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Hardscrabble Theater Presents SLY FOX

The Hardscrabble Theater's production of Sly Fox opened last weekend.
OFFROADING Comes to the Old Red Lion Theatre

Threadbare Theatre Company will bring Offroading to the Old Red Lion Theatre next month. Performances run September 3rd- 14th at Old Red Lion Theatre as well as September 22-October 3rd at The Crown Inn and Pub.
Review: THE BOOK OF WILL at STNJ-Entertaining and Riveting, A Must-See

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is now presenting 'The Book of Will,' a production that has it all.  This riveting play is filled with wit, drama and humor.
Cast Set for THE BOOK OF WILL at The Shakespeare Theatre

Lauren Gunderson's The Book of Will will play The Shakespeare Theatre this summer. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Review: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE at Opera Theatre Of St. Louis

Spring fever?  If you’ve been made a bit dozy by these warm spring days the new production at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis will, with a bang, hoist you wide awake in all your senses.  Rossini’s The Barber of Seville opened Saturday to an audience that packed the Loretto-Hilton theatre to the rafters.   
Oxford, Yale Professors To Participate In TFANA Talks Following MACBETH (AN UNDOING)

Theatre for a New Audience has announced two post-show TFANA Talks surrounding performances of the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh's production of Macbeth (an undoing) written and directed by Zinnie Harris and presented by TFANA in association with Rose Theatre, London.
THE BOOK OF WILL to be Presented at Swine Palace This Month

Learn about The Book of Will, coming to Swine Palace this month!
Getting to Know More About Blaine Swen and THE IMPROVISED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY

Increasingly, it seems, all roads lead to Nashville – or at least everyone seems somehow to have a connection to our fair city. Case in point: Blaine Swen, the creator and director of The Improvised Shakespeare Company lives here – a fact unknown to me until I tracked him down to belabor him with questions about his company’s upcoming performances at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center on November 10 and 11.
Review: THE ALCHEMIST at OrangeMite Studios

The ensemble cast of The Alchemist works well together to present this face-paced comedy for York, PA. Located in the Dance Hall of Brookside Park, the OrangeMite found the perfect setting for this old English play
Review: THE BOOK OF WILL At Contemporary Theater Company

Unlike any other name in literature, the words and works of William Shakespeare have stood the test of time, so try to imagine a period in history when his plays—as he wrote them—were on the brink of obscurity.
Review: THE BOOK OF WILL at A Noise Within

Gunderson’s storytelling and her love of Shakespeare is another. It’s also icing on a most tasty cake that may not be for all palates. If you get the running gag of a character’s passion for PERICLES, this one’s for you.
THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE Enters Final Week of Performances at the Lucille Lortel Theatre

Red Bull Theater in association with Fiasco Theater will present The Knight of the Burning Pestle, through Saturday May 13th only at the newly renovated Lucille Lortel Theatre.
Review: THE BOOK OF WILL, Queen's Theatre Hornchurch

Crowdpleasing production based on the printing of Shakespeare's plays (harder than you think!) makes for a diverting and pleasant couple of hours in the theatre
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company The Cast And Creative Team Of Shakespeare's MACBETH For Shakespeare On The Common

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) and Steven Maler, Artistic Director, announce the complete cast and creative team for this summer's production of Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth on the Boston Common.
THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE to Begin Performances at at the Lucille Lortel Theatre Next Week

RED BULL THEATER has announced the cast for The Knight of the Burning Pestle, opening April 27th at the newly renovated Lucille Lortel Theatre.
City Theatre Presents THE ALCHEMIST

City Theatre at Sacramento City College brings Ben Jonson's popular comedy The Alchemist to the stage in a new adaptation. Adrienne Sher adapts and directs the play highlighting the humor in Jonson's script.
Jessie Austrian, Royer Bockus & More to Star in THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE at the Lucille Lortel Theatre

RED BULL THEATER and FIASCO THEATER have announced the cast for The Knight of the Burning Pestle opening April 27th at the newly renovated Lucille Lortel Theatre. 
Cast Announced for THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE at the Lucille Lortel Theatre

RED BULL THEATER and FIASCO THEATER have announced the cast for The Knight of the Burning Pestle at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.
Red Bull Theater's ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM & THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE to Open Off-Broadway This Spring

RED BULL THEATER has announced details of its two Off-Broadway productions, Arden of Faversham and The Knight of the Burning Pestle opening this Spring at the newly renovated Lucille Lortel Theatre.
Southwest Shakespeare Announces Series Of Performances At Taliesin West In Scottsdale

Southwest Shakespeare announces its Taliesin West Series for the 2022/23 Season.

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How many shows has Ben Jonson written?

Ben Jonson has written 4 shows including Volpone (Playwright), The Alchemist (Playwright), Foxy (Source Material), Sly Fox (Source Material).

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