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ZOETROPE Comes to Abrons Arts Center in September

Following accolades in Los Angeles, Cuba, and throughout the Latine theater community, Abrons Arts Center is proud to present the New York premiere of Zoetrope, a celebrated work by the bilingual theatrical ensemble Caborca that tackles the painful effects of U.S. colonialism on the Puerto Rican diaspora through the stories of one family.
New Ohio Theatre to Present NOW IN PROCESS 2023 in February

The shows, conceived and produced by a diverse group of NYC-based artists, are Untitled Ukraine Project by The Mill (Feb 1-2), Embodied by Jaime Sunwoo / Free Rein Projects (Feb 4-5), Rubalee by Caborca (Feb 8-9), and Longing Lights by Deniz Khateri and Bahar Royaee (Feb 11-12).
Celebrated Argentinian Playwright Romina Paula Play FAUNA Begins Tonight at Torn Page

Necessary Digression in collaboration with Torn Page and The Martin E. Segal Center for Theatre Research as well as Colgate University will present two English Language premieres of celebrated Argentinian playwright Romina Paula, FAUNA (September 16 - October 1, 2022), translated by April Sweeney & Brenda Werth, directed by April Sweeney, and THE WHOLE OF TIME (October 21 - November 13, 2022), translated by Jean Graham-Jones and directed by Tony Torn. 
Romina Paula Gets Two English Language Premieres This Season, FAUNA & THE WHOLE OF TIME

Necessary Digression in collaboration with Torn Page and The Martin E. Segal Center for Theatre Research as well as Colgate University will present two English Language premieres of celebrated Argentinian playwright Romina Paula.
Soho Rep. Announces 2021-22 Season

Soho Rep. today announced a robust 2021-22 season with which it will reopen its home at 46 Walker Street. The company welcomes full-capacity in-person audiences back for the first time since late 2019 with the presentation of works-in-progress from the Writer/Director Lab, a signature program of the theater for over two decades.
Luna Stage To Launch American Voices With Susan Hyon

Luna Stage kicks off their new American Voices Series (and the 2019-2020 season) with Soo Jin Pretty Nail (and more!), written and performed by South Orange resident Susan Hyon and directed by David Skeist.
Luna Stage Announces 2019-2020 Season

Luna Stage has announced its 2019-2020 Season, featuring two World Premieres as well as the 2019 Lucille Lortel-winner for Best New Play. This year also marks the launch of the newly-renovated Luna2, which will allow the West Orange professional theatre to offer six shows in the coming season.
Caborca's Adaptation of Roberto Bolano's DISTANT STAR Premieres Tonight at Abrons Arts Center

Abrons Arts Center will present the world premiere of Caborca's adaptation of Roberto Bola o's ground-breaking novel Distant Star, a harrowing tale of fascism and its aftermath. Running September 14 - October 1, this eerily relevant drama weaves Bola o's memories of life (and death) under Pinochet's American-backed dictatorship into a perverse, seductive noir of urgent political necessity.
Caborca's Adaptation of Roberto Bolano's DISTANT STAR to Premiere at Abrons Arts Center

Abrons Arts Center will present the world premiere of Caborca's adaptation of Roberto Bolaño's ground-breaking novel Distant Star, a harrowing tale of fascism and its aftermath. Running September 14 - October 1, this eerily relevant drama weaves Bolaño's memories of life (and death) under Pinochet's American-backed dictatorship into a perverse, seductive noir of urgent political necessity.
Caborca's HAMLET to Play Jersey City Theater Center This Month

Caborca will present HAMLET, a fiercely contemporary take on Shakespeare's most celebrated play directed by Javier Antonio Gonzalez, January 26-29, at the Jersey City Theater Center (339 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ), minutes from Manhattan.
Caborca's HAMLET to Play Jersey City Theater Center This Month

