Sara Ruhl
Latest News on Sara Ruhl:
Review: A FACE IN THE CROWD, Young Vic (Sep 21, 2024)
Review: Lively ORFEO in Concert at Barcelona's Liceu Opera from Maestro Rene Jacobs (Mar 7, 2024)
BWW Review: DEAR ELIZABETH, Theatro Technis (Sep 8, 2021)
Review: A FACE IN THE CROWD, Young Vic (Sep 21, 2024)
Review: Lively ORFEO in Concert at Barcelona's Liceu Opera from Maestro Rene Jacobs (Mar 7, 2024)
BWW Review: DEAR ELIZABETH, Theatro Technis (Sep 8, 2021)
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Review: A FACE IN THE CROWD, Young Vic
“I love you like Mary Shelley loved her monster.” Being in the right place at the right time can change your life. So, when young producer Marcia Jeffries stumbles upon a drunken Larry Rhodes while she’s recording a radio segment somewhere in the southern States, it seems like it’s fate. A gifted singer songwriter with a charming bluntness to him, Rhodes is immediately offered a slot on her show and his rise to stardom begins. Based on the 1957 film that launched Andy Griffith’s career, A Face in the Crowd is now only a creaky musical with an attractive cast. Written by Elvis Costello and Sara Ruhl, it’s Kwame Kwei-Armah’s swansong as Artistic Director of the Young Vic.
“I love you like Mary Shelley loved her monster.” Being in the right place at the right time can change your life. So, when young producer Marcia Jeffries stumbles upon a drunken Larry Rhodes while she’s recording a radio segment somewhere in the southern States, it seems like it’s fate. A gifted singer songwriter with a charming bluntness to him, Rhodes is immediately offered a slot on her show and his rise to stardom begins. Based on the 1957 film that launched Andy Griffith’s career, A Face in the Crowd is now only a creaky musical with an attractive cast. Written by Elvis Costello and Sara Ruhl, it’s Kwame Kwei-Armah’s swansong as Artistic Director of the Young Vic.
Review: Lively ORFEO in Concert at Barcelona's Liceu Opera from Maestro Rene Jacobs
Composers can’t seem to keep away from the Orpheus story. Why not? It’s a juicy one, drawing on the Greek myth about a man who tries to use the power of music to rescue his beloved wife from Hades.
Composers can’t seem to keep away from the Orpheus story. Why not? It’s a juicy one, drawing on the Greek myth about a man who tries to use the power of music to rescue his beloved wife from Hades.
BWW Review: DEAR ELIZABETH, Theatro Technis
“I wish you weren’t so far away” says Robert Rowell to Elizabeth Bishop in the return of Gate Theatre’s 2019 production of Dear Elizabeth. Staged at Theatro Technis this time around, Ellen McDougall’s concept for Sara Ruhl’s play is still the main focus rather than the actual plot of it. Each night, a pair of actors who haven’t read the script and don’t know much about the contents of the show go on a treasure hunt reading Bishop and Rowell’s letters.
“I wish you weren’t so far away” says Robert Rowell to Elizabeth Bishop in the return of Gate Theatre’s 2019 production of Dear Elizabeth. Staged at Theatro Technis this time around, Ellen McDougall’s concept for Sara Ruhl’s play is still the main focus rather than the actual plot of it. Each night, a pair of actors who haven’t read the script and don’t know much about the contents of the show go on a treasure hunt reading Bishop and Rowell’s letters.
HEDDA GABLER, ATHENA and More Announced in Undermain Theatre's 2020/2021 Season
At Undermain, we're planning for the future. For our 37th year of cutting-edge performances, Undermain is pleased to announce the season of the feminine hero. Plays about women will comprise the four central productions that make up the season.
At Undermain, we're planning for the future. For our 37th year of cutting-edge performances, Undermain is pleased to announce the season of the feminine hero. Plays about women will comprise the four central productions that make up the season.
Sierra Stages Announces Its 2020 Season
In 2020, Sierra Stages presents its 12th season of quality local theater in Grass Valley and Nevada City with three diverse offerings: a?oeBlithe Spirita?? by Noël Coward, a?oeSweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Streeta?? by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler, and a?oeEscaped Alonea?? by Caryl Churchill.
In 2020, Sierra Stages presents its 12th season of quality local theater in Grass Valley and Nevada City with three diverse offerings: a?oeBlithe Spirita?? by Noël Coward, a?oeSweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Streeta?? by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler, and a?oeEscaped Alonea?? by Caryl Churchill.
