RIDE THE CYCLONE Comes to the McCarter Theatre in April
McCarter rings in Spring with Ride The Cyclone: The Musical - a wholly unexpected, wildly imaginative story that delivers surprises at every turn. The first show to be directed by McCarter’s new Artistic Director Sarah Rasmussen, with book, music & lyrics by Brooke Maxwell & Jacob Richmond.
McCarter Announces 2019 LAB Spotlight New Play Festival
McCarter Theatre Center has announced three new works as part of its 2019 Spotlight New Play Festival. These intimate play readings showcase the core of the McCarter LAB's mission to support new voices with creative insight from dramaturgs, directors, and actors to help guide and shape their plays. Additionally, real-time reactions of audience members play an active role in the creative development process, assisting playwrights in the elevation of their artistic endeavors.
McCarter Receives Significant Grant From NEA
McCarter Theatre Center is proud to be a recipient of an Art Works grant of $30,000 to support the McCarter LAB, a year-round creative incubator that provides key support to writers at all stages of their careers, cultivating meaningful artistic relationships and original works for McCarter's main stages and future co-productions.
McCarter and The Public Announce 2018 LAB Presentation THE BEAUTIFUL PLACE
From award-winning playwright and Princeton University Lecturer in Theatre Nathan Alan Davis (The Princeton and Slavery Plays, Nat Turner in Jerusalem) comes the first in a trilogy of new plays about a multi-generational African-American family. After the recent death of her husband, Gail works hard to keep her rural Illinois household running and to ensure her daughter, mother-in-law, and grandson are happy and healthy while coming to terms with her own mortality. Protect the Beautiful Place is a poignant exploration of how we define the idea of home and the choices we make to protect the ones we love.
McCarter Theatre Center Receives NEA Grant for New Play Development
McCarter Theatre Center is a recipient of an Art Works grant of $35,000 to aupport the McCarter LAB, a year-round creative incubator that provides key support to writers at all stages of their careers, cultivating meaningful artistic relationships and original works for McCarter's main stages and future co-productions. National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $30 million in grants as part of the NEA's first major 2017 funding announcement.
Greenfield Prize Commissioned BATHING IN MOONLIGHT Announces its Cast
The Hermitage Artist Retreat is pleased to announce that its coveted Greenfield Prize Commission, play BATHING IN MOONLIGHT by Nilo Cruz, is set to premiere in Princeton, NJ this fall at McCarter Theatre Center's Roger S. Berlind Theatre. The 2014 Greenfield Prize in drama is a $30,000 commission in exchange for a new work to be presented within two years.
Broadway's Debbie Bisno Named Resident Producer of McCarter Theatre
McCarter Theatre Center's Resident Playwright/Artistic Director Emily Mann and Managing Director Timothy J. Shields have announced Debbie Bisno as the theatre's new Resident Producer. Ms. Bisno, a Broadway producer with two decades in the commercial and non-profit theatrical arenas, assumes her new leadership role immediately. Ms. Bisno will be based in Princeton as an important member of the artistic team at McCarter, and she will maintain and expand McCarter's relationships in NY, regionally, and abroad. Her existing company, Bisno Productions, will continue operations in Manhattan.
DTC Welcomes Jeffrey Woodward as New Managing Director
The Dallas Theater Center Board of Trustees announced today the appointment of Jeffrey Woodward as managing director of the 56-year-old organization. Woodward's experience includes Syracuse Stage and 17 years at McCarter Theatre Center. The appointment follows the departure of Heather M. Kitchen, who announced her retirement in September 2014. Woodward will formally assume his post in mid-July.
The Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College Presents ZOMBIE
The Gerald Lynch Theater at John Jay College presents Zombie, an unflinching look into the disturbed mind of a serial killer written and performed by Bill Connington, adapted from the novella of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates, as a part of the Art of Justice series.
The Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College Presents ZOMBIE
The Gerald Lynch Theater at John Jay College presents Zombie, an unflinching look into the disturbed mind of a serial killer written and performed by Bill Connington, adapted from the novella of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates, as a part of the Art of Justice series.
The Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College Presents ZOMBIE
The Gerald Lynch Theater at John Jay College presents Zombie, an unflinching look into the disturbed mind of a serial killer written and performed by Bill Connington, adapted from the novella of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates, as a part of the Art of Justice series.
The Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College Presents ZOMBIE
The Gerald Lynch Theater at John Jay College presents Zombie, an unflinching look into the disturbed mind of a serial killer written and performed by Bill Connington, adapted from the novella of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates, as a part of the Art of Justice series.
The Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College Presents ZOMBIE
The Gerald Lynch Theater at John Jay College presents Zombie, an unflinching look into the disturbed mind of a serial killer written and performed by Bill Connington, adapted from the novella of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates, as a part of the Art of Justice series.