Anne Sexton News

Obie Award-winning playwright Craig Lucas ('Prelude to a Kiss,' 'Light in the Piazza') and internationally acclaimed composer EveBeglarian are the inaugural recipients of the Hermitage Artist Retreat's Greenfield Prize announced Hermitage Executive Director Bruce Rodgers.Lucas and Beglarian will accept their prizes in Sarasota at the GreenfieldPrize banquet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 22 at Michael's on East.

Frist Center announces their Calendar of Events March 1-May 17, 2009 Free Jazz on the Move Series Continues, March 15 and April 19 The Nashville Jazz Workshop and the Frist Center for the Visual Arts present the popular series, Jazz on the Move, that feature a combination lecture and performance, presented by some of Nashville's top jazz artists and educators. The programs take place on a series of Sunday at 3 p.m. in the auditorium. All performances are free and open to the public. This series is made possible by an Arts Builds Communities (ABC) grant from the Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission in cooperation with the Tennessee Arts Commission.

Frist Center announces their Calendar of Events March 1-May 17, 2009 Free Jazz on the Move Series Continues, March 15 and April 19 The Nashville Jazz Workshop and the Frist Center for the Visual Arts present the popular series, Jazz on the Move, that feature a combination lecture and performance, presented by some of Nashville's top jazz artists and educators. The programs take place on a series of Sunday at 3 p.m. in the auditorium. All performances are free and open to the public. This series is made possible by an Arts Builds Communities (ABC) grant from the Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission in cooperation with the Tennessee Arts Commission.

Emmy-nominated Paul Anthony Stewart stars as Raskolnikov in a gripping 90-minute adaptation of Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment at The Cleveland Play House. In addition to numerous New York and regional theatre roles, Stewart, who was nominated for his recurring role on 'Guiding Light,' recently appeared on Broadway in the revivals of Fiddler on the Roof and Cyrano - The Musical. Performed with only three actors, the adaptation of Crime and Punishment by Marilyn Campbell and Cut Columbus is being helmed by the acclaimed director of the 2005 Play House production of I Am My Own Wife, Anders Cato. Crime and Punishment begins in the Drury Theatre at The Cleveland Play House on Friday, February 27 and runs through Sunday, March 22, 2009. Tickets are on sale now at The Cleveland Play House box office by calling 216.795.7000 ext 4 or online at www.clevelandplayhouse.com. Crime and Punishment is presented in promotional partnership with National City and Baker & Hostetler.

When is anyone morally sanctioned to take another's life? Is redemption possible for anyone who has committed the sin of murder? These questions lie at the heart of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment-the classic, celebrated Russian novel of motive and murder, perhaps the greatest and most insightful crime story ever written. Thrillingly adapted for only three actors, this absorbing and highly theatrical drama will unfold in a heart-stopping 90 minutes at the Jungle Theater, March 27 - May 3.

Emmy-nominated Paul Anthony Stewart stars as Raskolnikov in a gripping 90-minute adaptation of Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment at The Cleveland Play House. In addition to numerous New York and regional theatre roles, Stewart, who was nominated for his recurring role on 'Guiding Light,' recently appeared on Broadway in the revivals of Fiddler on the Roof and Cyrano - The Musical. Performed with only three actors, the adaptation of Crime and Punishment by Marilyn Campbell and Cut Columbus is being helmed by the acclaimed director of the 2005 Play House production of I Am My Own Wife, Anders Cato. Crime and Punishment begins in the Drury Theatre at The Cleveland Play House on Friday, February 27 and runs through Sunday, March 22, 2009. Tickets are on sale now at The Cleveland Play House box office by calling 216.795.7000 ext 4 or online at www.clevelandplayhouse.com. Crime and Punishment is presented in promotional partnership with National City and Baker & Hostetler.

Pangs Theater Ensemble announces that, from September 4, 2008 through September 14, 2008, the San Francisco Fringe Festival will host Pangs Theater Ensemble's performance of Sonderkommando, a modern multi-genre piece on the subject of genocide and mass suffering. Sonderkommando is written and directed by Wolfgang Thompson, Pangs Theater Ensemble's Artistic Director.

Pangs Theater Ensemble announces that, from September 4, 2008 through September 14, 2008, the San Francisco Fringe Festival will host Pangs Theater Ensemble's performance of Sonderkommando, a modern multi-genre piece on the subject of genocide and mass suffering. Sonderkommando is written and directed by Wolfgang Thompson, Pangs Theater Ensemble's Artistic Director.

From July 18 through August 2, 2008, the Intersection for the Arts in San Francisco will host the Lorca Summer Festival.

From July 18 through August 2, 2008, the Intersection for the Arts in San Francisco will host the Lorca Summer Festival.

Pangs Theater Ensemble announces that, from July 18 through August 2, 2008, Intersection for the Arts will host the Lorca Summer Festival, consisting of Federico Garcia Lorca's 'rural trilogy' of plays, Blood Wedding, Yerma, and House of Bernarda Alba, which Pangs Theater Ensemble will perform in a series. The plays will be directed by Wolfgang Thompson, Pangs Theater Ensemble's Artistic Director, recognized for his modern multi-disciplinary pieces and his physical style of direction.

John Steinbeck's timeless classic graces the New York stage for its 70th Anniversary production.

The New York Quarterly, cited by Rolling Stone as 'the most important poetry magazine in America,' and The Phoenicia Project are pleased to present A Dying Art: The William Packard Festival of Original Works.