Dion Boucicault
Date of Death: September 18, 1890 (67)
Birth Place: IRELAND
Latest News on Dion Boucicault:
Performer-Playwright Stacey Winn Featured at November New Works Showcase (Nov 4, 2024)
Chris Smith Joins MACBETH Cast at Placer Rep (Oct 8, 2024)
Cast Set For MACBETH at Placer Rep (Sep 24, 2024)
Performer-Playwright Stacey Winn Featured at November New Works Showcase (Nov 4, 2024)
Chris Smith Joins MACBETH Cast at Placer Rep (Oct 8, 2024)
Cast Set For MACBETH at Placer Rep (Sep 24, 2024)
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Performer-Playwright Stacey Winn Featured at November New Works Showcase
The second New Works Showcase for season 2024-2025 features Sacamento area native performer / playwright Stacey Winn, and her new solo show in progress, Openings, on November 18 at 7 p.m. in the Parkview Event Room, Rocklin, California.
The second New Works Showcase for season 2024-2025 features Sacamento area native performer / playwright Stacey Winn, and her new solo show in progress, Openings, on November 18 at 7 p.m. in the Parkview Event Room, Rocklin, California.
Chris Smith Joins MACBETH Cast at Placer Rep
Greater Sacramento area favorite playwright/director/actor Chris Smith has joined the cast of Placer Rep’s production of MacBeth, performing the titular role in a slightly truncated version of Shakespeare's play, adapted for performance by four actors.
Greater Sacramento area favorite playwright/director/actor Chris Smith has joined the cast of Placer Rep’s production of MacBeth, performing the titular role in a slightly truncated version of Shakespeare's play, adapted for performance by four actors.
Cast Set For MACBETH at Placer Rep
The fruits of a region-wide talent search, Placer Repertory Theater has cast four very talented actors (Thomas Van Briggle, Stacey Winn, Matthew Rivera and Liam Roberts) to star in Placer Rep’s MacBeth, a slightly truncated version of Shakespeare's play, adapted to be performed by four actors and influenced by the absurdist, despot icon King UBU.
The fruits of a region-wide talent search, Placer Repertory Theater has cast four very talented actors (Thomas Van Briggle, Stacey Winn, Matthew Rivera and Liam Roberts) to star in Placer Rep’s MacBeth, a slightly truncated version of Shakespeare's play, adapted to be performed by four actors and influenced by the absurdist, despot icon King UBU.
MACBETH Comes to Placer Rep in October
T.S. Forsyth, producing artistic director for Placer Repertory Theater, has announced the first Placer Repertory Theater main season show for 2024-2025, MacBeth.
T.S. Forsyth, producing artistic director for Placer Repertory Theater, has announced the first Placer Repertory Theater main season show for 2024-2025, MacBeth.
LONDON ASSURANCE Begins Previews at Stratford Festival
Slip into a riotous world of Victorian satire as London Assurance takes to the Festival Stage. Directed by Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino, the production is brimming with sexual innuendo, word play and farcical comedy.
Slip into a riotous world of Victorian satire as London Assurance takes to the Festival Stage. Directed by Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino, the production is brimming with sexual innuendo, word play and farcical comedy.
Placer Rep Reveals 2024-2025 Season and Auditions
Open submissions are now being accepted for auditions to fill roles in the 2024-2025 Placer Repertory Theater main season, themed 'Dark Ambitions.' Learn more about the lineup here!
Open submissions are now being accepted for auditions to fill roles in the 2024-2025 Placer Repertory Theater main season, themed 'Dark Ambitions.' Learn more about the lineup here!
Industry Reading of THE VAMPIRE Musical Explores Mix of AI Tech and Human Artistry
The cast has been announced for The Vampire, a new pop-rock musical based on Dion Boucicault's 1852 melodrama with book adapted by Patrick Finelli and Douglas Hall and music composed by Clint Randles.
The cast has been announced for The Vampire, a new pop-rock musical based on Dion Boucicault's 1852 melodrama with book adapted by Patrick Finelli and Douglas Hall and music composed by Clint Randles.
Review Roundup: APPROPRIATE Opens On Broadway Starring Sarah Paulson, Elle Fanning, Corey Stoll & More
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Appropriate, directed by Lila Neugebauer, opens on Broadway tonight in a production from Second Stage Theater. The show's star-studded cast includes Emmy-winner Sarah Paulson, Corey Stoll, Elle Fanning and more! Read the reviews!
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Appropriate, directed by Lila Neugebauer, opens on Broadway tonight in a production from Second Stage Theater. The show's star-studded cast includes Emmy-winner Sarah Paulson, Corey Stoll, Elle Fanning and more! Read the reviews!
Stratford Festival Unveils 2024 Casts and Creative Teams
Get all the latest updates on the highly anticipated 2024 season at the Stratford Festival. Find out which talented actors have been cast in which productions, and get ready to experience the magic of live theater at one of the world's most renowned festivals.
Get all the latest updates on the highly anticipated 2024 season at the Stratford Festival. Find out which talented actors have been cast in which productions, and get ready to experience the magic of live theater at one of the world's most renowned festivals.
Metropolitan Playhouse Suspends Productions Indefinitely
Discover the story behind the closure of Metropolitan Playhouse in New York after 31 years. Explore how this theater company brought forgotten American plays to light and celebrate its contributions to the neighborhood.
Discover the story behind the closure of Metropolitan Playhouse in New York after 31 years. Explore how this theater company brought forgotten American plays to light and celebrate its contributions to the neighborhood.
