Ayn Rand

Wasatch Theatre Company will continue its 26th year with two upcoming production–The Trial of Ayn Rand by William Missouri Downs running April 11-14 at the SLC Theatre Co-Op and The Realistic Joneses by Will Eno running April 22-April 27th at the MId-Valley Performing Arts Center in Taylorsville.  

THE TRIAL OF AYN RAND - Press release for Wasatch Theatre Company's production of THE TRIAL OF AYN RAND. Get all the details on this thought-provoking play.

Legendary drama professor, esteemed historian, celebrated director, and award-winning writer Amnon Kabatchnik has penned a new volume in his critically-acclaimed award-winning reference series.

Experience the world premiere of Ayn Rand's 'It's a Wonderful Life' performed by The Conspirators at Otherworld Theatre in Chicago. Get your tickets now!

NIGHT OF JANUARY 16TH is a three-act courtroom drama by Ayn Rand, set in 1933. Director Pamela Amodio helps bring out the best in this phenomenal ensemble cast who all appear to be greatly enjoying their roles! The case involves a young woman named Karen Andre who is standing trial, being accused of the alleged murder of her former lover and boss, Bjorn Faulkner.

Immerse yourself in the thrilling courtroom drama of Ayn Rand's Night Of January 16th at Castle Craig Players. Experience the rise and fall of a brilliant man as the audience becomes the jury, delivering their verdict at each performance.

The Conspirators have announced their 2023-2024 season presenting three original works: Commedia Divinia: It's Worse Than That (November 9 - 19), Ayn Rand's 'It's a Wonderful Life' as Performed by The Conspirators Under the Direction of Diane Feinstein (December 15 - 17) and more. Check out performance information here!

The Castle Craig Players will conclude their 30th Anniversary Season with the beloved fairy tale musical Into the Woods. Winner of five Tony Awards, this modern classic by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine runs July 28 through August 13 at the group's intimate Meriden venue!

Theatre at St. Clement’s to present a one night only staged reading of Zaglada, a new play by Richard Vetere, directed by Dan Wackerman at Theatre at St. Clement’s on Monday, January 23 at 7pm. Admission is free.

“Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.” Attributed to Nobel Prize-winning economist and Ali G interviewee JK Galbraith, this is the phrase that rolls around my head as I venture into the Crystal Maze-like Monopoly Lifesized, a highly entertaining take on arguably art’s single greatest monument to the pursuit of personal wealth.

Park Avenue Armory will close out its 2022 season with the North American premiere of a new commission by German artist and filmmaker Julian Rosefeldt.

Eric Krebs & THEATER555 will present a staged reading of Last Day by Richard Vetere. Inspired by the William Butler Yeats quote, 'The beautiful and innocent have no enemy but time.' Last Day is a vigorous exploration of love & friendship at the end of the 20th Century.

Park Avenue Armory will close out its 2022 season with the North American premiere of a new commission by German artist and filmmaker Julian Rosefeldt.

The Screen Actors Guild Awards were held last night, Sunday, Feb. 27 at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, and aired on TNT and TBS. Kate Winslet and Cate Blanchett presented Helen Mirren with the 57th Life Achievement Award, which was preceded by a montage of some of her most iconic screen performances.

In A SONORAN DESERT CAROL, Claire Mannle had the insight to adapt Charles Dickens' Christmas classic as a sacred homage to our native ancestors, but not without admonishing the predatory elites of our modern economic system. Dickens would likely approve the latter inasmuch as income inequality had become a chief ingredient of his social criticism.

Park Avenue Armory announced today its programming for the coming year, returning with a robust 2022 season of multidisciplinary productions and installations-–including new commissions, and world and North American premieres-–that offer bold visions for our future and timely reexaminations of our past.

In DRY POWDER (uninvested capital), Ms. Burgess acknowledges income inequality from the vantage point of elite power brokers, the oft-maligned “one percenters” driving the nation's economic bus to a cliff’s edge. As stagnant wages and unemployment take front and center in our political discourse, the playwright amplifies the reality by exposing the sinister forces behind the flailing American manufacturing industry and a crumbling labor market.

Live theatre will return to Avon Players in time for its 75th season as the company presents Night of January 16th running September 24-October 9. Night of January 16th is a courtroom drama by Ayn Rand.  The play depicts the trial of Karen Andre (Hosanna Phillips of Hazel Park), who is accused of murdering Bjorn Faulkner, her boss and secret lover.

Thirdwing, a theater company with roots planted in both the live and streaming theater realms, is launching its inaugural live performance with the world premiere of THE DISCIPLE, written and directed by Rachel Carey. 

The Community Players, currently celebrating their 100th season, will be presenting a very special virtual production of the Ayn Rand comedy Night of January 16th, which is dedicated to the memory of Brian Mulvey, a longtime director, actor, designer, scenic artist, technician, board member, past president and good friend.