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City Theatre Presents 10 WAYS TO SURVIVE LIFE IN A QUARANTINE
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 8, 2021

City Theatre at Sacramento City College closes out its all online 2020-21 season with 10 Ways to Survive Life in a Quarantine. Playwright Don Zolidis has written a comedic Zoom play with a menagerie of characters sharing their quick and quirky home quarantine survival techniques. SCC faculty member Peter Mohrmann will be directing.

BWW Review: QUILTING THE SUN Shines at Theater For The New City
by Derek McCracken - Sep 9, 2019

Step aside, Joseph; your amazing technicolor dreamcoat has some serious competition. When Harriet Powers' beautiful bible quilt appears onstage in QUILTING THE SUN, it's an applause-generating showstopper for a play where common threads of dreams, rituals, faith and family are stitched together against a backdrop of religion and racism.

QUILTING THE SUN Joins Dream Up Fest Lineup
by Julie Musbach - Aug 23, 2019

Some stories are painted, some are sung. But one being presented at Theater for the New City, Crystal Field, Executive Producer, this summer could easily be said to be quilted or stitched into your soul.

Theater For The New City Presents Xoregos Performing Co.'s Production of Racine's BRITANNICUS
by Stephi Wild - Apr 17, 2018

Theater for the New City and The Xoregos Performing Company are presenting Jean Racine's Britannicus, a classic French play with contemporary echoes related to politics and power, in May.

Theater For The New City Presents Racine's BRITANNICUS
by Julie Musbach - Apr 16, 2018

Theater for the New City and The Xoregos Performing Company are presenting Jean Racine's Britannicus, a classic French play with contemporary echoes related to politics and power, in May.

Augustin Daly's A MARRIAGE CONTRACT Opens To Rave Reviews At Metropolitan Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Mar 11, 2018

Metropolitan Playhouse (220 E. 4th Street) welcomes back Victorian impresario Augustin Daly with A Marriage Contract now on stage through Sunday, March 18. This riotous 1892 comedy of a marriage caught between the big city and a small town, makes a triumphant return to the New York stage for the first time since its premiere.

Metropolitan Playhouse Presents Revival Of Augustin Daly's A MARRIAGE CONTRACT
by Stephi Wild - Feb 23, 2018

Obie Award winning Metropolitan Playhouse revives A Marriage Contract, Augustin Daly's uproarious and poignant commentary on marriage, family, and the contrast between county and city life. Staged by Artistic Director Alex Roe at Metropolitan Playhouse, 220 E. 4th Street, New York City. This production marks, to our knowledge, the first time the play is being presented since 1892 premiere. It is worth noting that the script only exists in manuscript form and was never published.

Metropolitan Playhouse Revives Augustin Daly's A MARRIAGE CONTRACT
by Stephi Wild - Jan 28, 2018

Obie Award winning Metropolitan Playhouse revives A Marriage Contract, Augustin Daly's 1892 uproarious and poignant commentary on marriage, family, and the contrast between county and city life. Staged by Artistic Director Alex Roe at Metropolitan Playhouse, 200 E. 4th Street, New York City, this marks, to our knowledge, the first time the play (originally titled A Test Case or Grass Versus Granite) is being presented since its premiere. In fact, it worth noting that the script only exists in manuscript form and was never published.

TNC Celebrates Black History Month with LUIGI AND LANGSTON, Starting Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Feb 2, 2017

Theater for the New City Executive Director Crystal Field and the Xoregos Performing Company are presenting Luigi and Langston, four one-act plays by famous and emerging playwrights all linked to African American History Month.

TNC to Celebrate Black History Month with LUIGI AND LANGSTON
by BWW News Desk - Jan 18, 2017

Theater for the New City Executive Director Crystal Field and the Xoregos Performing Company are presenting Luigi and Langston, four one-act plays by famous and emerging playwrights all linked to African American History Month.

Queens Theatre to Present Limited Engagement of Classic Stage Adaptation of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
by Nora Dominick - Nov 2, 2015

Queens Theatre today announced the cast for this month's rarely seen New York City stage production of Harper Lee's classic To Kill A Mockingbird. Directed by Rob Urbinati, To Kill A Mockingbird is playing a two-week engagement with performances beginning on Friday, November 13th and extending through Sunday, November 22. c

Swiftly Tilting Theatre Project Jazzes Up the Holiday with TWELFTH NIGHT
by Nora Dominick - Oct 9, 2015

Swiftly Tilting Theatre Project, Inc. cures the winter blues with its production of William Shakespeare's comedy with original music, Twelfth Night from December 24, 2015 to January 3, 2015 at The Secret Theatre at 4402 23rd Street, Long Island City.  

