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Previews: ART at Carriage Barn Arts Center At Waveny Park
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - Jan 9, 2025

Three men's friendship is strained by an all-white canvas. @metrojournalist

Melanie Maria Goodreaux's RITA IS THE GOAT to Premiere At Theater For The New City
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 27, 2024

Melanie Maria Goodreaux's new play RITA IS THE GOAT will premiere at Theater for the New City, exploring themes of loss, survival, and identity through a magical realist lens. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Post-Apocalyptic Drama ENOUGH VO5 FOR THE UNIVERSE Returns To Theater For The New City
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 10, 2023

Post-Apocalyptic Drama 'ENOUGH VO5 FOR THE UNIVERSE' Returns to Theater for the New City with Aixa Kendrick (The Walking Dead: Dead City) and a Special appearance by Malik Yoba (New York Undercover, NAACP Image Awards Winner).

ENOUGH VO5 FOR THE UNIVERSE Returns To Theater For The New City Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 20, 2023

Following the resounding success of her groundbreaking production, 'THE WHITE BLACKS,' esteemed playwright and director Melanie Maria Goodreaux is set to captivate audiences once again with a new staging of 'ENOUGH VO5 FOR THE UNIVERSE,' with a special appearance by Malik Yoba.

ENOUGH VO5 FOR THE UNIVERSE To Return To Theater For The New City Next Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 19, 2023

'ENOUGH VO5 FOR THE UNIVERSE' returns to Theater for the New City with a post Afro-futuristic apocalyptic narrative, featuring three remarkable Black women on a mission to transform the world. Don't miss this captivating production with a special appearance by Malik Yoba.

L'AMOUR `A PASSY Comes to A.R.T. Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 4, 2022

France's support of the nascent United States in 1778 is one of the great diplomatic triumphs of history, credited to the ambassadorial team of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. An exciting backstory to this miracle of statecraft is the platonic affair between Franklin and the flamboyant, beautiful Madame Brillon (Anne-Louise Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy).

Hudson Stage Company's Final Staged Reading, MEMORY OF CONVENIENCE Set For Next Month
by Stephi Wild - May 25, 2022

Hudson Stage announces its final event, a staged reading of the new play, MEMORY OF CONVENIENCE by Jeff McCracken, co-directed by noted Irish director Ray Yeates and Jeff McCracken.

Javier Daulte's ARE YOU THERE? A COMEDY ABOUT LOVE, DEATH AND THE SUPERNATURAL Announces Industry Reading
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 19, 2022

JBR Productions, LLC will present three industry readings (by invitation only) of Are You There?, a comedy about love, death, and the supernatural, written and directed by Javier Daulte and starring Josefina Scaro and Ben Becher.

Thornton Wilder's OUR TOWN Announced At Circle Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 9, 2019

Thornton Wilder's iconic Pulitzer Prize-winning drama makes a rare not-to-be-missed visit to Circle's stage. This moving story follows the small town of Grover's Corners through three acts: "Daily Life," "Love and Marriage," and "Death and Eternity." Wilder's classic play reminds us of the importance of love, loss, and living in the moment.

New Chapter Begins at Circle Theatre with Change in Leadership
by Julie Musbach - Jan 11, 2018

Circle Theatre kicks off its 37th season this January with a change in leadership. Bill Newberry, Co-Founder and Executive Director, retired at the end of December. Managing Director Tim Long is the new Executive Director and Matthew Gray will come on board mid-January as the Theatre's first Artistic Director.

M&R Productions in Association with Glenn Krutoff Presents THE RADICALIZATION OF ROLFE
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 14, 2016

The Radicalization of Rolfe, winner of 2016 FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award, re-opens as part of the Fringe Encore Series 2016 at The Soho Playhouse, 15 Vandam Street, New York City on Sunday, October 23, 2016. Written by Andrew Bergh and directed by Abigail Zealey Bess, The Radicalization of Rolfe is inspired by the backstory of the lesser-known but vital secondary characters in the legendary musical The Sound of Music. "A tone perfect production," the New York Times declares it is "a play that was just as much fun as - and cleverer than - it promised to be."

THE RADICALIZATION OF ROLFE Heads to Fringe Encore Series 2016 at Soho Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - Sep 22, 2016

The Radicalization of Rolfe, winner of 2016 FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award, re-opens as part of the Fringe Encore Series 2016 at The Soho Playhouse, 15 Vandam Street, New York City on Sunday, October 23, 2016.

