Players Theatre News

Piedmont Players Theatre (PPT) announces auditions for the Mainstage production of the classic American comedy You CanÂ’t Take It With You by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, June 5 & 6 at The Meroney Theater. (more...)

LambÂ’s Players Theatre announced today that it is extending the run of its hit music revue MIXTAPE thru Sunday, September 2nd. MIXTAPE, the greatest hits of the 80s, is now in its 3rd year at the Horton Grand Theatre in San DiegoÂ’s Gaslamp Quarter. (more...)

Who's who in Tennessee theater? Sometimes, without a program in your hand, it’s difficult to know who’s playing whom—hence, our newest feature: Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot...featuring some of the Volunteer State's best-known—or soon-to-be-known all over the freakin’ world—thespians. And have you ever wondered who the amazing photographers are who make them look so damn good? We’re gonna tell ya…Today’s actor/subject/model is the beautiful, talented and very busy Beth Anne Musiker, photographed by Mark Mosrie. (more...)

According to an Equity Audition notice, the Steppenwolf's production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf will begin previews on Broadway on September 27, 2012 in anticipation of its previously announced October 13, 2012 opening at a Shubert Theatre to be announced. Pam Mackinnon will continue to helm the project. Jerry Frankel, Jeffrey Richards Susan Q. Gallin and Mary Lu Roffe will produce. (more...)

After more than 5,000 auditions in a coast-to-coast search, ANNIE has announced casting for the orphans for the new production of the classic Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. ANNIE will open on Broadway in Fall 2012 at a Nederlander theatre to be announced. The production will be directed by three-time Tony Award winner James Lapine and choreographed by Tony Award winner Andy Blankenbuehler. (more...)

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) presents its next monthly networking panel, Taking the Leap from Showcase to Commercial Producing: A Change of Perspective, Pitch and Priorities, a discussion focused on the transition from producing at the showcase level to the commercial level. The panel will take place at the Players Theatre, 115 MacDougal Street, NYC. Doors open at 7:00pm for networking and refreshments, panel starts promptly at 7:30pm. (more...)

American Players Theatre (APT) announces its 2012 Season, which will run June 9 to October 21, 2012. The season will be especially exciting to Shakespeare lovers, with the return of three Shakespeare productions in APTÂ’s 1148-seat outdoor amphitheater Up the Hill, as well as Vern ThiessenÂ’s ShakespeareÂ’s Will, about William ShakespeareÂ’s enigmatic wife Anne Hathaway, in APTÂ’s 200-seat indoor Touchstone Theatre. Additionally, APT will present a new Shakespearience festival, featuring preeminent Shakespeare scholars and special events from August 24-26, 2012. (more...)

LambÂ’s Players Theatre has announced the start of a MIXTAPE VIP CLUB to reward patrons who see the show multiple times. (more...)

New Village Arts presents the World Premiere of BRILLIANT MISTAKE, written and directed by Suzanne Bachner, beginning May 30. (more...)

Susanna Fazer (The Nerd) will direct a cast starring Paige Simunovich (FinianÂ’s Rainbow, Mary Poppins) and Zachary Sayle (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, A Christmas Story, The Musical) with Justin Luciano, Stacey Scotte, Doug Shapiro, and Sean Patrick Folster in a reading of Jay DÂ’Amico (last Piano-in-Residence at Windows of the World) and Pulitzer- nominated Tom DiggsÂ’ new musical THE FAIRY HOAX in midtown Manhattan one day only on May 20, 2012 at 6 pm at Workshop Theater Company. (more...)

Piedmont Players Theatre (PPT) announces auditions for the youth production of “13," a grown-up story about growing up. Audition dates are May 21 & 22 in the Norvell Theater Auditorium. They will be held by appointment only. Public performance dates are July 12-15 & 20-22, 2012. “13” will be directed by Reid Leonard. (more...)

Paul Taylor-Mills will present BASH, a new production of Neil LaBute's collection of three darkly brilliant one-act plays, at Barons Court Theatre from Tuesday 5 - Sunday 17 June. James Le Feuvre and Faye Winter, who both appeared in Michael GrandageÂ’s production of Hamlet with Jude Law both in the West End End and on Broadway, will star under director Olivia Rowe. Opening night is Wednesday 6 June at 7.45pm. (more...)

Lamb's Players Theatre announced that effective today they have changed their box office hours. (more...)

The Conejo Players has announced auditions for PETER PAN, directed by Erin Fagundes with music direction by John Gaston, choreography by Miriam Durrie-Kirsch and produced by Jennifer Kilpatrick. Auditions will be held May 13th through May 15th, Sunday, Monday & Tuesday at 7:00 PM at The Conejo Players Theatre, located at 351 South Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks, Calif. (more...)

The Pearl Theatre Company today announced that actors Joey Parsons and Wayne T. Carr have joined the PearlÂ’s Resident Acting Company. (more...)

Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd announces the cast and creative team for the Alley TheatreÂ’s new production of Theresa RebeckÂ’s WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST, part of the Alley TheatreÂ’s New Play Initiative. WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST runs on the Alley TheatreÂ’s Neuhaus Stage May 11 through June 12, 2012. (more...)

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) presents its next monthly networking panel, The Forgotten Members of Your Production Team: Casting Director, Dialect Coach, Dramaturg, Fight Coach and Others, a discussion focused on the benefits and costs of including these experts on your production team. (more...)

BROWNIE POINTS, written 2010, opened at Lamb Players Theatre, and has seen previous productions in Atlanta, Sacramento and Seattle. The production at Lamb's resident theatre in Coronado will be the play's Southern California premiere. (more...)

LambÂ’s Players Theatre announced today that it is extending the run of its hit music revue MIXTAPE thru Sunday, July 8th. (more...)