Ayn Rand

The Conspirators Perform RAND/CHENEY Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 29, 2024

The Conspirators bring RAND/CHENEY, their “was-going-to-be-annual-until-the-pandemic” holiday tradition back for three nights only. Learn more about the show here!

Review: TH IR DS at Zephyr Theatre
by Amanda Callas - Sep 11, 2024

TH IR DS is the world premiere of a new dystopian drama, a messy play with a lot of interesting things on its mind. 

NYU Skirball Reveals Lineup For Fall 2024 Season
by Stephi Wild - May 8, 2024

 NYU Skirball’s Fall 2024 season will open on Friday, September 6 with the North American premiere of Counting and Cracking, a two-week run co-presented with The Public Theater. Learn more about the season here!

Wasatch Theatre Company Will Close its 26th Season With DOG SEES GOD
by Stephi Wild - Apr 30, 2024

Wasatch Theatre Company continues its Storefront Theatre Series with Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead by Bert V. Royal May 10-19 at the George F. Plautz Theatre Co-Op at The Gateway.    

Two April Shows Come to Wasatch Theatre Company This April
by Stephi Wild - Mar 29, 2024

Wasatch Theatre Company will continue its 26th year with two upcoming production–The Trial of Ayn Rand by William Missouri Downs running April 11-14 at the SLC Theatre Co-Op and The Realistic Joneses by Will Eno running April 22-April 27th at the MId-Valley Performing Arts Center in Taylorsville.  

THE TRIAL OF AYN RAND Comes To Wasatch Theatre Company As Part Of Its Storefront Theatre Series
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 23, 2024

THE TRIAL OF AYN RAND - Press release for Wasatch Theatre Company's production of THE TRIAL OF AYN RAND. Get all the details on this thought-provoking play.

Amnon Kabatchnik Releases 'Courtroom Dramas On The Stage, Volume II'
by Stephi Wild - Jan 17, 2024

Legendary drama professor, esteemed historian, celebrated director, and award-winning writer Amnon Kabatchnik has penned a new volume in his critically-acclaimed award-winning reference series.

World Premiere of Ayn Rand's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE to Open at Otherworld Theatre This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 13, 2023

Experience the world premiere of Ayn Rand's 'It's a Wonderful Life' performed by The Conspirators at Otherworld Theatre in Chicago. Get your tickets now!

Review: NIGHT OF JANUARY 16TH at Castle Craig Players
by Sean Fallon - Oct 15, 2023

NIGHT OF JANUARY 16TH is a three-act courtroom drama by Ayn Rand, set in 1933. Director Pamela Amodio helps bring out the best in this phenomenal ensemble cast who all appear to be greatly enjoying their roles! The case involves a young woman named Karen Andre who is standing trial, being accused of the alleged murder of her former lover and boss, Bjorn Faulkner.

Castle Craig Players' to Present Ayn Rand's NIGHT OF JANUARY 16TH in October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 21, 2023

Immerse yourself in the thrilling courtroom drama of Ayn Rand's Night Of January 16th at Castle Craig Players. Experience the rise and fall of a brilliant man as the audience becomes the jury, delivering their verdict at each performance.

The Conspirators Announce Their 2023 - 2024 Season
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 9, 2023

The Conspirators have announced their 2023-2024 season presenting three original works: Commedia Divinia: It's Worse Than That (November 9 - 19), Ayn Rand's 'It's a Wonderful Life' as Performed by The Conspirators Under the Direction of Diane Feinstein (December 15 - 17) and more. Check out performance information here!

Castle Craig Players Venture INTO THE WOODS Beginning July 28
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 6, 2023

The Castle Craig Players will conclude their 30th Anniversary Season with the beloved fairy tale musical Into the Woods. Winner of five Tony Awards, this modern classic by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine runs July 28 through August 13 at the group's intimate Meriden venue!

Len Cariou to Lead ZAGLADA Staged Reading at Theatre at St. Clement's
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 10, 2023

Theatre at St. Clement’s to present a one night only staged reading of Zaglada, a new play by Richard Vetere, directed by Dan Wackerman at Theatre at St. Clement’s on Monday, January 23 at 7pm. Admission is free.

Review: MONOPOLY LIFESIZED, London
by Franco Milazzo - Dec 5, 2022

“Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.” Attributed to Nobel Prize-winning economist and Ali G interviewee JK Galbraith, this is the phrase that rolls around my head as I venture into the Crystal Maze-like Monopoly Lifesized, a highly entertaining take on arguably art’s single greatest monument to the pursuit of personal wealth.

New Julian Rosefeldt Film Installation Makes North American Debut At Park Avenue Armory
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 23, 2022

Park Avenue Armory will close out its 2022 season with the North American premiere of a new commission by German artist and filmmaker Julian Rosefeldt.

Dan Lauria to Star in Staged Reading of LAST DAY by Richard Vetere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 22, 2022

Eric Krebs & THEATER555 will present a staged reading of Last Day by Richard Vetere. Inspired by the William Butler Yeats quote, 'The beautiful and innocent have no enemy but time.' Last Day is a vigorous exploration of love & friendship at the end of the 20th Century.

New Julian Rosefeldt Film Installation Makes North American Debut At Park Ave Armory This Fall
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 22, 2022

Park Avenue Armory will close out its 2022 season with the North American premiere of a new commission by German artist and filmmaker Julian Rosefeldt.

VIDEO: Helen Mirren Accepts the Life Achievement Award at the SAG Awards
by Stephi Wild - Feb 28, 2022

The Screen Actors Guild Awards were held last night, Sunday, Feb. 27 at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, and aired on TNT and TBS. Kate Winslet and Cate Blanchett presented Helen Mirren with the 57th Life Achievement Award, which was preceded by a montage of some of her most iconic screen performances.

BWW Review: Scoundrel and Scamp Brings Dickens Classic to Sacred Desert
by Robert Encila-Celdran - Dec 13, 2021

In A SONORAN DESERT CAROL, Claire Mannle had the insight to adapt Charles Dickens' Christmas classic as a sacred homage to our native ancestors, but not without admonishing the predatory elites of our modern economic system. Dickens would likely approve the latter inasmuch as income inequality had become a chief ingredient of his social criticism.

Park Avenue Armory Announces 2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 17, 2021

Park Avenue Armory announced today its programming for the coming year, returning with a robust 2022 season of multidisciplinary productions and installations-–including new commissions, and world and North American premieres-–that offer bold visions for our future and timely reexaminations of our past.