Rob Ackerman

I NEED THAT Comes to Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
by Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2025

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati will kick off the new year with the regional premiere comedy I Need That, by award-winning playwright Theresa Rebeck. Learn more here!

World Premiere Play BACKTALK To Receive Two Developmental Readings
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 2, 2024

Playwright Rob Ackerman and director Jeremy Webb (collaborators on Tabletop, Drama Desk Award) will reunite for two private industry readings of the new play, BackTalk, written by Ackerman and directed by Webb, on December 12, 2024, at Sunlight Studios (321 West 44tH Street, New York, NY 10036).

League of Professional Theatre Women To Present Oral History Interview with Broadway Playwright Theresa Rebeck
by A.A. Cristi - May 3, 2024

Stage, film, television and novel writer Theresa Rebeck will be interviewed about her long and brilliant career at 6p.m., Monday, June 3, at the Bruno Walter Auditorium, at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.

Keen Company Unveils 2023-2024 Season Featuring THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING, a World Premiere & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 30, 2023

Get all the details on Keen Company's recently announced 2023-2024 season, including 'The Year of Magical Thinking' and more. Find out when and where you can experience the magic of these upcoming shows and stay up-to-date with the latest news in the entertainment world.

Richard Hollman's BACK AND FORTH to Return to Central Park in June
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 10, 2023

After a run in October 2021, Richard Hollman’s BACK AND FORTH will return to Central Park this summer for a return engagement.

Playwright Theresa Rebeck Will Direct Reading of MAURITUS at Westport Country Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Feb 15, 2023

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of Theresa Rebeck's thriller, “Mauritius,” on Monday, March 13, at 7 p.m., directed by the playwright herself. The play's title refers to the island of Mauritius, the origin of two extremely valuable, rare stamps that incite a conflict to gain their possession.

Stacey Sargeant & More to Star in Bleu Beckford-Burrell's LA RACE at WP Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 26, 2022

Page 73 and Working Theater have announced the cast of Bleu Beckford-Burrell’s La Race (November 21–December 23 at the McGinn/Cazale Theater at WP Theater.

World Premiere of Bleu Beckford-Burrell's LA RACE to be Presented by Page 73 & Working Theater in November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 27, 2022

Page 73, along with Working Theater, will presents Bleu Beckford-Burrell’s La Race, directed by Taylor Reynolds (Man Cave, Tambo & Bones), November 21–December 23 at the McGinn/Cazale Theater at WP Theater.

Dorset Theatre Festival Opens World Premiere of THIRST Directed By Theresa Rebeck
by Stephi Wild - Aug 17, 2022

Dorset Theatre Festival's 45th Season of professional summer theatre will conclude with the World Premiere of Thirst, written by Irish-American playwright Ronán Noone, directed by the Festival's resident playwright, Theresa Rebeck. 

Theresa Rebeck Joins Broadway-Aimed Musical WORKING GIRL as New Book Writer
by Stephi Wild - Aug 9, 2022

Award-winning Broadway playwright Theresa Rebeck will write the book for the Broadway-aimed Working Girl. While she's had more plays produced on Broadway than any female playwright of our time, Working Girl would mark Rebeck's Broadway debut as a book writer for a musical.

Theatre 40 Presents New Season Of Virtual Seminars, Beginning January 24
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 18, 2022

The first 2022 session of Theatre 40's popular series of Monday Night Seminars will be conducted on Zoom. Each date of the series will feature the reading of a play by Theatre 40's actors, followed by a Q&A period. The theme of this session is Strange Plays for Strange Days.. The series is moderated by Melanie MacQueen and John Leslie. Each reading will be directed by either Ms. MacQueen or Mr.Leslie.

Mark Plesent, Producing Artistic Director Of Working Theater Dies at 60
by Stephi Wild - Mar 3, 2021

Mark Plesent, long-time Producing Artistic Director of Working Theater, the only theater in the country dedicated exclusively to telling the stories of working people, passed away on February 19, 2021 after a valiantly fought 4-year battle with cancer. He was 60. 

New and Upcoming Releases For the Week of February 8 - 'B is For Broadway', SIX BY SONDHEIM, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Feb 10, 2021

Need something new to read, watch, or listen to? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases! This week's list includes the children's book 'B is For Broadway', the sequel to  'A is For Audra', plus the documentary Six By Sondheim, monologue books, the Desert Song cast recording, and more!

San Francisco Playhouse Has Announced Casting for the World Premiere of BORN IN EAST BERLIN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 16, 2020

San Francisco Playhouse announced casting for the second production of their 2019/2020 Sandbox Series of World Premieres: Born in East Berlin, written by Rogelio Martinez. Margarett Perry will direct the world premiere production, presented at The Creativity Theater.

Photo Flash: Kitchen Theatre Company Presents THE CHILDREN
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 11, 2019

The Kitchen Theatre Company is set to begin its 2019-2020 season with The Children by Lucy Kirkwood, a thought-provoking play that tackles the themes of mortality, consequence, and environmental legacy. Performances of The Children begin at the Kitchen Theatre Company in the Percy Browning Performance Space on September 8 and will run 

THE CHILDREN Comes to the Kitchen Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - Aug 28, 2019

The Kitchen Theatre Company is set to begin its 2019-2020 season with The Children by Lucy Kirkwood, a thought-provoking play that tackles the themes of mortality, consequence, and environmental legacy. Performances of The Children begin at the Kitchen Theatre Company in the Percy Browning Performance Space on September 8 and will run through September 29. And thanks to the support of an anonymous donor, all three preview performances (9/8, 9/10, and 9/11) will offer patrons the opportunity to 'Pay What You Want.'

Outpost Rep Performs TIGERS BE STILL In Lubbock
by Julie Musbach - Jun 19, 2019

Outpost Repertory Theatre (Outpost Rep), Lubbock's new professional theatre company, continues its inaugural season with the hilarious and touching comedy Tigers Be Still by Kim Rosenstock.

BWW Review: World Premiere of Working Theater's DROPPING GUMBALLS ON LUKE WILSON
by Derek McCracken - Jun 19, 2019

Dropped calls are the worst--unless you're Luke Wilson, and then dropped gumballs cause a bigger headache. Dropping Gumballs on Luke Wilson ricochets plenty of candy and themes, but in its 75 minutes, this thin workplace-humor production doesn't give us enough to chew on.

Ann Harada, Jonathan Sale, and More to Star in DROPPING GUMBALLS ON LUKE WILSON
by Julie Musbach - May 2, 2019

WORKING THEATER announces the cast for its upcoming world premiere of the comedy, DROPPING GUMBALLS ON LUKE WILSON, by ROB ACKERMAN and directed by THERESA REBECK making her New York directorial debut.

Theresa Rebeck Will Make NYC Directorial Debut With DROPPING GUMBALLS ON LUKE WILSON
by Julie Musbach - Nov 28, 2018

THERESA REBECK, best known as an award-winning playwright, will make her NYC directorial debut, when WORKING THEATER debuts DROPPING GUMBALLS ON LUKE WILSON, the world premiere play by ROB ACKERMAN (TABLETOP), Off Broadway at the A.R.T./ New York Theater's Mezzanine Theater (502 W. 53rd Street), this spring, June 11 - July 6 2019.