Westport Country Playhouse to Stage STRAIGHT WHITE MEN
by Marissa Tomeo
- May 3, 2022
Westport Country Playhouse will stage the comic satire, “Straight White Men,” by Young Jean Lee, from May 24 through June 5, directed by Mark Lamos, Playhouse artistic director. The show’s 2018 Broadway run made Lee the first Asian American female playwright to have a work produced there. The cast includes Richard Kline, who was a series regular on television’s “Three’s Company” as Larry Dallas. The production reunites Kline and Lamos, who were classmates at Northwestern University. Others in the ensemble are Bill Army, Denver Milord, Nick Westrate, Akiko Akita, and Ashton Muñiz.
Yale Repertory Theatre to Present BETWEEN TWO KNEES
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Apr 18, 2022
Yale Repertory Theatre will conclude its 2022 season with Between Two Knees. The play, written by the intertribal sketch comedy troupe The 1491s and directed by Eric Ting, is presented with Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Between Two Knees will be performed May 12–June 4 at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street).
HERE Announces Full Programming for PUPPETOPIA
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Apr 4, 2022
The Obie Award-winning HERE has announced programming for Puppetopia, a presentation of HERE’s Dream Music Puppetry program. Puppetopia will run May 11–22, 2022 in the HERE Mainstage & Dorothy B. Williams Theatres (145 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY 10013).
Playwrights Horizons Announces 2022-23 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Apr 4, 2022
Playwrights Horizons today announced its 2022–2023 season. Brought together amidst the easing of a reality-altering pandemic —during which desire for a “return to normal” began to feel at once futile and shortsighted—the lineup consists of five works that consider and radically challenge the very idea of normalcy.
Westport Country Playhouse Seeks Volunteer Ushers
by A.A. Cristi
- Mar 25, 2022
As Westport Country Playhouse prepares to open its 2022 Season on April 5, the historic theater is seeking volunteer ushers to greet patrons, scan tickets, distribute programs, answer audience questions, and direct patrons to their seats.
Meet the Cast of MACBETH
by Stephi Wild
- Mar 29, 2022
Macbeth begins performances tonight, March 29, 2022, at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street) and opens on Thursday, April 28, 2022. Learn more about the cast bringing this show back to the stage!
Westport Country Playhouse Accepting Internship Applications
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Feb 10, 2022
Westport Country Playhouse has announced that applications are now being accepted for its 2022 Joanne Woodward Internship Program for theater career aspirants. Interns enhance their professional skills and gain on-the-job experience working directly with Playhouse senior staff during summer months.
La MaMa to Present World Premiere of CAGE SHUFFLE MARATHON
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Feb 8, 2022
CAGE SHUFFLE MARATHON – a full-length evening of dance and spoken word set to John Cage’s 90, one-minute stories from his 1963 score INDETERMINANCY – will be given its world premiere February 15-19 when Paul Lazar and several guest artists take the stage at La MaMa’s Downstairs theater.
BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN Announces Expanded Performance Schedule And New Ticket Lottery
by Stephi Wild
- Feb 8, 2022
Houseworld Immersive announced today a new performance schedule and ticket lottery for Bottom Of The Ocean, a world premiere immersive experience created by Andrew Hoepfner (Houseworld, Whisperlodge). Currently in performances at Gymnopedie in Bushwick, Brooklyn (1139 Bushwick Avenue), Bottom Of The Ocean is an underground, sold-out sensation for five audience members only at each performance.
Seth Meyers to Host PEN America Literary Awards Honoring Elaine May & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Feb 2, 2022
PEN America today announced writer and Emmy Award-winning late night host Seth Meyers, who has uplifted countless authors’ voices—as the host for the organization’s 2022 Literary Awards, which return this year as a momentous in-person event, on February 28 at New York City’s Town Hall (123 W 43rd St).
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