Westport Country Playhouse Presents Dialogue on Music Education
by Stephi Wild - Apr 25, 2023
Westport Country Playhouse will present a post-play dialogue with Robert Silvan, founder and artistic director of KEYS (Kids Empowered by Your Support, Inc.), providing free music lessons to under-resourced students of Bridgeport, following the 7 p.m. performance of the musical, “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” on Tuesday, April 25.
Westport Country Playhouse Presents Reading Of New Comedy/Mystery BAD ACCENTS
by Stephi Wild - Apr 21, 2023
Westport Country Playhouse will present the comedy/mystery, “Bad Accents,” the first reading in the 2023 New Works at the Playhouse Series, on Monday, April 24, at 7 p.m. The new play is written by Matthew Greene and directed by Liam Lonegan, Playhouse assistant artistic director. The audience is invited to meet the playwright and director in the lobby following the performance.
Westport Country Playhouse Adds More Shows To 2023 Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 15, 2023
Westport Country Playhouse has announced the addition to its 2023 season of more Script in Hand playreadings, New Works playreadings, Family Festivities presentations, and Mic in Hand musical events, a new spin-off of the Script in Hand series.
Westport Country Playhouse Offers Free-of-Charge Events Exploring NEXT TO NORMAL
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 6, 2022
Westport Country Playhouse will present “Next to Normal: Dig Deeper,” a series of special events, free-of-charge and open to the community, surrounding the first production of its 2022 season, the pop/rock musical, “Next to Normal,” playing April 6 - 24. The events will enhance the community's insight on the production and its themes.
Westport Country Playhouse Presents New Work CULTURE SHOCK
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 14, 2021
Westport Country Playhouse's New Works Initiative will present the second play in its 2021 season with a virtual workshop of “Culture Shock,” written by Gloria Majule, and directed by Taylor Reynolds, on Wednesday, July 14.
Egg & Spoon Announces 2021 Incubation Series Writers
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 11, 2021
Egg & Spoon Theatre Collective announced its 2021 Incubation Series Writers, who will each receive a fifteen-hour virtual workshop this summer. The writers are Phanésia Pharel, Reynaldo Piniella, and David Davila.
Veronica Brooks Elected To Egg & Spoon's Board Of Trustees
by Stephi Wild - Jun 1, 2021
Veronica Brooks, senior marketing category manager at AIG and theatre enthusiast, was unanimously elected to the Board of Trustees at Egg & Spoon Theatre Collective. Her addition grows the board to seven members, and marks the first election since the board was inaugurated in September of 2019.
Photo Flash: Delaware REP's World Premiere Of STARTER PISTOL
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 24, 2020
A deer head named Walter, a bounty of venison chili, and a family on the edge are at the center of the world premiere of Michael Gotch's award-winning new play, 'Starter Pistol,' presented by Delaware's Resident Ensemble Players (REP) Thursday, January 16 through Sunday, February 2, in the Roselle Center for the Arts, Newark, Del.
Westport Country Playhouse Offers Free Events and Programs during MLIMA'S TALE
by Julie Musbach - Oct 1, 2019
Westport Country Playhouse will present a?oe'Mlima's Tale': Discovery Series,a?? special programs and events, free-of-charge and open to the community, related to the powerful, theatrical fable, a?oeMlima's Tale,a?? playing October 1 - 19. The programs and events include guest speakers, post-show talkbacks, a photography exhibit, a film, and a blog series.
Off-Off Broadway's Egg & Spoon Announces 2019-2020 Season
by Stephi Wild - Aug 31, 2019
Off-Off Broadway's Egg & Spoon Theatre Collective has announced its 2019-2020 Season, to be produced at SoHo's historic Access Theater. It is the third season for Egg & Spoon, since being founded in 2017 by a handful of Syracuse University graduates.
Photo Flash: Sarah Kane's CRAVE To Run At Egg & Spoon
by Julie Musbach - Nov 23, 2018
Four voices emerge from a void, desperate to seek freedom in a world of familiar anxieties and addictions. There is no linear story, the characters aren't named (only by letters), and relationships disappear as quickly as they're created. CRAVE ends up being a stage poem which audiences have opened their minds and hearts to since the piece was written in 1998, one year before Kane's suicide. CRAVE ran at Access Theater from November 15th-18th, 2018 with an incredible turnout
Sarah Kane's CRAVE To Run At Egg & Spoon
by BWW
News Desk - Nov 15, 2018
There's an important reason why Sarah Kane is not the most universally beloved playwright of the latter half of the 20th century. The elements of her work which fuel her disgusted critics and disgruntled audiences are the exact elements of her work which make her one of the most revolutionary writers in the world of theatre. With plays such as BLASTED, CLEANSED, PSYCHOSIS 4.8, and CRAVE, Sarah Kane changed the art form with her violence, her filterless abuse, but more importantly, her honesty.
Sarah Kane's CRAVE To Run At Egg & Spoon
by Stephi Wild - Nov 9, 2018
There's an important reason why Sarah Kane is not the most universally beloved playwright of the latter half of the 20th century. The elements of her work which fuel her disgusted critics and disgruntled audiences are the exact elements of her work which make her one of the most revolutionary writers in the world of theatre. With plays such as BLASTED, CLEANSED, PSYCHOSIS 4.8, and CRAVE, Sarah Kane changed the art form with her violence, her filterless abuse, but more importantly, her honesty.
The 'Broadwaysted' Podcast Talks Paper Mill's HALF TIME with Jerry Mitchell, Donna McKechnie, Georgia Engel, More
by Broadwaysted - Jun 27, 2018
On this week's episode, the Broadwaysted crew is thrilled to shine a spotlight on the Tony-winning regional theatre just a hop, skip, and a jump away from NYC: the incredible Paper Mill Playhouse! The Broadwaysted crew is pouring out Flur de Cana Rum, Montelobos Mezcal, and rose while we chat about Paper Mill's brand new musical Half Time and share our opening night chats with Director/Choreographer Jerry Mitchell, Paper Mill Playhouse Producing Artistic Director Mark S. Hobee, and Half Time legendary cast members Donna McKechnie, Georgia Engel, and Nancy Ticotin!