BWW Review: See GLORIA, She's Unforgettable
by Gil Kaan - Sep 25, 2018
The Echo Theater Company's west coast premiere of playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Pulitzer Prize-finalist GLORIA receives a sturdy mounting with a very capable cast handling the witty, words-heavy monologues. Plot centers on a group of lower-level publishing employees stuck (for various reasons) in their respective, non-upwardly mobile positions. GLORIA illustrates the various common office behaviors, such as back-stabbing, condescension, 'Mean Girl' insulting, and stressing out.
Pulitzer Prize Finalist GLORIA Gets West Coast Premiere at the Echo
by Julie Musbach - Aug 14, 2018
For the 20-somethings working at a chic, unnamed New York magazine, the only thing that matters is style, status - and selling out to the highest bidder. The Echo Theater Company presents a razor-sharp, darkly comic drama about ambition, office warfare and pecking orders by MacArthur "genius" grant recipient Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.Chris Fields directs the West Coast premiere of Pulitzer Prize-finalist Gloria, opening Sept. 15 at Atwater Village Theatre.
Echo Theater Company's bittersweet romantic comedy FOUND DOG RIBBON DANCE Extends Through 3/12
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 15, 2017
World premiere of The Found Dog Ribbon Dance has been xtended through March 12. Professional cuddler Norma's quest to return a lost dog to its rightful owner leads her to encounter a slew of oddballs and maybe even discover a second chance at love. A bittersweet romantic comedy about loneliness, oxytocin, and the healing power of Whitney Houston.
Thirty-Seven Stones: P*ssing Strange
by Duncan Pflaster - Apr 14, 2008
Mark J. Chaney's play 'Thirty-Seven Stones, or the Man Who Was a Quarry', produced by Working Man's Clothes Productions, is a black comedy about kidney stones and dysfunctional families.
Photo Coverage: 'Love of a Pig' Opens at 45th St. Theatre
by Ben Strothmann - Oct 17, 2007
Leslie Caveny's comedy Love of a Pig began performances at the 45th Street Theatre on October 12, running through October 28. Directed by D.H. Johnson, a portion of the proceeds goes to The Olivieri Center for Homeless Women.
F-plays Transfers to Galapagos Art Space
by BWW News Desk - Apr 4, 2007
f-plays, the series of sex-related plays by some up-and-coming playwrights, is transferring from the Ohio Theatre after a near sold-out run to the Galapagos Art Space in Williamsburg.
Show Line-Up and Casting Announced for F-Plays
by BWW News Desk - Mar 20, 2007
The Ohio Theatre has announced the final lineup of plays and actors for f**kplays, eight plays exploring humanity's basic instinct, carnal desires, and most private thoughts.