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15th Annual Labapalooza! Returns to St. Ann's Warehouse, May 23—26
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2013
The Puppet Lab, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary, is St. Ann's Warehouse's experimental haven for artists developing interdisciplinary projects for puppet and object theater. Under the direction of Lab Directors Matthew Acheson and Krissy Smith, participating artists and their collaborators have met weekly over several months to develop projects, share puppetry elements and other design and technical ideas, discuss plot structure and character development, and work on narrative. They will present their works in the annual Labapalooza! festival, which will run May 23 - 26 at St. Ann's Warehouse. (more...)
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Eliza Bent's Debut Production THE HOTEL COLORS Set for The Bushwick Starr, Now thru 5/25
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2013
In Eliza Bent's debut production six travelers, both young and ancient, spend one night in a rundown hostel in the outskirts of Rome. Speaking in direct translation from Italian into English the eccentric voyagers form a temporary community and unexpected friendships as they fail- and flail- in their attempts to communicate. Welcome to The Hotel Colors. Would Formal You like to take a coffee with me? Can I control my email now? I ask excuse of you! (more...)
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UW School of Drama to Present ONCE UPON A TIME 6X IN THE WEST, 4/17-28
by BWW
News Desk - Apr 27, 2013
UW School of Drama presents Once Upon a Time 6X in The West, based on the musical play The Story of Little Horse. Book and lyrics by Jeffrey Frace with music by Frank Ferrara, Jeffrey Frace, Sari Breznau, Rob Witmer, Spencer Hamp and Christian Frederickson, premiering at the Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse. Previews begin Wednesday, April 17, 2013. The production runs through Today, April 28, and features the School of Drama's undergraduate program students and guest performers. (more...)
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Austin Pendleton to Helm Mississipi Mud's THE BLONDE BOMBSHELL PROJECT
by BWW News Desk - Apr 23, 2013
Mississippi Mud Productions will present The Blonde Bombshell Project, a new solo play written and starring Jen Danby and directed by Tony Nominee and Obie-Winning Director Austin Pendleton. Fresh from their collaboration as Catharine Holly and Dr. Sugar in Suddenly, Last Summer with Mississippi Mud, this new solo work is about about legendary Hollywood 'Blonde Bombshell' Marilyn Monroe in her final summer of 1962. ?? (more...)
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UW School of Drama Presents ONCE UPON A TIME 6X IN THE WEST, Now thru 4/28
by BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2013
UW School of Drama presents Once Upon a Time 6X in The West, based on the musical play The Story of Little Horse. Book and lyrics by Jeffrey Frace with music by Frank Ferrara, Jeffrey Frace, Sari Breznau, Rob Witmer, Spencer Hamp and Christian Frederickson, premiering at the Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse. Previews begin tonight, April 17, 2013. The production runs through Sunday, April 28, and features the School of Drama's undergraduate program students and guest performers. (more...)
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THE HERETIC, THE JESUS FUND and More Set for Burning Coal Theatre's 2013-14 Season
by BWW News Desk - Apr 16, 2013
Burning Coal Theatre Company of Raleigh, NC announces its 2013/2014 season of plays. In its 17th season, the theatre, which is housed in the historic Murphey School auditorium at 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC, will present the American premiere of The Heretic by Richard Bean, directed by Jerome Davis (September 9 - 26, 2013), William Shakespeare's (Three Man) Tempest, adapted and directed by Randolph Curtis Rand (December 5 - 22, 2013), the world premiere of Terry Milner's The Jesus Fund, directed by Beth Gardiner (January 30 - February 16, 2014) and Goodrich and Hackett's modern classic The Diary of Anne Frank, directed by Abdelfattah Abusrour (April 3 - 20, 2014). (more...)
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SONTAG: REBORN to Play NYTW, Beginning 5/28
by BWW News Desk - Apr 10, 2013
New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo have announced that Sontag: Reborn, based on the books by Susan Sontag and edited by David Rieff, adapted and performed by Moe Angelos, directed by Marianne Weems, and produced in collaboration with The Builders Association, will begin performances Tuesday, May 28 at NYTW, 79 East 4 Street, between Bowery and Second Avenue. Opening night is set for Thursday, June 6 at 7pm. Sontag: Reborn is scheduled to run through Sunday, June 30. (more...)
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Eliza Bent's THE HOTEL COLORS Runs 5/8-5/25 in Brooklyn
by BWW News Desk - Apr 09, 2013
In Eliza Bent's debut production six travelers, both young and ancient, spend one night in a rundown hostel in the outskirts of Rome. Speaking in direct translation from Italian into English the eccentric voyagers form a temporary community and unexpected friendships as they fail- and flail- in their attempts to communicate. (more...)
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UW School of Drama to Present ONCE UPON A TIME 6X IN THE WEST, 4/17-28
by BWW News Desk - Mar 27, 2013
UW School of Drama presents Once Upon a Time 6X in The West, based on the musical play The Story of Little Horse. Book and lyrics by Jeffrey Frace with music by Frank Ferrara, Jeffrey Frace, Sari Breznau, Rob Witmer, Spencer Hamp and Christian Frederickson, premiering at the Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse. Previews begin Wednesday, April 17, 2013. The production runs through Sunday, April 28, and features the School of Drama's undergraduate program students and guest performers. (more...)
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Access Theater and The Dirty Blondes to Present PASSING THROUGH: ROOM 603, 4/10-14
by BWW News Desk - Mar 26, 2013
Access Theater & The Dirty Blondes' present award-winning director Alexandra Siladi (Outstanding Director, Planet Connections Festivity 2012) and actor/filmmaker Shane Jensen's production of PASSING THROUGH: Room 603, April 10-14. The show features the theatrical premiere of plays from Hotel Room (a miniseries produced by David Lynch & Monty Montgomery) including two works by Barry Gifford and a third developed from Jay McInerney's teleplay. This year marks the 20th anniversary of its original air date. (more...)
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Eliza Bent's Debut Production THE HOTEL COLORS Set for The Bushwick Starr, 5/8-25
by BWW News Desk - Mar 25, 2013
In Eliza Bent's debut production six travelers, both young and ancient, spend one night in a rundown hostel in the outskirts of Rome. Speaking in direct translation from Italian into English the eccentric voyagers form a temporary community and unexpected friendships as they fail- and flail- in their attempts to communicate. Welcome to The Hotel Colors. Would Formal You like to take a coffee with me? Can I control my email now? I ask excuse of you! (more...)
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Eliza Bent's THE HOTEL COLORS Runs 5/8-5/25 in Brooklyn
by BWW News Desk - Mar 25, 2013
In Eliza Bent's debut production six travelers, both young and ancient, spend one night in a rundown hostel in the outskirts of Rome. Speaking in direct translation from Italian into English the eccentric voyagers form a temporary community and unexpected friendships as they fail- and flail- in their attempts to communicate. (more...)
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Elliot Shoenman's A HEAP OF LIVIN' to Premiere at Odyssey Theatre, 2/8
by BWW
News Desk - Mar 16, 2013
Playwright, and Emmy Award winner, Elliot Shoenman will return to the Odyssey Theatre with his newest play A Heap Of Livin', which includes original music by David Shire (Oscar/Grammy Award, multiple Tony/Emmy noms). Elliot's work, the Ovation Award nominated AfterMath, starring Annie Potts, played to sold-out houses at the Odyssey last season, launched by the Inkwell Theater. (more...)
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