The Actors Studio

Shellen Lubin to Helm Carol Lee Campbell's CHICKS IN HEAVEN at Open Jar Studios
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 11, 2025

Director/Writer/Performer and Coach, SHELLEN LUBIN will direct Carol Lee Campbell's new play with music, 'Chicks In Heaven'. Learn more about the industry presentation.

Centenary Stage Company Announces 2024 Women Playwrights Series Finalists Slated For Readings In April
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 5, 2025

Centenary Stage Company's Women Playwrights Series returns this spring with three brand-new play readings. Readings will take place on Wednesdays throughout April at 7:00 pm in the Sitnik and Kutz Theatres of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ on the campus of Centenary University.

David Harrower's BLACKBIRD Will Return to New York in April
by Stephi Wild - Apr 1, 2025

Helmed by members of The Actors Studio, David Harrower's controversial Olivier Award-winning play Blackbird returns to New York City in a raw, intimate staging, making the audience a fly-on-the-wall in a disturbingly tense room.

Previews: DIETRICH at Revolution Stage Company
by David Green - Mar 25, 2025

The legendary sex symbol Marlene Dietrich, celebrated for her groundbreaking performances in film and on stage, comes to life in DIETRICH, a one-woman play-with-music starring Cindy Marinangel. This production will take center stage at the Revolution Stage Company in Palm Springs for two nights only, April 4 and 5, 2025.

Photos: Joanna Pickering Stars In LARA'S JOURNEY At The Chain Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 22, 2025

Joanna Pickering's new one-act play, Lara's Journey, had its debut performance in The Spark Theater Festival on March 6th, at the venue of the Chain Theater, in New York City, to a sold out evening. See photos from the show.

Tennessee Williams' IN THE BAR OF A TOKYO HOTEL Comes To The Hudson Backstage Theatre In April
by Stephi Wild - Mar 18, 2025

Dance On Productions has announced the West Coast premiere of Tennessee Williams' In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel at the Hudson Backstage Theatre in Hollywood. Learn more here!

Kevin Egan, Emily DeMaio, Arianna Cacioppo And More Set For WELCOME TO THE HEARTBREAK HOTEL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 10, 2025

Get ready to shake, rattle, and roll as The Actors Studio of New Jersey presents 'Welcome to the Heartbreak Hotel,' a dazzling musical tribute to the King of Rock 'n' Roll himself, Elvis Presley. Learn more!

MY UTERUS: A WOMB WITH A VIEW Returns To Theatre West This Month
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 5, 2025

In celebration of Women's History Month Theatre West is presenting a return engagement of My Uterus: A Womb with a View, a stimulatingly funny show. Dina Morrone digs deep into her pelvic cavity to explore what the Uterus really is, what it means to own one.

Previews: DIETRICH at Revolution Stage Company
by Kay Kudukis - Feb 18, 2025

DIETRICH, written by Willard Manus, starring Cindy Marinangel, Chicago Second City Conservatory graduate, directed by Glenda Morgan Brown and produced by Sea Angel Productions., LLC is based on a true story. Set in May 1960, the play takes place when the actress returned to the Berlin stage for the first time since fleeing the Hitler regime in the 1930’s. Inside her dressing room at the Tatania-Palast Theater, Dietrich weighs whether to go through with the live performance despite threats on her life by Nazi sympathizers who resented her for having spent much of World War II entertaining American soldiers on the front lines. To them, Dietrich is a turncoat; a traitor who deserves to be shot and killed on stage.

Astoria Acting Workshop to Present 'The Method' Fundamentals Pop-up Workshop
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 17, 2025

Are you ready to take your acting career to the next level by learning technique? Astoria Acting Workshop will present 'The Method' Fundamentals: Pop-up Workshop at 3AM Theatre. Learn more about the workshop and see how to attend.

David Rabe to Bring BY THE LOOK OF HER To The 2025 Chain Winter One-Act Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 10, 2025

Chain Theatre will present the NYC premiere of BY THE LOOK OF HER, written by Tony Award-winner David Rabe. BY THE LOOK OF HER is a family dramedy. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

WELCOME TO THE HEARTBREAK HOTEL to be Presented at The Actors Studio Of New Jersey
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 7, 2025

Get ready to rock 'n' roll as The Actors Studio of New Jersey will present 'Welcome to the Heartbreak Hotel,' a brand-new musical tribute that'll have you saying 'It's Now or Never' to experience the magic of Elvis Presley's timeless music.

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW to be Presented by Frog & Peach Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 7, 2025

Frog & Peach Theatre Co. will present Taming of the Shrew, starring Amy Frances Quint as the fiery Katharina and Dazmann Still as her brazen suitor, Petruchio. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

LAST TRAIN TO NEVADA Will Premiere at Chain Winter One-Act Festival 2025
by Stephi Wild - Feb 3, 2025

Chain Theatre will present LAST TRAIN TO NEVADA by Pascal Phoa this month. The play is part of CHAIN WINTER ONE-ACT FESTIVAL 2025. Learn more about this upcoming event here!

Cast Set for TRU Voices New Musicals Reading Series Presentation Of AMÉRICA TROPICAL
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 1, 2025

Theater Resources Unlimited is bringing back the TRU Voices New Musical Reading Series with a presentation of América Tropical produced by Prince fellowship recipient Jamila Ponton Bragg. Learn more about the cast here!

Erin Germaine Mahoney's New Play TWO SISTERS Premieres at The Chain Theatre Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 31, 2025

A daring and evocative new play directed by Katina Medina Mora will have its world premiere in the Chain Theatre Winter One-Act Festival in New York City, with performances on Feb 16th, Feb 20th, and March 1st. 

THE ROBOT, THE SPY, AND THE LOVE OF AI to be Presented at CHAIN WINTER ONE-ACT FESTIVAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 31, 2025

Chain Theatre will present the world premiere of THE ROBOT, THE SPY, AND THE LOVE OF AI - aproduction that explores the use of actual robotics and AI programming capabilities onstage. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Erin Germaine Mahoney's TWO SISTERS Premieres at The Chain Theatre Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2025

A new play directed by Katina Medina Mora will have its world premiere in the Chain Theatre Winter One-Act Festival in New York City next month. Learn more here!

DEAR DIARY By Kevin Cheng To Premiere At Chain Winter One-Act Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 17, 2025

Dear Diary, a new play written by Kevin Cheng will premiere as part of the 2025 edition of the CHAIN WINTER ONE-ACT FESTIVAL at the Chain Theatre. Learn more about the production!

Staged Reading of BARKLEE Comes to AMT Theater
by Stephi Wild - Jan 15, 2025

AMT Theater in partnership with Paris Avenue Productions will be developing a new play, BARKLEE, written by award winning playwright Tom Cavanaugh. Learn more about the reading here!