Sam Guncler

Review: MY LORD, WHAT A NIGHT is a timely historical drama at Penguin Rep
by Bruce Apar - May 29, 2026

Ms. Babb doesn’t hit a single false note as legendary singer and civil rights icon Marian Anderson. She is a commanding presence on stage, effusing class and an iron will. The only cavil I have with her singing voice is we don’t get to hear nearly enough of it, but what we do hear is heavenly.  

Review: 'MY LORD, WHAT A NIGHT' at Penguin Rep
by Peter Danish - May 20, 2026

​​​​​​​At a moment in American life when conversations about race, exclusion, immigration, and human dignity once again dominate the national discourse, Penguin Rep Theatre could scarcely have chosen a more resonant production than 'My Lord, What an Evening.' 

Shirine Babb Will Lead MY LORD, WHAT A NIGHT at Penguin Rep Theatre
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 25, 2026

Penguin Rep Theatre, under the leadership of Joe Brancato, founding Artistic Director, and Andrew M. Horn, Executive Director, announced that casting is complete for the New York premiere of Deborah Brevoort’s My Lord, What a Night, which officially kicks off the company’s 49th season.

Review: THE STEEL MAN Forges Forth at Penguin Rep Theatre.
by Bruce Apar - Sep 15, 2024

At the center of the orbit of mashed-up relationships is the consummate performance of Sam Guncler. He prowls the stage as a feral Leo with gritty gravitas. He is the “steel man” not just because he lives in Pittsburgh, but also because he has defied death several times, including twice surviving fires, one time while working in a steel mill, so it’s more than a figure of speech to say the steel-spined Leo has been to hell and back.

Penguin Rep Presents World Premiere Of THE STEEL MAN
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 30, 2024

Penguin Rep Theatre has announced the world premiere of THE STEEL MAN, a new play by Cary Gitter, directed by Joe Brancato, starting September 6 in Stony Point, New York.

IN FLIGHT Begins Performances Next Month at The WorkShop Theater
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 21, 2015

Turn to Flesh Productions has announced that it will present IN FLIGHT, a new verse play (in rhyming couplets) about a woman with a literary background navigating the corporate world at the offices of an in-flight airline magazine, May 9 - 23 at The WorkShop Theater, 312 West 36th Street, Fourth Floor East (between 8th and 9th Avenues). The production, written by Jenny Lyn Bader and directed by Jessica Bauman, will have its official opening on Thursday, May 14th at 8:00PM.

Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Replaces FOOL With THE WAY OF THINGS in Season Lineup
by Kelsey Denette - Jul 17, 2012

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center has announced the development of The Way of Things by Theresa Rebeck, an adaptation of William Congreve's restoration comedy The Way Of The World, as the eighth play of the 2012 National Playwrights Conference. The Way of Things replaces Ms. Rebeck's previously announced Fool.

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Plays the Penguin Rep 8/13-9/5
by BWW News Desk - Sep 5, 2010

It's Monty Python meets Jules Verne when the Penguin Rep Theatre presents AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, a comedy by Mark Brown, August 13 through September 5 in Stony Point, New York.

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Plays the Penguin Rep 8/13-9/5
by BWW News Desk - Aug 13, 2010

It's Monty Python meets Jules Verne when the Penguin Rep Theatre presents AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, a comedy by Mark Brown, August 13 through September 5 in Stony Point, New York.

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Plays the Penguin Rep 8/13-9/5
by Lauren Wolman - Jul 24, 2010

It's Monty Python meets Jules Verne when the Penguin Rep Theatre presents AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, a comedy by Mark Brown, August 13 through September 5 in Stony Point, New York.

Cast Announced For York Theater's Reading Series
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 3, 2009

The award-winning York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) is thrilled to announce casting for three presentations in the Developmental Reading Series. As always, these readings are open to the general public and admission is free, but reservations are suggested, and can be obtained by e-mailing series coordinator Jeff Landsman at jlandsman@yorktheatre.org or calling 212-935-5824 x24. Upcoming readings include: GOODBYE AND GOOD LUCK Monday, February 2, 2009 ? 3:00 PM; Thursday, February 5, 2009 ? 3:00 PM BOOK BY MELBA THOMAS, MUSIC BY DAVID FRIEDMAN, LYRICS BY MURIEL ROBINSON The cast of Goodbye and Good Luck will feature MaryEllen Ashley, Jonathan Brody (Spamalot, Titanic), Janet Carol, David Green, Sam Guncler (The Gathering), Joe Kolinski, Lynda Rodolitz, Sheri Sanders, Neva Small (Something's Afoot), and Gary Wright.