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PlayGround-NY Concludes Season 2 In-Person With BEST OF PLAYGROUND New York Gala!
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 3, 2023

Playwright incubator PlayGround-NY celebrates the best writers and short works from its second season and its first in-person performance at this year's BEST OF PLAYGROUND-NY GALA, Monday, April 24, 7pm EDT, live at The Producers Club (358 W 44th St) and simulcast online!

PlayGround-NY Announces November 22 Monday Night PlayGround
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 30, 2021

Following the successful opening of its inaugural season, New York playwright incubator PlayGround recently announced the prompt for the November Monday Night PlayGround short play staged reading event.

Lilli Cooper, Kathleen Chalfant and More Announced for Red Bull Theater's SHORT NEW PLAY FESTIVAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 14, 2020

Red Bull Theater today announced the cast for their tenth annual festival of 10-minute plays of heightened language and classic themes, featuring two brand new commissions from Jeremy O. Harris and Theresa Rebeck, alongside six brand new plays that have been selected from hundreds of open submissions from playwrights across the country.

Premieres From Jeremy O. Harris, Theresa Rebeck and More Included in Red Bull Theater's SHORT NEW PLAY FESTIVAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 2, 2020

Red Bull Theater today announced the selections for their tenth annual festival of 10-minute plays of heightened language and classic themes, featuring two brand new commissions from Jeremy O. Harris and Theresa Rebeck, alongside six brand new plays that have been selected from hundreds of open submissions from playwrights across the country.

Kronos Quartet Performs With Students From SFCM
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 28, 2020

The world-renowned San Francisco-based ensemble Kronos Quartet joins students from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Oakland School for the Arts, and Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts, Thursday, February 6, at 7:30 PM in SFCM's Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall for a free performance of works from 50 For the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire.

FSU/Asolo Conservatory to Tour '80s-Set JULIUS CAESAR This Fall
by BWW News Desk - Sep 27, 2017

Asolo Rep presents an FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training touring production of William Shakespeare's JULIUS CAESAR.

FSU/Asolo Conservatory to Tour '80s-Set JULIUS CAESAR This Fall
by BWW News Desk - Sep 5, 2017

Asolo Rep presents an FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training touring production of William Shakespeare's JULIUS CAESAR.

BWW Review: BRIMSTONE AND TREACLE, The Hope Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - May 6, 2017

Dennis Potter's 1976 work finds new life with Matthew Parker. Written as a television play but never broadcasted due to its disturbing plot, it was finally produced at the Sheffield Crucible in 1977. Now, 40 years later, its revival is unsettling and relevant as then.

Photo Flash: First Look at Hope Theatre's HER ACHING HEART
by Roy Tan - Dec 3, 2016

4 and 5 star reviews continue to float across the media as critics and audiences alike praise The Hope Theatre's 25th anniversary in-house production of Bryony Lavery's hilarious Mill's and Boon pastiche 'Her Aching Heart' since curtains rose on the 29th November.

Photo Coverage: Meet the Cast of The Hope Theatre's Bonk-Busting Musical HER ACHING HEART
by Roy Tan - Oct 28, 2016

Bryony Lavery's bodice-ripping musical pastiche of the Mills & Boon genre Her Aching Heart comes to The Hope Theatre this winter, rounding off the theatre's Gothic Season with the third in-house show of 2016 following on the heels of this summer's five-star hit Steel Magnolias. Broadway World has a first look at the cast of this Her Aching Heart in action below!

The Hope Theatre and LWL Entertainment Announces a Co-Production of Bryony Lavery's HER ACHING HEART
by Liz Cearns - Oct 4, 2016

The Hope Theatre is thrilled to announce that LWL Entertainment Ltd will coproduce their third 2016 in-house production, Bryony Lavery's bodice-ripping musical full of gothic silliness and sapphic tomfoolery, HER ACHING HEART.

THE PRODUCERS to Run 5/27-6/26 at Omaha Community Playhouse
by Tyler Peterson - May 18, 2016

The Producers, running May 27 - June 26, 2016 in the Hawks Mainstage Theatre at the Omaha Community Playhouse, is the hilarious, lively and absurd Mel Brooks comedy that follows producers Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom on their quest to become filthy rich.

Asolo Rep's GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER Begins Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Mar 9, 2016

Nearly 50 years after the groundbreaking film inspired the world, Asolo Rep is thrilled to present Todd Kreidler's electric stage adaptation of the iconic Academy Award-winning film GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER.  

Asolo Rep's AH, WILDERNESS! Opens Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jan 22, 2016

Asolo Rep continues its 2015-16 season with quintessential American playwright Eugene O'Neill's sentimental comedy AH, WILDERNESS!, directed by Greg Leaming, associate artistic director of Asolo Rep and the director of the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training. The Tony Award, Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winner's sole comedy opens tonight, January 22 at 8pm and runs in rotating repertory through Sunday, April 10 in the Mertz Theatre, located in the FSU Center for the Performing Arts. 

Asolo Rep's AH, WILDERNESS! Begins Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jan 20, 2016

Asolo Rep continues its 2015-16 season with quintessential American playwright Eugene O'Neill's sentimental comedy AH, WILDERNESS!, directed by Greg Leaming, associate artistic director of Asolo Rep and the director of the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training. The Tony Award, Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winner's sole comedy previews tonight, January 20 and Thursday, January 21 at 8pm, opens Friday, January 22 at 8pm and runs in rotating repertory through Sunday, April 10 in the Mertz Theatre, located in the FSU Center for the Performing Arts. 

Mystery Writers of America Announces the 2016 Edgar Award Nominations
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 19, 2016

Mystery Writers of America is proud to announce, as we celebrate the 207 th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, the Nominees for the 2016 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2015.

Asolo Rep to Stage AH, WILDERNESS! This Winter
by BWW News Desk - Dec 18, 2015

Asolo Rep continues its 2015-16 season with quintessential American playwright Eugene O'Neill's sentimental comedy AH, WILDERNESS!, directed by Greg Leaming, associate artistic director of Asolo Rep and the director of the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training. The Tony Award, Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winner's sole comedy previews on Wednesday, January 20 and Thursday, January 21 at 8pm, opens Friday, January 22 at 8pm and runs in rotating repertory through Sunday, April 10 in the Mertz Theatre, located in the FSU Center for the Performing Arts. 

West End Announces Cast for LOVESONG OF THE ELECTRIC BEAR
by Matt Smith - Oct 19, 2015

Following rave reviews and a sell out run at The Hope Theatre in Islington last February, Lovesong of the Electric Bear transfers to the intimate surroundings of the West End's newest immersive studio at The Arts Theatre this November.   The acclaimed production, directed by Hope Theatre Artistic Director, Matthew Parker, tells the sometimes comic but ultimately tragic story of a true hero. This is the story of the man who cracked the Enigma Code and in so doing cut short the Second World War saving thousands of lives.  Written by the celebrated British playwright Snoo Wilson, Lovesong of an Electric Bear is a surreal rollercoaster ride, which takes the audience on a dizzying journey through the world of Alan Turing.  

Counter-Productions Theatre to Stage RICHARD III, 5/8-17
by BWW News Desk - May 8, 2015

Counter-Productions Theatre Company presents Richard III, written by William Shakespeare and directed by Terry Shea.

Counter-Productions Theatre to Stage RICHARD III, 5/8-17
by BWW News Desk - Apr 3, 2015

Counter-Productions Theatre Company presents Richard III, written by William Shakespeare and directed by Terry Shea.