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STAGE TUBE: New Trailer - WUTHERING HEIGHTS Opens October 5

Wuthering Heights opens on October 5, 2012 in New York and LA. The cast includes James Howson, Kaya Scodelario, Steve Evets, Nichola Burley and the film is directed by Andrea Arnold. (more...)

Patrik-Ian Polk's THE SKINNY Coming to DVD 12/11

Breaking Glass Pictures/QC Cinema and Tall Skinny Black Boy Productions have closed the deal to release THE SKINNY, the latest film from Patrik-Ian Polk, director of Sundance favorite Punks and creator of Logo's popular series 'Noah's Arc' and the award-winning film Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom. (more...)

Pulitzer-winning Composer Lang Will Be Special Guest for Nashville Opera Opening

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang will be on hand for the opening night performance of Nashville Opera's production of The Difficulty of Crossing a Field, his treatment of a fanciful Ambrose Bierce short story from 1888. (more...)

Photo Flash: APT's 2011 Literature to Life Awards

Verbatim performances of 'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao' by Junot Diaz and 'Down These Mean Streets' by Piri Thomas debuted Monday, May 23 at The Times Center, 242 West 41st Street, marking their entry into the repertoire of The American Place Theatre's Literature to Life program. (more...)

Literature to Life Gala Honors Junot Diaz and Piri Thomas 5/23

The Literature to Life program of The American Place Theatre will honor Junot Diaz, author of 'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,' and Piri Thomas, author of 'Down These Mean Streets,' with 2011 Literature to Life Awards and live performances of excerpts of their books at a gala May 23rd at The Times Center, 242 West 41st Street. (more...)

Literature to Life Program Honors Junot Diaz, 5/23

The Literature to Life program of The American Place Theatre will honor Junot Diaz, author of 'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,' and Piri Thomas, author of 'Down These Mean Streets,' with 2011 Literature to Life Awards and live performances of excerpts of their books at a gala May 23rd at The Times Center, 242 West 41st Street. The event will benefit the American Place Theatre's arts and literacy outreach in schools across America. Diaz will attend the gala and see his NY Times bestseller performed and Thomas will accept his award via video. (more...)

Literature to Life Program Honors Junot Diaz, 5/23

The Literature to Life program of The American Place Theatre will honor Junot Diaz, author of 'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,' and Piri Thomas, author of 'Down These Mean Streets,' with 2011 Literature to Life Awards and live performances of excerpts of their books at a gala May 23rd at The Times Center, 242 West 41st Street. The event will benefit the American Place Theatre's arts and literacy outreach in schools across America. Diaz will attend the gala and see his NY Times bestseller performed and Thomas will accept his award via video. (more...)

Literature to Life Gala Honors Junot Diaz and Piri Thomas 5/23

The Literature to Life program of The American Place Theatre will honor Junot Diaz, author of 'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,' and Piri Thomas, author of 'Down These Mean Streets,' with 2011 Literature to Life Awards and live performances of excerpts of their books at a gala May 23rd at The Times Center, 242 West 41st Street. (more...)

Mortenson Performs 'Three Cups of Tea' for Literature to Life, 5/18

The Literature to LifeŽ program of The American Place Theatre will honor Greg Mortenson, the author and humanitarian, with its 2010 Literature to Life Award and a live performance of an excerpt of Mortenson's book, 'Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time,' at a gala May 18 at The Time Center, 242 West 41st Street. The event will benefit the American Place Theatre's arts and literacy outreach in schools across America. Mortenson will address the gala and see his NY Times bestseller performed for the first time. (more...)

WICA Presents DOUBT, 4/6 - 4/21

The Whidbey Island Center (WICA) for the Arts Theater Series presents DOUBT, A PARABLE by John Patrick Shanley, April 6-21, 2012 at 7:30 p.m., directed by Andrew Grenier, who directed GOD OF CARNAGE at WICA in 2011. (more...)

Dora Award Nominations Announced, Ceremony Held 6/28

At a press conference held today at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced 174 nominations for 225 eligible productions that opened between June 1, 2009 and May 31, 2010 for the 31st annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards which honour excellence in the performing arts in Toronto. (more...)

Dora Award Nominations Announced, Ceremony Held 6/28

At a press conference held today at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced 174 nominations for 225 eligible productions that opened between June 1, 2009 and May 31, 2010 for the 31st annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards which honour excellence in the performing arts in Toronto. (more...)

Williamston Theatre Celebrates Its 5th Season

The Williamston Theater, mid-Michigan's award winning professional theatre company located at 122 S. Putnam in downtown Williamston, celebrates its 5th Season starting in September. The 2010-2011 Season explores how we're defined by our history and place, and how we build and shape our homes, our lives and ourselves. (more...)

The Movement Theatre Company performs in Harlem

In a happy coincidence, two East Village theater companies have crossed distances physically and thematically, taking covering ground many New Yorkers don't. (more...)

Theatrical Outfit & Georgia State Announce Southern Writers Onstage 2012

Theatrical Outfit and Georgia State University have announced the second annual Southern Writers Onstage series, organized by Pearl McHaney. (more...)

Theatrical Outfit & Georgia State Announce Southern Writers Onstage 2012

Theatrical Outfit and Georgia State University have announced the second annual Southern Writers Onstage series, organized by Pearl McHaney. (more...)

The Movement Theatre Company performs in Harlem

In a happy coincidence, two East Village theater companies have crossed distances physically and thematically, taking covering ground many New Yorkers don't. (more...)

Patrik-Ian Polk's THE SKINNY Comes to DVD Today

Breaking Glass Pictures/QC Cinema and Tall Skinny Black Boy Productions have closed the deal to release THE SKINNY, the latest film from Patrik-Ian Polk, director of Sundance favorite Punks and creator of Logo's popular series 'Noah's Arc' and the award-winning film Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom. (more...)

Alice Childress' TROUBLE IN MIND Opens Arena Stage at the Mead Center 2011-12 Season

After a memorable and record-breaking inaugural year, Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater celebrates its 61st anniversary season with Trouble in Mind, written by playwright Alice Childress. Childress was the first African-American woman to have her plays professionally produced in New York, and she became the first woman of color to win an Obie Award, in 1956 for Trouble in Mind (Best Original Production). (more...)

Mortenson Performs 'Three Cups of Tea' for Literature to Life, 5/18

The Literature to LifeŽ program of The American Place Theatre will honor Greg Mortenson, the author and humanitarian, with its 2010 Literature to Life Award and a live performance of an excerpt of Mortenson's book, 'Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time,' at a gala May 18 at The Time Center, 242 West 41st Street. The event will benefit the American Place Theatre's arts and literacy outreach in schools across America. Mortenson will address the gala and see his NY Times bestseller performed for the first time. (more...)

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