Michael Alvarez

New York Theatre Workshop Unveils 2024/25 2050 Administrative And Artistic Fellows

New York Theatre Workshop has revealed the 2024/25 2050 Administrative and Artistic Fellows, highlighting emerging talent in theatre administration and artistic fields. Learn more!

New Play STARCROSSED To Have Reading New York City This Week

Catch the one-day-only reading of the new play STARCROSSED on April 11, 2024, at Theatrelab. Directed by Michael Alvarez, the play explores the journey of four high school seniors grappling with their pasts and futures after a school shooting.

A Darker Version Of 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Comes To Long Beach

Mid-World Players has created a darker version of this show, inspired by the films of Wes Anderson, to experience this look into what competition, family values, expectations, puberty, unobtainable goals, and abuse can do to a child on the brink of growing into their own.

New York Theatre Workshop Reveals 2050 Fellows, New Company-in-Residence and Artistic Department Expansion

New York Theatre Workshop has announced the artists selected for the 2023/24 Season 2050 Artistic Fellowship.

New York Theatre Workshop Announces 2022/23 2050 Artistic Fellows

New York Theatre Workshop has announced the playwrights and directors selected for the 2022/23 Season 2050 Artistic Fellowship. The 2022/23 Artistic Fellows are Miranda Cornell, Thaddeus McCants, Aileen Wen McGroddy, Attilio Rigotti, Andrew Rodriguez and Minghao Tu.

BWW Interview: Playwright Peter Gray's Ever-So-Timely Take on THE KARENS

The Muse Collective will stream the world premiere of Peter Gray’s THE KARENS beginning August 13, 2021. Muse Collective’s founder and artistic director Michael Alvarez directs the cast of Morgan Danielle Day, Felicia Santiago and LaurenSage Browning. Got the chance to chat with Peter on his KARENS and his creatively productive relationship with Michael and his Muse Collective.

Peter Gray's THE KARENS to Premiere With The Muse Collective, Streaming in August

The Muse Collective will present the World Premiere of The Karens, a satirical comedy written by Peter Gray (Salem: Post-Mortem) and directed by Michael Alvarez (Underneath the Freeways of Los Angeles with Echo Theatre Company).

Leviathan Lab Announces Directors and Casting For 2021 Barbour Playwrights Award Reading Series

In partnership with The Episcopal Actors' Guild, Leviathan Lab will present readings of three new plays by rising Asian American playwrights.

Leviathan Lab Announces Directors and Casting For 2021 Barbour Playwrights Award Reading Series

Leviathan Lab, in partnership with The Episcopal Actors' Guild, will present readings of three new plays by rising Asian American playwrights.

BWW Review: UNDERNEATH THE FREEWAYS OF LOS ANGELES at The Echo Theatre Company

'We hope you can help us understand what happened here so it never repeats itself and justice can be served.'

BWW Interview: Playwright Matthew Paul Olmos UNDERNEATH & All Around LOS ANGELES

The Echo Theater Company's next production UNDERNEATH THE FREEWAYS OF LOS ANGELES will live-stream April 2 for sixteen Zoom performances. Written by playwright Matthew Paul Olmos, this interactive murder mystery experience has been inspired by historical events centering in and around the Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights. Michael Alvarez directs the cast of Mia Ando, Morgan Danielle Day, Amy K. Harmon, Gloria Ines, Roland Ruiz and Darrett Sanders.

Virtual Interactive Murder Mystery UNDERNEATH THE FREEWAYS OF LOS ANGELES' Begins Next Month

'Clue' meets Chinatown in a live-streamed, interactive murder mystery experience inspired by historical events. Set in 1960 in East L.A.'s Hollenbeck Park — newly divided by the Los Angeles Freeway Interchange that famously displaced over 15,000 residents in Boyle Heights — Underneath the Freeways of Los Angeles.

The Echo Theater Company Presents LABFest 2021

The Echo Theater Company will present LABFest 2021, a virtual reading festival of three new plays by Brian Otaño, Roger Q. Mason and Christopher Sullivan that were developed in the company’s 2020 Playwright’s LAB.

The Muse Collective to Present Peter Gray's SALEM: POST MORTEM

Michael Alvarez, Artistic Director of The Muse Collective, has announced its inaugural presentation of Peter Gray's poetic new play, Salem: Post-Mortem. Directed by Alvarez, Salem: Post-Mortem will stream on the company's website from Thursday, October 29th thru Thursday, November 12th starting at 7 pm Eastern Standard Time.

Caltech Launches 2020-2021 Watson Lectures With 'Can America Have a Safe and Secure Presidential Election?

On Wednesday, October 7, at 5 p.m. Pacific Time, Caltech Professor of Political and Computational Science, R. Michael Alvarez, will launch the 2020-2021 Watson Lectures season by asking, 'Can America Have a Safe and Secure Presidential Election?'

CalTech Watson to Present Lecture on Safe And Secure Elections with Michael Alvarez

Conducting free and fair elections has long been a hallmark of American democracy. But in the midst of a global pandemic, how can we ensure a safe and secure presidential election in 2020?

Dixon Place Presents HI BI: A VIRTUAL PLAY By Margot Mejia

Margot Mejia is pleased to announce the premiere of her new romantic comedy, HI BI. It debuts during Dixon Place Theater's HOT! Queer Festival on their new virtual platform DP TV and will be directed by Michael Alvarez. It will stream on July 8th at 7:00pm. Tickets are free, but will have a suggested donation of $15.

The Civilians Announces the Ninth Annual R&D Group FINDINGS Series

The Civilians, the award-winning New York-based theater company, presents the ninth annual R&D Group FINDINGS Series. 

World Premiere Play LOVE, MEDEA to Debut in New York Next Week

split/decision (Rachel Shuey, Founding Producer) starts the first full week of the New Year by kicking off their very first season with a world premiere play. In Peter Gray's Love, Medea, the title character finally reclaims her own narrative after millennia of being villainized in Euripides' now-canonical original text. Directed by Michael Alvarez, the epic narrative of classical drama's most infamously mischaracterized woman begins performances Monday, January 6 at The Center at West Park (165 West 86th Street) for a limited run through January 18. Tickets, starting at $25, are available at CenterAtWestPark.org.

LOVE, MEDEA Opens Split/Decision Inaugural Season

Rachel Shuey, Founding Producer of split/decision, is pleased to announce a brand-new adaptation of Medea as the company's first full-length production. In Peter Gray's Love, Medea, the title character finally reclaims her own narrative after millennia of being villainized in Euripides' now-canonical original text. Directed by Michael Alvarez, the epic narrative of classical drama's most infamously mischaracterized woman will play The Center at West Park (165 West 86th Street) from January 6-18. Tickets, starting at $25, are available at CenterAtWestPark.org.