Caborca will present HAMLET, a fiercely contemporary take on Shakespeare's most celebrated play directed by Javier Antonio Gonzalez, January 26-29, at the Jersey City Theater Center (339 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ), minutes from Manhattan.
HOUSE OF CARDS' Nathan Darrow Stars in Stolen Chair's KILL ME LIKE YOU MEAN IT, Beginning Tonight

Stolen Chair presents KILL ME LIKE YOU MEAN IT, a film noir for the stage, written by Kiran Rikhye and directed by Jon Stancato with a score composed by Sean Cronin. Previews run tonight, February 5, through the 8th and February 12-15, with a press opening slated for February 16, 2015.
Sit Onstage With HOUSE OF CARDS' Nathan Darrow in Stolen Chair's KILL ME LIKE YOU MEAN IT Next Month

Stolen Chair presents KILL ME LIKE YOU MEAN IT, a film noir for the stage, written by Kiran Rikhye and directed by Jon Stancato with a score composed by Sean Cronin. Previews run February 5-8 and February 12-15, with a press opening slated for February 16, 2015.
HOUSE OF CARDS' Nathan Darrow to Lead Stolen Chair's LIKE YOU MEAN IT

Ben Farrell, Private Investigator, discovers that his cases are appearing on the pages of a popular pulp serial...but the crimes are being penned before they happen in real life. The mystery grows darker still when Farrell reads his own death in the prophetic pages.
Caborca to Present ZOETROPE; Performances Begin Next Month

Caborca Theatre has announced that it will present ZOETROPE, a bilingual, tragicomic romance written and directed by Javier Antonio Gonzalez, January 15-25, at the celebrated Pregones Theater in the Bronx (575 Walton Avenue, Bronx, NY 10451) www.caborcatheatre.org. Freshly returned from the triumphant run of ZOETROPE: PART 1 in Los Angeles, this will be the world premiere of the play in its entirety.
Stolen Chair to Present POTION: A PLAY IN THREE COCKTAILS, Beg. 3/2

In a Lower East Side bar combine… 4 parts downtown theatre 3 parts live music 2 parts love story 1 part farce 3 dashes of opera. Shake vigorously and garnish with cocktails designed by award-winning mixologist Marlo Gamora (head mixologist at Trix in Willamsburg) and you have Potion: A Play in Three Cocktails.
The Brick to Present World Premiere of PARIS BELONGS TO US, Begin. 12/10

The Brick Theater, Inc. presents the World-premiere of PARIS BELONGS TO USA Dangerous Ground productionConceived, designed and directed by Doris Mirescu Based on the 1961 film of the same name by Jacques Rivette. Performances begin December 10th at The Brick (579 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn NY).
Review - Old-Fashioned Prostitutes (A True Romance)

I suppose Richard Foreman doesn't have many talkbacks after performances of his plays because, really, how many times can you respond to an audience member asking, 'What the f***?'
Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of OLD-FASHIONED PROSTITUTES

The Public Theater presents the world premiere of OLD-FASHIONED PROSTITUTES (A TRUE ROMANCE), currently in previews. Written, directed, and designed by Richard Foreman, who has been working with The Public Theater for more than 36 years, OLD-FASHIONED PROSTITUTES (A TRUE ROMANCE) and runs through Sunday, June 2, in The Public's Martinson Theater, and opened on Tuesday night, May 7. BroadwayWorld was there for the festivities and you can check out photo coverage below!
Photo Flash: First Look at Public Theater's OLD-FASHIONED PROSTITUTES

The Public Theater presents the world premiere of OLD-FASHIONED PROSTITUTES (A TRUE ROMANCE), currently in previews. Written, directed, and designed by Richard Foreman, who has been working with The Public Theater for more than 36 years, OLD-FASHIONED PROSTITUTES (A TRUE ROMANCE) and runs through Sunday, June 2, in The Public's Martinson Theater, with an official press opening on Tuesday, May 7. Check out photos of the cast in action below!

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