 2010 Latino Cultural Festival, taking place from July 29 to August 8 at Queens Theatre in the Park, presents Tango y Vida, a dance revue, on Sunday, August 1, 2010 at 7pm.

Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP) announces the Chase 2010 Latino Cultural Festival, which will take place from July 29 to August 8 at Queens Theatre in the Park.

Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP)'s Chase 2010 Latino Cultural Festival, taking place from July 29 to August 8 at Queens Theatre in the Park, presents Carlos Varela on Friday, August 6, 2010 at 8pm. The performance takes place at the Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, NY.

Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP)'s Chase 2010 Latino Cultural Festival, taking place from July 29 to August 8 at Queens Theatre in the Park, presents Leon Gieco with opening act Claudia Acuna, Aquiles Baez, and Lucia Pulido on Thursday August 5, 2010 at 8pm.

Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP)'s Chase 2010 Latino Cultural Festival, taking place from July 29 to August 8 at Queens Theatre in the Park, presents Los Chantas Tango Quartet on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at 8pm.