Karel Capek News
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Spotlight: R.U.R. at Lakewood Theatre Company
Lakewood Theatre Company will present R.
Review: ROSSUM'S UNIVERSAL ROBOTS at Cutting Ball Theater
What did our critic think of ROSSUM'S UNIVERSAL ROBOTS at Cutting Ball Theater?
Firebird Project Launches Adult Wing With ROSSUM'S UNIVERSAL ROBOTS
Firebird Youth Theater, the nucleus of The Firebird Project, made its debut in the Spring of 2013 as the first independent youth-led theater company in its founders' community.
BWW Review: Classical Theatre Brings a Century-Old Sci-Fi Classic to Houston
Classical Theatre Company has brought R.
The New Collectives Present BUG PLAY, A New Play For Young Audiences, At The PIT
The New Collectives has announced the New York premiere of Bug Play, a new play for young audiences.
BWW Review: WAR WITH THE NEWTS, The Bunker Theatre
A tremendous re-imagining of a novel that has not been more relevant at any point in the 82 years since its writing - a wonderfully realised piece of theatre.
EDINBURGH 2018 - BWW Review: WAR WITH THE NEWTS, Summerhall
Adapted from Karel Capek's 1930s sci-fi satire, War With The Newts is set on an oyster trawler, en route to a colony of human survivors after the titular conflict.
BWW Interview: Acclaimed Film-Stage Director Kanakan-Balintagos Talks M. BUTTERFLY; Show Premieres 9/13
A prolific dramatist, Tennessee Williams proved most succinct in declaring an ironic dictum: A play does not exist until it's on the stage.
Montalvo's 'Open Access' Brings Science, Poetry, And Music To Life
In the coming months, the Sally & Don Lucas Artists Program at Montalvo Arts Center will hosts three exciting Open Access events designed to provide a behind-the-scenes peek into how Lucas Artists Fellows and Guest Artists generate ideas, while also showcasing works in process and fully realized new
BWW Review: MARJORIE PRIME at Main Street Players
Just watch the brilliant Carol Sussman as Marjorie, sliding through dementia to death and beyond.
Washington Stage Guild to Close 30th Season with 'BACK TO METHUSELAH'
The Washington Stage Guild will celebrate the end of its 30th Anniversary Season with Back To Methuselah: As Far As Thought Can Reach, the final episode in its multi-year presentation of George Bernard Shaw's visionary cycle of plays about humanity's destiny.
BWW Review: RUR Brings History's First Robots to Gamut
Before Gort, there were flesh and blood 'robots' in Karel Capek's play about humans and what might or might not be humans.
Dana Ivey Directs Rare Sci-Fi Comedy For One-Night Only Reading
The Acting Company (Ian Belknap, Artistic Director; Elisa Spencer-Kaplan, Executive Director) will continue its 2016-2017 John McDonald Salon Series with a reading of Karel Capek's influential science fiction comedy R.
Gamut Theatre Opens Classic Science Fiction Play RUR
Gamut Theatre Group opens the classic science fiction play, RUR by Karel Capek, on February 11, 2017 at the New Gamut Theatre located at 15 N.
The Acting Company's 44th National Tour Pairs Shakespeare & Malcolm X
The Acting Company announces its 2016-17 season and 44th national tour featuring two new gripping dramas in repertory -- the world premiere of Marcus Gardley's X and William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
BWW Review: Quirky MACHINE MAKES MAN Extends Tradition of Science Fiction on Stage at Cape Town Fringe
Dealing with the concepts of technological singularity and transhumanism, Adina and Michael Verson-McQuilken's MACHINE MAKES MAN navigates its way through the traditions of science fiction, ultimately emerging as a poignant reflection on the nature of humanity, with some broadly comic entertainment
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY and More Set for Washington Stage Guild's 2016-17 Season
The Washington Stage Guild announces the 2016-2017 season of our distinctive repertory, an array of eloquent plays of idea and argument, passion and wit-smart theatre for a smart town!
Maxamoo Releases Special Podcast Interview with Playwrght Mac Rogers
Mac Rogers is a wizard at translating sci-fi, a genre most commonly associated with comic books and movies, to the stage.
