Dennis Johnston

Keen Company Announces 2019 Playwrights Lab Readings And The Lab Playwrights For 2020

Today Keen Company Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein announced his plans for Keen's Playwrights Lab, including readings from this year's participants as well as the playwrights for the 2020 Lab.

THE LION KING's Alton Fitzgerald WhiteStar To Headline TN Shakespeare Gala

Tennessee Shakespeare Company today announced Alton Fitzgerald White - Broadway's record-setting Mufasa in The Lion King and powerhouse star of Broadway's The Color Purple, Ragtime, Miss Saigon, Smokey Joe's Cafe, and The Who's Tommy - as its headliner for the 10th Annual Gala.

Black Theatre Troupe presents LINES IN THE DUST

More than 60 years ago, Brown vs The Board of Education repealed segregation laws. Meanwhile, the challenges to access quality education continues on as LINES IN THE DUST, written by Obie award winner Nikkole Salter and presented by Black Theatre Troupe, February 9-25

DRAW THE CIRCLE Joins an Unforgettable Repertory at Mosaic Theater Company

The fourth production of Mosaic Theater Company's third season will be Draw the Circle, a solo show written by and starring Mashuq Mushtaq Deen and directed by acclaimed writer-director-producer, Chay Yew (most recently, director of Oedipus El Rey at The Public Theater).

International Human Rights Art Festival Kicks Off Today at Dixon Place

Playwright Mashuq Deen (New Dramatists Fellow 2022) brings the story of his own transgender journey as a member of a traditional South Asian family and Playwright Catherine Filloux, winner of more than 40 awards for playwriting, activism and peace work, brings her latest work to the stage at New York City's first arts-advocacy festival of its kind, the International Human Rights Art Festival.

Works by Mashuq Deen, Catherine Filloux and More Slated for International Human Rights Art Festival

Playwright Mashuq Deen (New Dramatists Fellow 2022) brings the story of his own transgender journey as a member of a traditional South Asian family and Playwright Catherine Filloux, winner of more than 40 awards for playwriting, activism and peace work, brings her latest work to the stage at New York City's first arts-advocacy festival of its kind, the International Human Rights Art Festival.

BWW Review: STUPID F***ING BIRD Embodies New Form at The Cell

The Cell Theater's equity theater company, Fusion, is now playing 'Stupid F***ing Bird,' a new (as of 2013) tragi-comedy written by Aaron Posner that comments on its newness by embodying the skin of its ancestor, Chekov's 'The Seagull.'

BWW Interview: Ray Mercer Puts All The Right Moves Into PURE MOTION for Broadway Cares

BWW Interview: Ray Mercer puts All The Right Moves into PURE MOTION

LAND LINE to Premiere at Atwater Village Theatre Speakeasy, Runs 6/14-7/21

Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA has announced the world premiere of Land Line, a new play by Stephen Dierkes, directed by William Charlton, and featuring Katherine Cortez, John Dennis Johnston, Gary Patent, and Peter James Smith. Land Line is set to open Today, June 14 at 8pm and the limited engagement will run through July 21.

LAND LINE to Premiere at Atwater Village Theatre Speakeasy, Runs 6/14-7/21

Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA has announced the world premiere of Land Line, a new play by Stephen Dierkes, directed by William Charlton, and featuring Katherine Cortez, John Dennis Johnston, Gary Patent, and Peter James Smith. Land Line is set to open Saturday, June 14 at 8pm and the limited engagement will run through July 21.

New York Theatre Workshop Announces 2050 Fellowship Recipients

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo have announced the new 2050 Fellowship Program to begin with the 2013/14 season.

Horse Trade Presents The Public Theater's Emerging Writers Group

HOLIDAY STUCCO will feature new one-act plays by members of The Public Theater's Emerging Writers Group including playwrights Nikole Beckwith, Chris Craigin Day, Deen, Sevan Kaloustian Green, Aaron Wigdor Levy, Mona Mansour, Don Nguyen, Jerome Parker, Stalla Fawn Ragsdale, Akin Salawu, and Pia Wilson. Every winter holiday is up for grabs in this seasonal spectacular!

Passage's Solo Flights Fest Continues With Reading of Draw the Circle 3/11

On Friday, March 11 at 8 p.m., Trenton's Passage Theatre will present a special staged reading of Draw the Circle as part of the 10th Annual Solo Flight Festival, written and performed by Deen, and directed by Chay Yew.

Passage's Solo Flights Fest Continues With Reading of Draw the Circle 3/11

On Friday, March 11 at 8 p.m., Trenton's Passage Theatre will present a special staged reading of Draw the Circle as part of the 10th Annual Solo Flight Festival, written and performed by Deen, and directed by Chay Yew.

Photo Coverage: 'LION KING' Hits 5000!

Disney's landmark musical event THE LION KING celebrated 5000 Broadway performances on Thursday, November 5 at the Minskoff Theatre. Only eight other musicals have reached this milestone, including Disney's Beauty and the Beast. THE LION KING is the ninth longest-running musical in Broadway history and the first American musical to welcome 50 million guests worldwide.

The Public Announces Members Of 2009 Emerging Writers Group

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) has announced the 10 members of the 2009 Emerging Writers Group, the second season of an annual program that targets playwrights at the earliest stages of their careers and nurtures their artistic growth by providing necessary resources and support. The 10 writers were selected from more than 400 applicants. The 2009 Emerging Writers are J. Julian Christopher, D.S.A. Deen, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Bridget Kelso, Mona Mansour, Vickie Ramirez, Jordan Seavey, Alena Smith, Kevin Christopher Snipes, and Lauren Yee.