Special Event WAR WORDS Announced At Stage West
This Veterans' Day, Stage West, along with the Atlantic Council, will present an abbreviated reading of the Pulitzer-nominated play War Words by Michelle Kholos Brooks, as part of a nationwide event which celebrates, honors, and recognizes the men and women of our military.
Wagner College Theatre Presents NINE
NINE, the Tony Award-winning musical, is next on the Wagner College Theatre Mainstage with performances November 16-19 and November 30-December 3 in the Main Hall Auditorium.
Primary Stages Announces 2016 ESPA Drills Play Selections
Primary Stages announced today the selections for the 7th Annual ESPA Drills, a developmental play program that provides staged readings to four playwrights selected by blind submission, for scripts developed at Primary Stages ESPA.
2016 National Directors Fellowship Recipients Revealed
The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, National New Play Network, The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, and Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation jointly announce the selection of five directors from a nationwide pool of applicants for the National Directors Fellowship:
Ian Kahn to Lead Reading of Jason Odell Williams' New Play CHURCH & STATE
Lead producer Charlotte Cohn will present a staged reading of Jason Odell Williams' new play, Church & State, for one night only on Monday, April 4th at 7pm at The Cell Theatre (338 W 23rd Street). Proceeds from the reading will benefit Sandy Hook Promise. Ian Kahn ("George Washington" on AMC's Turn, Hard Love, Enron) will lead the cast, which also includes Beth Hylton, Judy Jerome, and Andy Talen. Gregg Wiggans directs (TV's Smash). For reservations, email churchandstatetheplay@gmail.com.
Director Cassey Kivnick Named Mike Ockrent Fellowship Recipient
Director Cassey Kivnick has been chosen as the 2015-2016 Mike Ockrent Fellow on Jerry Mitchell's Gotta Dance. Ms. Kivnick's fellowship will last the entire length of the production process, with pre-production and rehearsals on Gotta Dance beginning in November 2015 and continuing on until the spring 2016 premiere on Broadway. Ms. Kivnick will receive a $5000 award.
Casting Confirmed for Wesley Taylor's CUCKOLD at MRT
Cuckold, a short play written by 'Smash' and Broadway actor Wesley Taylor, premiering this summer at the Manhattan Repertory Theater 2015 One Act Competition, has found its cast: Ari Itkin (Much Ado About Nothing), Isabelle Ellingson ('Bad Faith'), and Logan Fahey ('Masters of Sex;' 'Grey's Anatomy').
BWW Exclusive: 15 Hours to Stage a Scene at the National Theater Institute
A signature feature of the National Theater Institute, weekly Theater Labs challenge students to put all the skills gained in classes into practice. When given just 15 hours to stage a scene, students learn to trust their creative instincts. Under the mentorship of a professional director, NTI students gain practical experience with a wealth of classical and contemporary texts as well as have the opportunity to work as actor, director, designer, and/or dramaturge each week.