BWW Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, Theatre Raleigh
by Nicole Ackman - Sep 17, 2022
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG might just be one of the funniest concepts to grace the stage of a theater in the past fifty years. The play, by Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, and Jonathan Sayer, depicts a theater group putting on a performance of “The Murder at Haversham Manor” that goes disastrously wrong from its first minutes.
Hoenig Theatre Artist Scholarship Announces 2022 Spring Scholarship Recipients
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 13, 2022
On Tuesday, Hoenig Theatre Artist Scholarship (HTAS) announced the Spring 2022 scholarship recipients. President Ann Hoenig and members of the board are proud to announce scholarships have been awarded to seven deserving theatre artists from across the nation so far this year.
PlayMakers Streams First Film AS YOU LIKE IT
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 18, 2022
PlayMakers Repertory Company presents 'As You Like It,' one of the most beloved Shakespearean comedies, filmed at the Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art. Directed by Tia James in her PlayMakers directorial debut, the film streams January 8 to 21, 2022.
PlayMakers Presents STICK FLY By Lydia R. Diamond
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 14, 2022
PlayMakers Repertory Company presents “Stick Fly,” Lydia R. Diamond's dramedy exploring the timeless theme of family ties that challenge, delight, and frustrate, all because they are so essential to who we are.
Theater Breaking Through Barriers Announces TRANS(4)MISSIONS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 8, 2021
Theater Breaking Through Barriers Artistic Director Nicholas Viselli today announced the 4th Virtual Playmakers' Intensive: TRANS(4)MISSIONS, ten short new plays, Friday March 12th through Sunday March 21st, on YouTube nightly at 7:30pm or Facebook at 8:30pm, FREE via ZOOM.
Photo Flash: PlayMakers Presents DAIRYLAND
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 22, 2019
PlayMakers Repertory Company presents 'Dairyland,' a world premiere comedy by Heidi Armbruster. This whimsical, heartfelt tale of one woman's journey from farm to table and table to farm is directed by Vivienne Benesch, and runs from October 16 to November 3, 2019.
PlayMakers Presents DAIRYLAND
by Julie Musbach - Oct 2, 2019
PlayMakers Repertory Company presents a?oeDairyland,a?? a world premiere comedy by Heidi Armbruster. This whimsical, heartfelt tale of one woman's journey from farm to table and table to farm is directed by Vivienne Benesch, and runs from October 16 to November 3, 2019.
Portland Stage Studio Series Presents WE CAN EAT LOVE
by Julie Musbach - Mar 4, 2019
After a sold out run of last season's The Roommate, Director Eileen Phelan brings We Can Eat Love to Portland Stage Studio Series. Written by Maine native, Margie Castleman We Can Eat Love, A New Play with Heart, Soul, and a Little Music will run March 22-31 for eight performances with music by Wilder Zoby and Little Shalimar, and performed by Portland actors Grace Bauer, Whip Hubley, Khalil LeSaldo, Erik Moody, and Casey Turner.
BWW Review: EURYDICE at Fenix Theatre Company
by Steve Feeney - Jul 16, 2018
Portland's Greek Festival ended a few weeks ago but the spirit of that ancient culture hangs in the air with the latest production from the Fenix Theatre Company. Sarah Ruhl's gentle makeover of the myth of 'Orpheus and Eurydice' is being presented in and around the small wading pools at Deering Oaks Park.
BWW Review: BUG at 60 Grit Theatre
by Steve Feeney - Mar 24, 2018
Though the sample is still small, Portland's 60 Grit Theatre Company seems to show a preference for tense little plays where highly stressed characters are holed-up in increasingly claustrophobic circumstances.
Workshop of REFUGE/MAJIA Comes to Portland Stage
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 8, 2017
Portland Stage announces a workshop of Bess Welden's Refuge/Malja with Arabic translation by Ali Al Mshakheel and directed by Todd Brian Backus on January 6th at 7pm in the Studio Theater at Portland Stage 25A Forest Avenue. To reserve your free tickets or to get more information visit portlandstage.org or call the box office Tue-Sun 12pm-6pm 207.774.0465. The workshop is generously supported by a joint grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Maine Humanities Council.