City Lit Sets 2023-24 Season; Producer/Artistic Director Terry McCabe to Retire
City Lit Producer and Artistic Director Terry McCabe announced that the theatre’s 2023-2024 season—its forty-third—will be his last on its staff.
City Lit Producer and Artistic Director Terry McCabe announced that the theatre’s 2023-2024 season—its forty-third—will be his last on its staff.
AN OCTOROON Makes its Dublin Premiere
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins radical 2014 reboot of Irish playwright, Dion Boucicault's notorious 1859 play The Octoroon makes its Dublin premiere.
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins radical 2014 reboot of Irish playwright, Dion Boucicault's notorious 1859 play The Octoroon makes its Dublin premiere.
BWW Review: The Gamm's AN OCTOROON Is Not To Be Missed
In AN OCTOROON, Jacobs-Jenkins seems to delight in taking audiences on a shock-and-awe tour through America’s history and present. In turns horrifying and hilarious, this work manages to elicit almost every emotion a human being can feel as it burrows into your psyche.
In AN OCTOROON, Jacobs-Jenkins seems to delight in taking audiences on a shock-and-awe tour through America’s history and present. In turns horrifying and hilarious, this work manages to elicit almost every emotion a human being can feel as it burrows into your psyche.
Irish Rep Announces Winter 2022 Season
Irish Repertory Theatre announced today two productions, two special one-night-only performances and one streaming event for their upcoming winter 2022 season.
Irish Repertory Theatre announced today two productions, two special one-night-only performances and one streaming event for their upcoming winter 2022 season.
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre to Present AN OCTOROON
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre will stage Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ An Octoroon, promising audiences an explosive theatrical experience to jump-start the new year. Both old and new, An Octoroon reinterprets a famous Victorian melodrama as an audaciously theatrical and sometimes shocking examination of race and representation in America.
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre will stage Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ An Octoroon, promising audiences an explosive theatrical experience to jump-start the new year. Both old and new, An Octoroon reinterprets a famous Victorian melodrama as an audaciously theatrical and sometimes shocking examination of race and representation in America.
Irish Rep Cancels Performances of THE STREETS OF NEW YORK Through December 26
Irish Repertory Theater is cancelling performances of The Streets Of New York through December 26, 2021.
Irish Repertory Theater is cancelling performances of The Streets Of New York through December 26, 2021.
Amy Bodnar, Amanda Jane Cooper, Ryan Vona & More to Star in Irish Rep's THE STREETS OF NEW YORK
Irish Repertory Theatre announced today casting and additional creative team members for The Streets of New York by Dion Boucicault, featuring adaptation, songs & direction by Charlotte Moore. The Streets of New York will begin previews on December 4, 2021, with an opening night scheduled for December 14 and a limited run through January 30, 2022.
Irish Repertory Theatre announced today casting and additional creative team members for The Streets of New York by Dion Boucicault, featuring adaptation, songs & direction by Charlotte Moore. The Streets of New York will begin previews on December 4, 2021, with an opening night scheduled for December 14 and a limited run through January 30, 2022.
Irish Repertory Theatre Announces Fall 2021 In-Person Season
Irish Repertory Theatre announced today productions for their upcoming fall season, which will mark their return to in-person programming following the Covid-19 shutdown in March 2020.
Irish Repertory Theatre announced today productions for their upcoming fall season, which will mark their return to in-person programming following the Covid-19 shutdown in March 2020.
BWW Review: AN OCTOROON Plays (With) The Race Card
Judith Moreland’s cunning production for the Fountain Theatre sneaks up behind you, gooses, tickles, sings, brays and pretty much does everything but give everyone in the audience a wedgie.
Judith Moreland’s cunning production for the Fountain Theatre sneaks up behind you, gooses, tickles, sings, brays and pretty much does everything but give everyone in the audience a wedgie.
Fountain Theatre Honors Juneteenth With Free Celebration And Other Events
The Fountain Theatre commemorates the emancipation of enslaved women and men in Texas on June 19, 1865 — the last state to abolish slavery in the U.S. following the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 — with a special event at the Fountain's new Covid-safe outdoor venue in East Hollywood. The Fountain's Juneteenth Celebration will take place on Saturday, June 19 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.
The Fountain Theatre commemorates the emancipation of enslaved women and men in Texas on June 19, 1865 — the last state to abolish slavery in the U.S. following the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 — with a special event at the Fountain's new Covid-safe outdoor venue in East Hollywood. The Fountain's Juneteenth Celebration will take place on Saturday, June 19 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many Broadway shows has Dion Boucicault been in?
Dion Boucicault has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.
How many West End shows has Dion Boucicault been in?
Dion Boucicault has not appeared in the West End
How many shows has Dion Boucicault written?
Dion Boucicault has written 25 shows including The Fox Hunt (Playwright), The Young Actress (Playwright), How She Loves Him (Playwright), Led Astray (Playwright), Rip Van Winkle (Playwright), London Assurance (Playwright), Apollo in New York (Playwright), The Poor of New York (Playwright), Jessie Brown (Playwright), Chamooni III (Playwright), The Octoroon (Playwright), The Colleen Bawn (Playwright), After Dark (Playwright), Formosa: ("The Most Beautiful") (Playwright), Old Heads and Young Hearts (Playwright), The Streets of New York, or Poverty is No Crime (Playwright), The Irish Heiress (Playwright), Lost at Sea (Playwright), The Rapparee (Playwright), Jezebel (Playwright), Arrah-Na-Pogue (Playwright), Belle Lamar (Playwright), The Shaughraun (Playwright), The Banker's Daughter (Source Material), The Streets of New York (Source Material).
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