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Detroit Public Theater play heads to Broadway
It doesn't get better than that for a small theater troupe. A play first commissioned and produced by the Detroit Public Theater in 2018 will hit Broadway next year with a big Hollywood name in mind - as it's not the first time a play…
Tacoma Little Theater Play Advances to National Finals
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Tacoma Little Theater production of The pillow man, a 2003 play by Irish writer Martin McDonagh, won top honors at the American Association of Community Theater: Region IX competition in Spokane, Wash.,…
Regina Little Theatre: performing in an opening night antics play
Breadcrumb Links Theater Local News local arts Every night on opening night, audiences at the Regina Little Theater expect “lots of great hijinks,” says director Bryce Schlamp. Bonnie Senger (left) and…
The play Naach Na Jaanay will continue until April 14 in Karachi
Legendary playwright, Anwar Maqsood and Dawar Mehmood recently collaborated for a play called Naach Na Jaanay. Produced by the Karachi Arts Council, Naach Na Jaanay opened on March 16 in Karachi, followed by a star-studded media…
Kaleidoscope Theater’s play ‘The Giver’ premieres this weekend –
While Victoria's Kaleidoscope Theater bills itself as a "theater for young people", adults and children alike will be mesmerized and haunted by its latest production of the dystopian play, The donor, based on the book by Lois Lowry.
The…
SCSU, a major play addresses the autism spectrum
ST. CLOUD - Inside the Performing Arts Center at St. Cloud State University, a "curious incident" takes place. In "The Curious Incident of the Dog at Night", a play based on the novel by Mark Haddon, 15-year-old Christopher Boone is…
Avatar sequel actress Edie Falco stars in Kalamazoo Civic Theater play
KALAMAZOO, MI – A production from the Kalamazoo Civic Theater will feature award-winning stars from television and Broadway.Edie Falco and Stephen Wallem will entertain Kalamazoo audiences in a production of AR Gurney's romantic play, Love…
The Trikarshi Theater play “Jayaz Hatyare” dedicated to Vibha Mishra
A play based on a true story of "Jayaz Hatyare" assassins was staged at the Shaheed Bhavan Auditorium here on Friday. The play marked the second day of the six-day Vibha Mishra Memorial…
MN interview: Bogdan Tabacaru on the realization of the next entity play “Lend me a…
Bogdan works with the actors during one of the many rehearsals Photo: Fegert / Fuss
MUNICH - MunichNOW Arts & Culture - We recently received this interesting interview with Bogdan Tabacaru, the director of…
Shuswap play examines unwanted relationships – Salmon Arm Observer
She is back!
Danielle Dunn-Morris, a well-known actress and director to Salmon Arm audiences, returns to the Shuswap Theater to direct Odd jobs, a play by Canadian playwright Frank Moher.
âIt's funny; when I…
Saman Ansari will be seen live on stage in the play “Jasoosi Dunya”
Famous Khaani actress Saman Ansari is a multi-faceted actor who has played prominent roles in leading dramas on Pakistani television. She has been seen on major channels in dramas like; Mr. Shamim, Bin Roye, Sammi, Dar Si Jaati Hai Sila,…
Did she? Decide at UT’s Carousel Theater to perform “Alias Grace”
Think you know novelist Margaret Atwood's story about the real 19th century murderess Grace Marks? I know it so well that you would jump the University of Tennessee stage adaptation of "Alias Grace?" Think again.The Carousel Theater…
San Juan Community Theater play looks at early female astronomers
She reached for the stars and changed astronomy forever. The inspiring story of Henrietta Leavitt will be featured in San Juan Community Theater's fall play.
"'Silent Sky' is the story of our aspirations, told by one…
Souvenir by Sing’theatre: play on the right notes of a false singer, Arts News & Top…
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Rarely does a performer give a great show singing badly.
But that was the case with Florence Foster Jenkins, a wealthy…
The Binbrook Little Theater play years are brewing
Binbrook Little Theater's new play is a production that has been in the works for years.
