Mike Lesser
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The Voices Of America Writers Workshop to Present Excerpts From Work In Development (Jun 7, 2024)
5th Annual Faces Of America Monologue Festival Set For This Weekend (Nov 13, 2023)
The PlayGround Experiment Celebrates 200th Volume With Special Alumni Event (Nov 13, 2023)
The Voices Of America Writers Workshop to Present Excerpts From Work In Development (Jun 7, 2024)
5th Annual Faces Of America Monologue Festival Set For This Weekend (Nov 13, 2023)
The PlayGround Experiment Celebrates 200th Volume With Special Alumni Event (Nov 13, 2023)
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The Voices Of America Writers Workshop to Present Excerpts From Work In Development
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 7, 2024
The PlayGround Experiment will present new works from the Voices of America Writers Workshop, featuring diverse stories by Jessica W. Chen, Harrow Sansom Choi, Mijiang 'M-Jay' He, and more. Learn how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 7, 2024
The PlayGround Experiment will present new works from the Voices of America Writers Workshop, featuring diverse stories by Jessica W. Chen, Harrow Sansom Choi, Mijiang 'M-Jay' He, and more. Learn how to purchase tickets.
5th Annual Faces Of America Monologue Festival Set For This Weekend
by Stephi Wild - Nov 13, 2023
The PlayGround Experiment will present its fifth annual Faces of America Monologue Festival at The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater on Saturday November 18th at 7pm.
by Stephi Wild - Nov 13, 2023
The PlayGround Experiment will present its fifth annual Faces of America Monologue Festival at The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater on Saturday November 18th at 7pm.
The PlayGround Experiment Celebrates 200th Volume With Special Alumni Event
by Stephi Wild - Nov 13, 2023
The PlayGround Experiment in Manhattan has announced their 200th Volume, Monday November 13th, marked with a special alumni presentation featuring works developed through the PG Evolution.
by Stephi Wild - Nov 13, 2023
The PlayGround Experiment in Manhattan has announced their 200th Volume, Monday November 13th, marked with a special alumni presentation featuring works developed through the PG Evolution.
The Voices Of America Writers Workshop Presents Excerpts From Work In Development December 7
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 6, 2022
The PlayGround Experiment has announced the tenth presentation of new works created by members of the Voices of America Writers Workshop.
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 6, 2022
The PlayGround Experiment has announced the tenth presentation of new works created by members of the Voices of America Writers Workshop.
Faces of America #4 Now Open for Submissions
by Stephi Wild - Jun 15, 2022
At Monday (6/13) night's Virtual Volume, The PlayGround Experiment announced that it is now accepting submissions for its fourth Faces of America Monologue Festival, to be held in mid-November and published in our fourth anthology.
by Stephi Wild - Jun 15, 2022
At Monday (6/13) night's Virtual Volume, The PlayGround Experiment announced that it is now accepting submissions for its fourth Faces of America Monologue Festival, to be held in mid-November and published in our fourth anthology.
The Voices Of America Writers Workshop Presents Excerpts From Work In Development This Week
by Stephi Wild - Dec 6, 2021
The sixth group of writers to take part in The PlayGround Experiment's exciting new workshop are Nadia Andrade, Maria Arreola, Sergio Garcia, Peter Pasco, Germôna Sharp, and Linett Luna Tovar. The workshop culminates on December 10th with a public presentation of excerpts from these writers' new works.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 6, 2021
The sixth group of writers to take part in The PlayGround Experiment's exciting new workshop are Nadia Andrade, Maria Arreola, Sergio Garcia, Peter Pasco, Germôna Sharp, and Linett Luna Tovar. The workshop culminates on December 10th with a public presentation of excerpts from these writers' new works.
The Voices Of America Writers Workshop to Present Excerpts From Work In Development in June
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 2, 2021
The PlayGround Experiment has announced the sixth and seventh presentations of new works created by members of the Voices of America Writers Workshop. The workshop culminates on June 2nd and 4th with public presentations of excerpts from these writers' new works.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 2, 2021
The PlayGround Experiment has announced the sixth and seventh presentations of new works created by members of the Voices of America Writers Workshop. The workshop culminates on June 2nd and 4th with public presentations of excerpts from these writers' new works.
The Voices Of America Writers Workshop Present Excerpts From Work In Development
by Stephi Wild - Jun 13, 2020
The PlayGround Experiment has announced the second presentation of new works created by members of the Voices of America Writers Workshop.
by Stephi Wild - Jun 13, 2020
The PlayGround Experiment has announced the second presentation of new works created by members of the Voices of America Writers Workshop.