Ben McKenzie Completes the Cast of Broadway's GRAND HORIZONS
Second Stage Theater (Carole Rothman, President and Artistic Director; Casey Reitz, Executive Director) has announced Ben McKenzie (Ben) will complete the cast of Bess Wohl's GRAND HORIZONS. The production will mark his Broadway debut.
Second Stage Theater (Carole Rothman, President and Artistic Director; Casey Reitz, Executive Director) has announced Ben McKenzie (Ben) will complete the cast of Bess Wohl's GRAND HORIZONS. The production will mark his Broadway debut.
Photo Flash: The Bret Adams and Paul Reisch Foundation Presents 2019 IDEA AWARDS
The Bret Adams and Paul Reisch Foundation present the 2019 Idea Awards for Theatre.
The Bret Adams and Paul Reisch Foundation present the 2019 Idea Awards for Theatre.
BWW Review: SILENT SKY Gathers Women With Requisite Blend of Grace and Ferociousness
Chalk it up to antiquated gender politics that a woman must shatter a glass ceiling to validate her achievement. Despite a long history of injustice, the establishment is relatively unscathed and rarely accountable.
Chalk it up to antiquated gender politics that a woman must shatter a glass ceiling to validate her achievement. Despite a long history of injustice, the establishment is relatively unscathed and rarely accountable.
John Tufts to Star in I AM MY OWN WIFE at Laguna Playhouse This January
Laguna Playhouse has announced the fourth show in the Laguna Playhouse 97th season, I AM MY OWN WIFE, written by Doug Wright and directed by Jenny Sullivan and starring John Tufts.
Laguna Playhouse has announced the fourth show in the Laguna Playhouse 97th season, I AM MY OWN WIFE, written by Doug Wright and directed by Jenny Sullivan and starring John Tufts.
INDECENT's Paula Vogel to Offer Playwriting Boot Camp at Vineyard Theatre
The Tony-nominated playwright Paula Vogel (INDECENT) - a Pulitzer Prize winning dramatist and one of the nation's preeminent teachers of playwriting -- will offer one of her trademark sessions on playwriting, which she calls BOOT CAMPS, on Monday, May 22nd at the Vineyard Theatre (108 E. 15 St.) starting at 10 a.m., it has been announced by Vineyard's artistic directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern.
The Tony-nominated playwright Paula Vogel (INDECENT) - a Pulitzer Prize winning dramatist and one of the nation's preeminent teachers of playwriting -- will offer one of her trademark sessions on playwriting, which she calls BOOT CAMPS, on Monday, May 22nd at the Vineyard Theatre (108 E. 15 St.) starting at 10 a.m., it has been announced by Vineyard's artistic directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern.
BWW Review: REP Scores a Stunning Winner With IN THE NEXT ROOM, OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY
Sara Ruhl is arguably the most inventive young playwright to emerge in recent years. Exploiting a genre that thrives on the fringes, she graces the mainstream with narratives that fuse realism and sundry whimsical elements. She has a shrewd sense of humor to boot, demonstrated in her 2009 Broadway hit and Pulitzer Prize nominee for Drama: In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play, now playing to titillating cheers at Repertory Philippines (REP).
Sara Ruhl is arguably the most inventive young playwright to emerge in recent years. Exploiting a genre that thrives on the fringes, she graces the mainstream with narratives that fuse realism and sundry whimsical elements. She has a shrewd sense of humor to boot, demonstrated in her 2009 Broadway hit and Pulitzer Prize nominee for Drama: In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play, now playing to titillating cheers at Repertory Philippines (REP).
OpenStage Theatre Welcomes New Managing Director
OpenStage Theatre announced last week that Elizabeth Zurn has accepted the position of Managing Director for the long-standing theatre company. The decision comes after two months of interviewing and vetting applicants from an impressive pool of national candidates. Elizabeth Zurn was previously at Creede Repertory Theatre, an award-winning theatre company located in the San Juan Mountains of
OpenStage Theatre announced last week that Elizabeth Zurn has accepted the position of Managing Director for the long-standing theatre company. The decision comes after two months of interviewing and vetting applicants from an impressive pool of national candidates. Elizabeth Zurn was previously at Creede Repertory Theatre, an award-winning theatre company located in the San Juan Mountains of
Actors Theatre to Present ANNAPURNA, Beginning 1/16
Actors Theatre flings open the doors on one couple's unexpected and alternatively comic and conflicted reunion when Annapurna comes to the stage at Black Theatre Troupe, 1333 E. Washington Street, from Jan. 16 to Feb. 1, 2015.