The theater troupe was waiting for 2018, the 100th anniversary of the Armistice, to present RC Sherriff's play, The end of the journeyto…
The Foreigner – Tacoma Little Theater Play Review – The Suburban Times
When I saw the list of Tacoma Little Theater productions for their 100th anniversary, I wondered “why”. My wife, Peg and I had seen The Foreigner at least two or three times. We remembered it as fun. This production is not fun, it is…
Tallulah Brown opens Hightide in Aldeburgh with Songlines concert play
HighTide opens next week and Suffolk writer and musician Tallulah Brown unveils his new piece Songlines, which combines the joys of the theater with those of a live concert. She talks to arts editor Andrew Clarke
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Controversial play about Indigenous Canadians canceled
Photo: Kanata rehearsals / Theater du Soleil website
Kanata, an upcoming play exploring Canada's Indigenous history, was canceled on July 26 after some of the show's producers withdrew from the project following…
New Court Theater plays everything but a misery
N / ALara Macgregor plays Annie Wilkes in Stephen King's 1987 thriller Misery at the Court Theater.OPINION: I guess no one at the Court Theater happily rocked that traditional theoretician call to "break a leg" before the curtain came up…
Play, Apartment #746, to premiere in Karachi next month
As the theater scene is gradually growing in Pakistan, more and more plays are being created and performed to captivate theater lovers across the country. Among some of the productions slated to premiere in the coming days and months…
ARTS NEWS: Creative Scotland grant for the Leith Theater play, Optimo / SDT show tour, arts garage…
The LEITH Theater will receive an £ 80,000 grant from Creative Scotland, which will enable it to stage The Last Days of Mankind, produced by Project 1568 / Café Europa.
In a co-production…
Langham Court Theater’s new play shows a complicated chorus of disapproval
Director Wendy Merk admits the Langham Court Theater A chorus of disapproval provided many unique challenges to the amateur theater company, not the least of which was figuring out how to define the play.
“This play is in a way what you…
Harry Enfield to Play Five Different Roles in New Hampstead Play, Including God and Karl Marx |…
Jemma Kennedy's play, directed by Laurie Sansom, will look at the privatization of human reproduction and how far people will go to challenge biology.Enfield has the intriguing task of playing five different roles, including a doctor, a…
‘Aapka Matlooba Number’ – a play about miscommunication
The lights go down, the stage is set, we are in a Café. Three best friends are on a mission to help one of them win a girl's heart - Mayhem ensues.
'Aapka Matlooba Number', a play by All40ne Productions, is currently showing…
Malena and Klepetan’s love story becomes a play
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Malena and Klepetan (Photo: Ivica Galovic/ PIXSELL)
The remarkable 16-year-old love story of two long-legged birds from eastern Croatia has now been turned into a play.
“Malena &…
Natalie Dormer makes a classy appearance after a play
She received overwhelmingly positive reviews for her role as Vanda in the two-parter Venus In Fur.And Natalie Dormer put on a classy display as she left the stage after her final performance as a mystery actor on the West End stage.Despite…
Be Theater plays a revisited version of the classic “Christmas Carol” tale
Holiday traditions are at the top of everyone's list, and performing arts organizations certainly offer plenty of options in San Angelo. This year at the Be Theater, we're proud to join the long list of holiday events by bringing a fun…
Romanian Fascism KU Theater Looks Like Modern Politics | Arts & Culture
Local theater specialist Ric Averill will head the Lawrence Theater once again, with a production from the…
‘Equus’ is an intense meditation on the relationship between man and God
Tampering with religious ideas is always a risk in a conservative society like Pakistan. Sunil Shankar took that risk by adapting Peter Shaffer's 1973 play Equus and received rave reviews for it. Five years later he's done it again…
‘The Good Doctor’ mesmerizes audiences with his witty remarks
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A new play titled The Good Doctor by the Lahore Amateur Theater Zealots (LATZ) portrays a writer's stream of consciousness using 'Method Acting' as a theater technique.Directed by Tughral Turaab Ali and produced by Huma Zaman,…
Nina Raine explains why National Theater’s new play Consent is so much more than a rape case |…
IIs there an argument against empathy? Can you have an opinion on something you haven't experienced first hand? These are just some of the questions posed in Nina Raine's new play, Consent, which opens tonight at the National Theatre.It…
A Court Theater play examines the debate around human consciousness
Where does the brain end and the mind begin? This delicate question is at the center of the debate in Court Theaterthe production of Tom Stoppard The difficult problem.
