History Theatre Received An IVEY Award For The World Premiere Of Jeff Hatcher's TYRONE & RALPHSeptember 22, 2009Last night, History Theatre was honored by the Twin Cities theatre community with the an IVEY Award for its production of Jeffrey Hatcher's play Tyrone & Ralph which premiered in the fall of 2008. The play, which was directed by Ron Peluso and starred Steve Hendrickson as Tyrone Guthrie and Mark Benninghofen as Ralph Rapson, re-imagined the dynamic relationship between the two artists who shaped the creation of the original Guthrie theater.
Rich Little Set To Bring His One-Man Comedy About The Hollywood Life Of Jimmy Stuart To The Spencer On 9/25 And 9/26September 22, 2009Rich Little, who premieres his new one-many comedy about the Hollywood life of Jimmy Stewart, made his rounds at Ruidoso service clubs Tuesday afternoon, enticing club members to come out to the Spencer at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 & Saturday, Sept. 26. Rich will also be the host of a luncheon benefiting the Wounded Warrior Fund at the Spencer on Sunday, Sept. 27 at noon. Tickets are available to all events. Call the Spencer Box Office at 575.336.4800 for information.
AWF Set To Hold A Reading Of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD On 9/28September 21, 2009This month, the Aspen Writers' Foundation (AWF) launches the second Big Read Roaring Fork Valley. The Big Read is designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. This community-based reading campaign aims to get as many people as possible in a given area reading and talking about the same book at the same time. Over the next two months the AWF is inviting the entire Roaring Fork Valley to join in reading and celebrating To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
TIC At Northwestern University Opens Its 2009/10 Mainstage Season In October With ARSENIC AND OLD LACESeptember 21, 2009To begin the 2009-10 Mainstage Season in October, the Theatre and Interpretation Center (TIC) at Northwestern University welcomes Tony Award-winning director Frank Galati with his production of the classic farce-comedy ?Arsenic and Old Lace,? featuring guest artists Dennis Zacek and John Mohrlein and award-winning Northwestern acting faculty Cindy Gold and Mary Poole as the sinister, but hilarious sisters.
Porchlight Music Theatre "Resurrects" The Devilishly Popular Musical MACABARET To Celebrate The 15TH Anniversary; Opens 10/22September 21, 2009Porchlight Music Theatre, Chicago's musical theatre leader, celebrates the company's 15th Anniversary with an updated version of one of the most popular hits in the company's history, Macabaret. The production, with music and lyrics by Robert Hartmann and Scott Keys, runs for two weekends only -Thursday, October 22 through November 1, 2009, at Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 W. Belmont Ave.
TCG's Free Night Of Theater "Brings It" To New York City On 10/15September 21, 2009TCG?s fifth annual Free Night of Theater will have its NYC launch with a day-long celebration in Union Square on October 15 from 12:00PM until 6:00PM. Topping last year?s event in scope, scale and vision, this Union Square Free Night of Theater Celebration will have booths, art installations, and performances ? both scheduled and spontaneous ? as well as guest speakers including theatre artists and local politicians. The park will be transformed into a theatrical street fair with a performance stage and roving artists - under a canopy of colorful vibrant umbrellas. Programming for all ages will take place throughout the day and surprises are guaranteed. This event allows NYC theatre artists to come together as a community and share their gifts with the general public.
DCA's Incubator Showcase: Striding Lion InterArts Workshop To Take Place On 9/29September 21, 2009Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs Theater?s Incubator Program is designed to support the creation of new work by emerging Chicago theater companies. The evening showcase offers a glimpse at Striding Lions Interarts Workshop?s work in progress, Pioneers, developed during their month-long residency at DCA?s Studio Theater. The event will take place on Tuesday, September 29th at 7:30 pm at Chicago DCA's Studio Theater (78 E. Washington Street).