Broadway Producer Ostrow to Teach Programs at UH

The University of Houston's School of Theatre – one of the nation's fastest growing theatre programs, under the leadership of Dr. Sidney L. Berger – will present an ambitious rosters of programs in 2007, beginning with mainstage productions of two of the most beloved American classics of the 20th century – Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Brian Byrnes (February 16 – 25) and Arthur Miller's Death of A Salesman, directed by Sidney Berger (March 30 – April 7).  

Also in 2007, the legendary Broadway producer Stuart Ostrow -- winner of 2 Tony Awards as producer of such renowned Broadway productions as 1776, M. Butterfly, Pippin and The Apple Tree -- will teach two programs at the School of Theatre: "The Broadway Musical Theatre Canon" and "Auditioning for the Professional Theatre."  Ostrow has been a Distinguished Professor at UH since 1995.

In 2007, the School of Theatre's Edward Albee New Playwright's Workshop -- founded in 1989 by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright -- will convene in the spring, culminating with the presentation of six original plays during public performances from April 25 to 30 at University of Houston's Jose Quintero Theatre.  Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson (Talley's Folley, Burn This and Fifth of July) has taught the Albee Workshop since 2003.

"The University of Houston's School of Theatre has long been a standout in the cultural life of Houston -- a city that prides itself on its rich cultural heritage of theatre, ballet, opera and art -- with its first-rate productions of contemporary plays and classics.  Performances in the Lyndall Finley Wortham Theatre are extremely popular with Houston's theatregoing public as well as the University of Houston's campus community," state press materials.
 
In addition to the world-renowned figures on its faculty -- including Edward Albee, Lanford Wilson, Stuart Ostrow, and Royal Shakespeare Company founder Sir Peter Hall – The University of Houston's School of Theatre faculty is comprised of some of the country's leading educators in disciplines of acting, directing, movement, dance, voice, design and writing.  
 
During summer months, University of Houston produces the Houston Shakespeare Festival (now in its 33rd year) and the Houston Children's Theatre Festival. 

Performance times are Friday and Saturday at 8pm, and Sunday at 3pm.  For tickets ($15) call 713-743-2929.  Performances are held at the Lyndall Finley Wortham Theatre at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts.

For more information log onto www.uh.edu. 

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