Flux Theatre Ensemble to Stage August Schulenburg's JANE THE PLAIN, 5/9-24
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 19, 2014

Flux Theatre Ensemble will present the World Premiere of August Schulenburg's (Lesser Seductions of History; DEINDE) JANE THE PLAIN, May 9-24 at the 4th Street Theatre (83 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery). The production will be directed by Kelly O'Donnell (NYIT Award nomination for Hearts Like Fists) with Assistant Director Emily Hartford (Co-founder, Rabbit Hole Ensemble) and will feature Becky Byers* (NYIT Award nomination for Hearts Like Fists), Sol Crespo (nytheatre.com 2012 Person of the Year; August Schulenburg's DEINDE), Chester Poon (Job at The Flea; Adam Szymkowicz's Hearts Like Fists), Alisha Spielmann* (Johnna Adams' Sans Merci), Isaiah Tanenbaum* (August Schulenburg's Honey Fist), and Chinaza Uche* (Indie Theatre Now 2013 Person of the Year; Ellen McLaughlin's Ajax in Iraq). The creative team will include Sound Design by Janie Bullard (2014 USITT/LDI Rising Star Award; Indie Theatre Now 2013 Person of the Year), Set Design by Will Lowry (Ajax in Iraq), Costume Design by Stephanie Levin (Hearts Like Fists), and Lighting Design by Kia Rogers (2012 nytheatre.com Person of the Year). The Production Stage Manager will be Jodi M. Witherell. *Actor appears courtesy of the Actors' Equity Association.

Mariana Carreno-King, Nancy Kim, Germaine Netzband, and Azure D. Osborne-Lee Set for Rising Circle's Winter 2014 INKtank
by Diana Heisroth - Mar 7, 2014

Rising Circle Theater Collective announces four playwrights selected for their winter 2014 playwrights residency INKtank.

American Stage Theatre Co. Announces New Emerging Playreading Series for 2013-14 Season
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 5, 2013

THE EMERGING MASTERS PLAYREADING SERIES will focus on works by established American playwrights in mid-career, whose plays have been honored and widely produced, but whose name may not yet be a household word. Each year, five works by one such American playwright will be highlighted in five public staged readings performed by professional actors. One of the five plays will be considered for full production in a future American Stage season. THE EMERGING MASTERS PLAYREADING SERIES is produced by American Stage and is sponsored by Court and Kitti Hamilton.

Lark Play Development Center Announces 20th Annual Playwrights' Week Lineup, 9/23-28
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 16, 2013

Lark Play Development Center is proud to announce that seven plays have been chosen for its 20th annual Playwrights' Week, which will take place September 23rd - 28th.

Ten West Brings INEFFABLE to New Orleans' Shadowbox Theatre, Now thru 11/18
by BWW News Desk - Nov 15, 2012

Tonight, November 15th and the 16th, 17th and 18th, the acclaimed physical comedy duo from Los Angeles, Ten West, will present, INEFFABLE: a clown exploration of the mysteries of life, death and hay fever. All performances will take place at the Shadowbox Theatre, located at 2400 St. Claude Avenue, New Orleans, La.

Ten West Brings INEFFABLE to New Orleans' Shadowbox Theatre, 11/15-18
by BWW News Desk - Oct 3, 2012

On November 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th, the acclaimed physical comedy duo from Los Angeles, Ten West, will present, INEFFABLE: a clown exploration of the mysteries of life, death and hay fever. All performances will take place at the Shadowbox Theatre, located at 2400 St. Claude Avenue, New Orleans, La.

Flux Theatre Ensemble Presents DEINDE, 4/27-5/12
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 15, 2012

Flux Theatre Ensemble will present the World Premiere of August Schulenburg's (The Lesser Seductions of History with Flux; Dream Walker with Sweet Pea Productions) DEINDE, April 27-May 12 as part of BFG Collective's six month long residency at The Secret Theatre (44 02 23rd Street, Long Island City).

SweetPea Productions Presents Dream Walker, 11/9-19
by BWW News Desk - Nov 9, 2011

SWEETPEA PRODUCTIONS has announced its premiere production, DREAM WALKER by AUGUST SCHULENBURG, directed by MARIELLE DUKE. The production opens as a world premiere on Wednesday, November 9th at 8pm at THE KRAINE THEATER, located at 85 E. 4th street. Performances run through Saturday the 12th and continue Wednesday the 16th through Saturday the 19th. All performances begin at 8pm and have a run time of approximately 90 minutes. Tickets are $18 and can be reserved through Brown Paper Tickets here: brownpapertickets.com/event/204754. You can find more information about DREAM WALKER at dreamwalkertheplay.com/dreamwalker.