Almeida Theatre Announces Cast for THE KEY WORKERS CYCLE
by Marissa Tomeo - Mar 3, 2022
The Almeida Theatre has announced the professional cast joining the previously announced eighty strong community company for The Key Workers Cycle, a cycle of nine new plays celebrating the stories of those who keep our daily lives running.
DM Playhouse Presents THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER
by Stephi Wild - Oct 25, 2018
The Des Moines Community Playhouse presents The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Nov. 2-25, 2018. Tickets may be purchased online at dmplayhouse.com, by phone at 515-277-6261, or at the Playhouse ticket office, 831 42nd St. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is sponsored by Nationwide.
Charles Busch Steps In As Honorary Festival Playwright For 2018 Festival
by Julie Musbach - Aug 8, 2018
Samuel French announces that award-winning playwright and cabaret artist Charles Busch (The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Psycho Beach Party, Vampire Lesbians of Sodom) has happily stepped in for the previously announced Lauren Yee (The King of the Yees, The Great Leap, The Hatmaker's Wife) who had to recuse herself due to a scheduling conflict.
Judges Announced For Samuel French OOB Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jul 31, 2018
The Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, the nation's premier short play competition, takes place August 21-25 at The Vineyard's Dimson 15th Street Theatre. Chosen from over 850 submissions from the U.S. and abroad, 30 finalist plays and musicals, each running 10-30 minutes in length, will be presented. The Saturday, August 25th presentation is the culmination of the week-long festival at which the Samuel French staff will choose the winning six pieces for licensing and publication in an anthology.
Minnesota Orchestra Reports Fiscal 2016 Balanced Budget
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 3, 2016
The Minnesota Orchestra's 2016 Annual Meeting today celebrated the artistic and financial milestones of the Orchestra's 2015-16 season, a year in which the Orchestra returned to Carnegie Hall and Europe, completed its celebrated Sibelius symphonies recording cycle, launched a new education program for high school students—and achieved a balanced budget. Marilyn Carlson Nelson, who was announced as the Orchestra's Chair Elect in September, was elected Board Chair by the Orchestra's Board of Directors, succeeding Warren Mack, who completed a two-year term.
SCR Presents REST as Part of Pacific Playwrights Festival, Now thru 4/27
by BWW News Desk - Mar 28, 2014
What happens when an elderly patient with dementia goes missing in a northern Idaho blizzard, leaving his wife and others behind to face the unknown? The story is Rest, a heartbreakingly funny and tender play commissioned by South Coast Repertory from Samuel D. Hunter. SCR Founding Artistic Director Martin Benson directs the world premiere of Rest, today, March 28-April 27, on the Segerstrom Stage.
SCR to Present REST as Part of Pacific Playwrights Festival, 3/28-4/27
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 12, 2014
What happens when an elderly patient with dementia goes missing in a northern Idaho blizzard, leaving his wife and others behind to face the unknown? The story is Rest, a heartbreakingly funny and tender play commissioned by South Coast Repertory from Samuel D. Hunter. SCR Founding Artistic Director Martin Benson directs the world premiere of Rest, March 28-April 27, on the Segerstrom Stage. The show is a cornerstone production of SCR's Pacific Playwrights Festival. Tickets are available online: www.scr.org.
Wolly Mammoth Presents SPOILER ALERT: EVERYBODY DIES
by BWW
News Desk - Dec 6, 2011
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is set to welcome back Chicago's legendary comedy troupe The Second City in a hilarious and provocative new work entitled Spoiler Alert: Everybody Dies.
Wolly Mammoth Presents SPOILER ALERT: EVERYBODY DIES
by Gabrielle Sierra - Nov 8, 2011
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is set to welcome back Chicago's legendary comedy troupe The Second City in a hilarious and provocative new work entitled Spoiler Alert: Everybody Dies.
OEDIPUS EL REY Begins Performances at Woolly, Closes 3/6
by BWW News Desk - Mar 6, 2011
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company continues its 31st Season with the sexy and scintillating Oedipus el Rey, written by MacArthur Genius Grant-winner Luis Alfaro, directed by Michael John Garcés, Artistic Director of Cornerstone Theater Company in Los Angeles, CA. The show closes March 6.
OEDIPUS EL REY Begins Performances at Woolly 2/7-3/6
by BWW
News Desk - Feb 7, 2011
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company continues its 31st Season with the sexy and scintillating Oedipus el Rey, written by MacArthur Genius Grant-winner Luis Alfaro, directed by Michael John Garcés, Artistic Director of Cornerstone Theater Company in Los Angeles, CA.
OEDIPUS EL REY Begins Performances at Woolly 2/7-3/6
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 6, 2011
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company continues its 31st Season with the sexy and scintillating Oedipus el Rey, written by MacArthur Genius Grant-winner Luis Alfaro, directed by Michael John Garcés, Artistic Director of Cornerstone Theater Company in Los Angeles, CA.
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Announces Changes to Literary Department
by Gabrielle Sierra - Nov 23, 2010
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is pleased to announce that John M. Baker has joined Woolly as the theatre's Literary Manager, and Miriam Weisfeld has been appointed as the theatre's Director of Artistic Development in an organizational change that reflects Woolly Mammoth's holistic approach to new play production.
Stray Dog Theatre Closes Holiday Show: SISTER MARY IGNATIUS EXPLAINS IT ALL FOR YOU, 12/19
by Chris Gibson - Dec 19, 2009
Stray Dog Theatre continues their non-traditional Holiday offerings with Sister Mary Ignatius! Sister Mary will have you roaring with laughter at her cookies and commentary on everything from redemption, sin, heaven, hell, and the after-life. When Sister Mary is visited by four of her former pupils (now adults) the fireworks really begin!
Stray Dog Theatre Announces Holiday Show: SISTER MARY IGNATIUS EXPLAINS IT ALL FOR YOU
by BWW News Desk - Dec 3, 2009
Stray Dog Theatre continues their non-traditional Holiday offerings with Sister Mary Ignatius! Sister Mary will have you roaring with laughter at her cookies and commentary on everything from redemption, sin, heaven, hell, and the after-life. When Sister Mary is visited by four of her former pupils (now adults) the fireworks really begin!
Stray Dog Theatre Announces Holiday Show: SISTER MARY IGNATIUS EXPLAINS IT ALL FOR YOU
by Chris Gibson - Nov 18, 2009
Stray Dog Theatre continues their non-traditional Holiday offerings with Sister Mary Ignatius! Sister Mary will have you roaring with laughter at her cookies and commentary on everything from redemption, sin, heaven, hell, and the after-life. When Sister Mary is visited by four of her former pupils (now adults) the fireworks really begin!