The PlayGround Experiment is Now Accepting Submissions for Second FACES OF AMERICA MONOLOGUE FESTIVAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 7, 2020
The Faces of America monologue festival is a celebration and critique of American life that showcases the incredible diversity of America in short two minute monologues written by writers from all over the USA.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 7, 2020
The Faces of America monologue festival is a celebration and critique of American life that showcases the incredible diversity of America in short two minute monologues written by writers from all over the USA.
The PGE Announces Voices Of America Writers Workshop
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 17, 2020
The PlayGround Experiment is proud to announce a new exciting program we are adding to our multitude of opportunities available to actors and writers, the Voices of America Writers Workshop.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 17, 2020
The PlayGround Experiment is proud to announce a new exciting program we are adding to our multitude of opportunities available to actors and writers, the Voices of America Writers Workshop.
Kat Lozano Joins ANIMAL HUSBANDRY As Lead Producer; Creative Team Announced
by Stephi Wild - Oct 4, 2019
Lone Star Theatre Company has announced that Kat Lozano joins ANIMAL HUSBANDRY as lead producer. The London based, Texas born, actress joins a team of producers that include producer Elda Ruiz-Dawson and associate producers Ramiro & Lupita Davila, Charles Barksdale, and Luis Ochoa-Andrade. David Davila's Animal Husbandry will premiere at the Under St. Mark's Theatre as part of the New York International Fringe Festival this October 2019 with direction by Sidney Erik Wright and intimacy choreography by Adele Rylands. The play stars David Michael Kirby and Daniel Anthony Hidalgo with lighting design by Hao Bai and costume design by Keyon Woods.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 4, 2019
Lone Star Theatre Company has announced that Kat Lozano joins ANIMAL HUSBANDRY as lead producer. The London based, Texas born, actress joins a team of producers that include producer Elda Ruiz-Dawson and associate producers Ramiro & Lupita Davila, Charles Barksdale, and Luis Ochoa-Andrade. David Davila's Animal Husbandry will premiere at the Under St. Mark's Theatre as part of the New York International Fringe Festival this October 2019 with direction by Sidney Erik Wright and intimacy choreography by Adele Rylands. The play stars David Michael Kirby and Daniel Anthony Hidalgo with lighting design by Hao Bai and costume design by Keyon Woods.
David Davila's ANIMAL HUSBANDRY Will Play New York Fringe
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 20, 2019
Lone Star Theatre Company is proud to announce that David Davila's Animal Husbandry will premiere at the New York International Fringe Festival this October 2019. This will be Lone Star Theatre's first full production after eight years of successfully bringing a?oeTexas Pages to New York Stagesa?? through its on-going reading, one-act play, and concert series. With direction by Sidney Erik Wright and starring David Michael Kirby and Daniel Anthony Hidalgo, Animal Husbandry will open October 10th at the Under St. Mark's Theater.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 20, 2019
Lone Star Theatre Company is proud to announce that David Davila's Animal Husbandry will premiere at the New York International Fringe Festival this October 2019. This will be Lone Star Theatre's first full production after eight years of successfully bringing a?oeTexas Pages to New York Stagesa?? through its on-going reading, one-act play, and concert series. With direction by Sidney Erik Wright and starring David Michael Kirby and Daniel Anthony Hidalgo, Animal Husbandry will open October 10th at the Under St. Mark's Theater.
Bill Russell and Tim Gunn to Host Special Benefit Performance of 'Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens'
by Robert Diamond - Oct 4, 2008
A New York revival of Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens will be presented by Sweet &Tart Productions in association with Summoners Ensemble Theatre at the Laurie Beechman Theater on October 10, 11, 17, and 19. In keeping with the company's mission of giving back to the community, 25 percent of all proceeds will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
by Robert Diamond - Oct 4, 2008
A New York revival of Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens will be presented by Sweet &Tart Productions in association with Summoners Ensemble Theatre at the Laurie Beechman Theater on October 10, 11, 17, and 19. In keeping with the company's mission of giving back to the community, 25 percent of all proceeds will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Review - Hooray For What! & Steel Magnolias
by Michael Dale - Mar 24, 2008
You wouldn't expect a 1937 Broadway musical that satirized American profiteering from wartime rumblings in Europe and was written to showcase the unique comedy talents of 'The Perfect Fool' Ed Wynn to be especially playable in the year 2008, but The Medicine Show, on their tiny stage way out west on W. 52nd Street, do a bang-up job with Hooray For What!
by Michael Dale - Mar 24, 2008
You wouldn't expect a 1937 Broadway musical that satirized American profiteering from wartime rumblings in Europe and was written to showcase the unique comedy talents of 'The Perfect Fool' Ed Wynn to be especially playable in the year 2008, but The Medicine Show, on their tiny stage way out west on W. 52nd Street, do a bang-up job with Hooray For What!
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