Actors Theatre flings open the doors on one couple's unexpected and alternatively comic and conflicted reunion when Annapurna comes to the stage at Black Theatre Troupe, 1333 E. Washington Street, from Jan. 16 to Feb. 1, 2015.
BWW REVIEW: Reading Between the Lines in DEAR ELIZABETH
Boston's Lyric Stage plumbs the poetry and prose of Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell in Sara Ruhl's quietly aching DEAR ELIZABETH, a play in letters that chronicles the 30-year friendship of two lost literary souls.
Boston's Lyric Stage plumbs the poetry and prose of Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell in Sara Ruhl's quietly aching DEAR ELIZABETH, a play in letters that chronicles the 30-year friendship of two lost literary souls.
Ron May to Direct SEMINAR at Actors Theatre, 10/24-11/9
Director Ron May doesn't hide the fact - although maybe he should - that he's a reality TV junkie, which makes him the perfect choice to direct Seminar, the first of Actor's Theatre's four Arizona premieres to be staged during the 2014-15 season.
Director Ron May doesn't hide the fact - although maybe he should - that he's a reality TV junkie, which makes him the perfect choice to direct Seminar, the first of Actor's Theatre's four Arizona premieres to be staged during the 2014-15 season.
Ron May to Direct Actors Theatre's SEMINAR, 10/24-11/9
Director Ron May doesn't hide the fact - although maybe he should - that he's a reality TV junkie, which makes him the perfect choice to direct Seminar, the first of Actor's Theatre's four Arizona premieres to be staged during the 2014-15 season.
Director Ron May doesn't hide the fact - although maybe he should - that he's a reality TV junkie, which makes him the perfect choice to direct Seminar, the first of Actor's Theatre's four Arizona premieres to be staged during the 2014-15 season.
SCENES AND MONOLOGUES Collection Showcases Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award Finalists, Sept 2013
Scenes and Monologues from Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award Finalists, 2008-2012 (Applause Books, Sept. 2013, $19.99) presents some of the finest, sharpest scenes and monologues from the award finalists of 2008-2012. The chosen scripts include groundbreaking and contemporary work by promising playwrights such as Sara Ruhl, Tracy Letts, Donald Margulies, Bill Cain, Rinne Groff, Quaira Alegria Hudes, Yussef El Guindi, and Rebecca Gilman.
Scenes and Monologues from Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award Finalists, 2008-2012 (Applause Books, Sept. 2013, $19.99) presents some of the finest, sharpest scenes and monologues from the award finalists of 2008-2012. The chosen scripts include groundbreaking and contemporary work by promising playwrights such as Sara Ruhl, Tracy Letts, Donald Margulies, Bill Cain, Rinne Groff, Quaira Alegria Hudes, Yussef El Guindi, and Rebecca Gilman.
EURYDICE Opens at Webster University's Emerson Studio Theatre Tonight
Webster University's Conservatory of Theatre Arts presents 'Eurydice' by Sarah Ruhl. The production runs tonight, April 5-7, in the Emerson Studio Theatre in the Loretto Hilton Center, 130 Edgar Rd, St. Louis, Mo.
Webster University's Conservatory of Theatre Arts presents 'Eurydice' by Sarah Ruhl. The production runs tonight, April 5-7, in the Emerson Studio Theatre in the Loretto Hilton Center, 130 Edgar Rd, St. Louis, Mo.
EURYDICE to Play Webster University's Emerson Studio Theatre, 4/5-7
Webster University's Conservatory of Theatre Arts presents 'Eurydice' by Sarah Ruhl. The production runs April 5-7, in the Emerson Studio Theatre in the Loretto Hilton Center, 130 Edgar Rd, St. Louis, Mo.
Webster University's Conservatory of Theatre Arts presents 'Eurydice' by Sarah Ruhl. The production runs April 5-7, in the Emerson Studio Theatre in the Loretto Hilton Center, 130 Edgar Rd, St. Louis, Mo.
Stageworks Theatre's EURYDICE Closes 5/30
Sara Ruhl has taken the tragic Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice transformed and renamed it into a bold theatrical, lush visual of soaring emotion which collides in this poignant and comic new take on the classic tale of love, betrayal and music. Ruhl, a Pulitzer prize finalist, reinvents the myth of Orpheus from the woman's view. Hip and new!
Sara Ruhl has taken the tragic Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice transformed and renamed it into a bold theatrical, lush visual of soaring emotion which collides in this poignant and comic new take on the classic tale of love, betrayal and music. Ruhl, a Pulitzer prize finalist, reinvents the myth of Orpheus from the woman's view. Hip and new!
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