Riant Theatre's Strawberry One-Act Festival Opens 8/9
The Riant Theatre's 28th Season of the Strawberry One-Act Festival will kick-off with nine eclectic plays covering a gamut of themes ranging from American slavery, Nazi Germany and Muslim women to friendly ghosts, dead artists and an interracial lesbian couple on Wednesday, August 5 at the Tato Laviera Theatre, 240 East 123rd Street, between Second and Third Avenues. These plays will also be performed on August 9. The tickets for the Strawberry One-Act Festival, from August 5 - 23 at the Tato Laviera, are $25.00 - $35.00
THE FABULOUS INVALID to Launch 'ReGroup Reads' Series, 1/26
There has always been something threatening to kill the theatre. Long before 49 producers were needed to mount a show, reality stars hit the boards, or 42nd Street became Disney-fied... And even long before Andrew Lloyd Webber, the same constant revivals, or premium ticket prices... It was a countless list of other events daring to put the theatre six feet under. The theatre community's constant fear of these other diabolical dilemmas: from the caustic critic, the invention of the automobile, burlesque, union strikes, the 'talkies' and more are cleverly skewered as only Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman could in The Fabulous Invalid. Their 1938 'valentine' to the theatre's resilience is the first reading in ReGroup Theatre's new monthly series 'ReGroup Reads: The Greatest American Playwrights.'
Playhouse Creatures Theatre Hosts Annual 'From Page to Stage' Festival, Now thru 11/9
Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company has announced its annual From Page to Stage Festival of Original Work. This year's theme was 'Love and Politics' and after receiving an impressive over 400 submissions in its open call for short plays this past summer, the company selected 7 ten minute plays to feature in this year's festival. The minimally staged festival will run one exclusive week during today, November 4th-9th and feature a company of twelve actors. The End Result is an exciting and entertaining week filled with diverse selections sure to entertain and bring these new writers into the spotlight!
Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company to Host Annual From Page to Stage Festival, 11/4-9
Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company has announced its annual From Page to Stage Festival of Original Work. This year's theme was 'Love and Politics' and after receiving an impressive over 400 submissions in its open call for short plays this past summer, the company selected 7 ten minute plays to feature in this year's festival. The minimally staged festival will run one exclusive week during November 4th-9th and feature a company of twelve actors. The End Result is an exciting and entertaining week filled with diverse selections sure to entertain and bring these new writers into the spotlight!
Full 22 Person Cast Announced for ReGroup's A TEXAS TRILOGY, 8/7-24
Commonly known as A Texas Trilogy, the three plays centered on small-town life set the theatre world afire in 1974. Originally presented at the Dallas Theatre Center, the plays drew such attention that NY critics and theatre luminaries were soon flying to Dallas to witness American theatre at its finest. Signed by legendary agent Audrey Wood, who had also discovered Tennessee Williams and William Inge, Jones's plays then transferred to a sold-out run at the Kennedy Center. Preston Jones went from obscurity to being on the cover of many national magazines. The Saturday Review cover proudly proclaimed him "The Next O'Neill." A bidding war then broke out to bring the plays to New York, and, directed by Alan Schneider, they finally arrived on Broadway in 1976.
CNBC Acquires NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT
CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, announced today its intention to purchase the rights to Nightly Business Report (NBR), a leading evening business news program, from national investment firm Atalaya Capital Management. CNBC will begin producing the series exclusively for public television from its Global Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, NJ on Monday, March 4.
Houston Non-profits, TUTS & The River Merge for Special-Needs Arts Education
With a common goal - to expand arts access to children of all abilities - The River Performing and Visual Arts Center (The River), on April 1, 2010 merged with Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS), creating a unique, barrier free, arts education model for non-profit musical theatre performing arts organizations.. The merger of the two highly revered 'Houston-grown' non-profit organizations expands TUTS' education division (TUTS Education) into the city's special-needs community through the strong brand and expertise of The River. The merger benefits The River through reduced administrative cost and direct exposure to TUTS professionals and programs.
