DEXTER's David Zayas to Star In One Night Reading Of THE DEMAND OF AVARICE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 29, 2021
The Chain Theatre will present a staged reading of the new play The Demand of Avarice by Matthew McLachlan on Friday, October 1 at 8pm. Directed by David Zayas Jr., the reading will star DAVID ZAYAS*(Dexter) , EVAN HALL (Orange is the New Black), FLORENCIA LOZANO* (Narcos) , PETER COLLIER (LAByrinth Member), AND KIRK KOCZANOWSKI (The Big Time).
S.C.U.M. THE VALERIE SOLANAS STORY Comes to Dixon Place
by Stephi Wild - Feb 15, 2018
The radical ideas of Valerie Solanas explode in 'S.C.U.M.: The Valerie Solanas Story,' a play by Kat Georges, directed by Peter Carlaftes. The work will receive its New York premiere in a staged happening at the Lower East Side's Dixon Place on Sunday, March 25, 7pm. Tickets available at https://scum-nyc-premiere.eventbrite.com.
Works by Catherine Filloux, Lyle Kessler and More to Benefit NYCLU at Planet Connections' 2017 Playwrights for a Cause
by BWW News Desk - Jul 6, 2017
This year, the event will be Sunday, July 23, and will benefit the New York Civil Liberties Union with 'The Protest Plays,' stories of standing up to injustice written by celebrated authors, CATHERINE FILLOUX, Lyle Kessler, JOSE RIVERA, and Regina Taylor.
Cast Set for PLAYWRIGHTS FOR A CAUSE Benefit for New Yorkers Against Gun Violence
by BWW News Desk - Jul 6, 2016
The annual Playwrights for a Cause will be Sunday, July 24th at 7:30 pm at the Atlantic Theatre (Linda Gross Theater), 336 West 20th Street, NYC 10011. Founded and curated by Glory Kadigan, Playwrights for a Cause is the annual benefit hosted by Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. This year the event will benefit this important group - New Yorkers Against Gun Violence.
CITY GIRLS AND DESPERADOES to Play The Secret Theatre in January
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 7, 2015
World renowned actor and director, Austin Pendleton, Drama Desk nominee Anita Durst [The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kent], Orange is The New Black's Karina Ortiz and Julie Atlas Muz whom the N.Y.Times calls "the royalty of burlesque" are featured in Albee Fellow Playwright Pamela Enz's "City Girls and Desperadoes", which opens at The Secret Theatre on January 7th 2016. Emerging actors Connie Castanzo and Peter Collier support this superbly talented cast.
Creative Team Set for PCTF's PLAYWRIGHTS FOR A CAUSE This June
by BWW News Desk - Apr 1, 2015
Creative teams have been announced for the 2015 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity's Playwrights For A Cause, set to take place at 7:30pm on Sunday, June 14, 2015 at the Sheen Center, located at 18 Bleecker Street.
LES Shakespeare Company's TWELFTH NIGHT Opens 4/12
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 19, 2015
LES Shakespeare Company will present Twelfth Night at various well known Lower East Side bar/performance spaces on Sundays and Mondays from April 12th thru May 11th. Melody Erfani directs. The cast features Peter Collier, Gina Doherty, Mike Maloney, Peter Marciano, Sarah Miles, Kathleen O'Neal and Ben Sheedy.
Players' Shakespeare: Onstage Presents HENRY V, Now thru 8/3
by BWW News Desk - Jul 17, 2014
Players' Shakespeare: Onstage presents William Shakespeare's Henry V, the sixth annual summer Shakespeare production at The Gallery Players. Inviting audiences to let 'your imaginary forces work', rounding out period-suggesting set and costume designs, Henry V will be produced virtually uncut, following both historical and textual cues, honoring Shakespeare's craft by selecting production elements simply to serve the story.