The title of the piece refers to the constant search…
Mark Colvin’s Kidney Donation Becomes a Play
For over 40 years, Mark Colvin has brought the news to Australians around the world.Now the respected ABC reporter is in his own story.Colvin is the subject of a new piece that details his vital organ transplant, aptly named Mark Colvin's…
Emilia Fox plays social media phobic in new Hampstead Theater play – but in real life she says…
EMilia Fox plays a social media stranger in her new role, but says away from the stage she finds it an "incredible" way to connect with her audience.In Sex With Strangers, the Silent Witness star is a largely unnoticed novelist trapped in a…
An Object Theater Play Discusses Inclusiveness and Social Order
The stage is set up like a roadside dhaba. Plastic tables and chairs are set out in front, and in the back is a marble counter that houses a kitchen. Something is unusual, however - the space is populated with eggplants and only serves…
Husband and Wife at the Bush Theater Play Adultery Reflected on Marriage | London Evening Standard
A husband and wife hope art won't imitate life when they take the stage to play an adulterous couple.Spooks and Cuffs star Eleanor Matsuura and Downton Abbey actor Trevor White will appear in Kenny Emson's Terrorism as part of the Bush…
Malthouse play about mass shootings takes on new meaning in light of Orlando tragedy
The sound of multiple choirs filling The Malthouse is heavenly, but the context, sadly, has been marred by tragedy.Over the weekend, up to 10 choirs rehearsed together for the first time to The eventswhich opens at The Malthouse on Tuesday…
Lab play tells stories of local LGBT youth
The Florida Theater Lab "The Rauschenberg Project Play" tells stories of young lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in Southwest Florida. Local teens and young adults wrote and starred on…
Rogue Theater Play Mixes Tragedy and Humor in ‘Through the Cat Bog’ | Entertainment
Greek mythology meets Celtic lore in "By the Bog of Cats," currently on stage at the Rogue Theater.The 1998 play by Marina Carr, one of Ireland's leading playwrights, uses Euripides' "Medea" as a launching pad. It's a dark…
New cooking play directed by an Ithaca College professor
"Buyer and Cellar" begins with a lone performer on stage, seated in a chair and staring intently at the viewer. Speaking directly to the audience, the man turns out to be an actor and explains that the next play…
The Goonies gets an immersive play | The Independent
Fans of The Goonies may have been on a roller coaster of emotions when it comes to a sequel, but the good news is that an immersive play based on the 1985 family film is in the works and this time we looks like it's actually going to…
Family secrets, humor at the center of the new Penobscot Theater play
A missing father, a mother taking pills and three sisters hiding secrets.
It's "August: Osage County."
The Pulitzer Prize-winning play written by Tracy Letts follows the Weston sisters and their mother after the four…
“Leaving Home” – The Ruskin group’s play has hits and misses:
The 'kitchen sink realism' style of theater, along with other art forms, popularized in Britain in the late 1950s and 1960s, brought domestic challenges to light. of the daily life of the working class. David French's "Leaving Home"…
Love never too late at the center of the play Invisible | Arts and theater
"He came to me and asked my permission," Graham said, still a little incredulous that his father didn't know how to handle a date.Clearance was granted and the two walked out.âTwenty-seven years later, they were still…
LGBT voices take center stage in Leeward Theater play
Yes I Am: Leeward Edition photo courtesy of PlayBuilders
PlayBuilders in collaboration with The theater under the wind at Leeward Community College presents a community theater piece based on interviews collected by Oʻahuit is LGBT titled…
A play reveals the unknown history of Greek vampires
It may sound unbelievable, but there were vampires in Greece! The engaging theatrical performance by Konstantinos Dellas and his "boulouki" theater company tells the story of Greek vampires, based on reports from medieval and modern…
Dot’s housemates share the stage in a Brown Box Theater play
Three Dorchester residents are playing key roles in the Boston debut of Some Explicit Polaroids, a play by Mark Ravenhill that will be staged at the Boston Center for the Arts' Calderwood Pavilion next month.
The play is the first…
Clackamas Repertory Theater play begins tomorrow in Oregon City
Travis NodurftKB Mercer is Martha (left) and Doren Elias is George in the Clackamas Repertory Theater production of 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf'.OREGON CITY --The Clackamas Repertory Theater will kick off its production of "Who's Afraid…
The Renaissance Theater play traces the career of Tammy Wynette
Special for the TimesErin Johnson plays Tammy Wynette in "Standing By... Tammy Wynette."HUNTSVILLE, AL. - At 14, Donna Chapel sang with one of the queens of country music, Tammy Wynette.It was not a one-time experience, but rather a!-->!-->…