Riant Theatre's LOVERS, STRANGERS AND WHAT SOME PEOPLE CALL FAMILY Begins Tonight
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 13, 2015

The Riant Theatre presents the premiere of  Lovers, Strangers & What Some People Call Family, a group of nine plays in three acts that explore intimate and mysterious relationships,  during the 28th Strawberry One-Act Festival on August 13, August 18 and August 23 at 8:30pm  at the Tato Laviera Theatre, 240 East 123rd Street.

'SONGS OF THE HARLEM RIVER' Set for Dream Up Festival
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 6, 2015

'Songs of the Harlem River: Forgotten one acts from the Harlem Renaissance' is a collection of one-acts written between 1920-1930 including works by Marita Bonner, Rafe M. Coleman, Georgia Douglas Johnson, Willis Richardson and Eulalie Spence as well as the poems of Sterling A. Brown, Langston Hughes and others. The evening is directed and choreographed by Shela Xoregos and will have its world premiere August 30 to September 6 in Theater for the New City's 2015 Dream Up Festival.

'LOVERS, STRANGERS & WHAT SOME PEOPLE CALL FAMILY' One-Act Lineup Comes to Riant Theatre Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jul 15, 2015

The Riant Theatre gives audiences a look at plays presented at the August  2015 Strawberry One-Act Festival with an evening of nine excerpts of love themed plays from the anthology The Best Plays From The Strawberry One-Act Festival (iUniverse) tonight, July 15th at 6:30pm at 440 Studios, 440 Lafayette Street, 4th Floor, Black Box Theatre.

'LOVERS, STRANGERS & WHAT SOME PEOPLE CALL FAMILY' One-Act Lineup Comes to Riant Theatre, 7/15
by BWW News Desk - Jul 13, 2015

The Riant Theatre gives audiences a look at plays presented at the August  2015 Strawberry One-Act Festival with an evening of nine excerpts of love themed plays from the anthology The Best Plays From The Strawberry One-Act Festival (iUniverse) on Wednesday, July 15th at 6:30pm at 440 Studios, 440 Lafayette Street, 4th Floor, Black Box Theatre.

Riant Theatre Stages Reading of Joseph Lizardi's RUNNING THROUGH THE NIGHT Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jul 8, 2015

The Riant Theatre presents a special reading of playwright Joseph Lizardi's new play Running Through the Night tonight, July 8 at 6:30pm at 440 Studios, located in the Black Box Theatre at 440 Lafayette Street. Tickets are $10 and include a glass of wine.

Riant Theatre to Stage Reading of Joseph Lizardi's RUNNING THROUGH THE NIGHT, 7/8
by BWW News Desk - Jul 6, 2015

The Riant Theatre presents a special reading of playwright Joseph Lizardi's new play Running Through the Night on July 8 at 6:30pm at 440 Studios, located in the Black Box Theatre at 440 Lafayette Street. Tickets are $10 and include a glass of wine.

Harlem Shakespeare Festival to Kick Off with ANTONY & CLEOPATRA, 8/28
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 25, 2013

He is a Roman general, handsome & brave. She is the Queen of Egypt, beautiful & proud. Together they will defy the power of an Emperor. Together they will destroy that which they strive to uphold. Join us as the HARLEM SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL presents Shakespeare's ANTONY & CLEOPATRA from August 28th thru September 1st, at the Waterfront Amphitheatre in Riverbank State Park. Award-winning actress & director Petronia Paley leads theTWAS Classical Actors of Color as they share the stage with classical actor Christopher Sutton as Antony & Debra Ann Byrd as Egypt's last Queen, Cleopatra.

TWAS Presents THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, Now thru 6/30
by BWW News Desk - Jun 14, 2013

Take Wing And Soar Productions, in partnership with Voza Rivers/New Heritage Theatre Group, present TWAS' Tenth Year Anniversary Season main stage production of Oscar Wilde's celebrated comedy, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, directed by Kevin Connell for a limited run at the Poet's Den Theater, from tonight, June 14th through 30th, 2013.