New York Stage and Film Reveals Early Casting, Residencies, Leadership Additions
New York Stage and Film has announced initial casting today for the 2023 Summer Season July 14-August 6 at Marist College. Jo Bonney has signed on as director for Soft Target and Colette Robert joins the Paradise Ballroom creative team as director. The one man new play, Like They Do In The Movies, written and performed by Laurence Fishburne has shifted dates to August 5 and 6 due to a scheduling conflict.
The 5th Annual New York Indie Theatre One-minute Play Festival Comes To New Ohio Theatre
The 5th ANNUAL NEW YORK INDIE THEATRE ONE-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL (#1MPF) returns to for its fifth year, in partnership with New Ohio Theatre. The 5th Annual NY Indie 1MPF runs three performances only; Sunday, June 2nd, Monday, June 3rd, and Tuesday, June 4th at 8pm. All performances are at New Ohio Theatre (154 Christopher Street). Tickets, priced at $20, are available at newohiotheatre.org.
BWW Review: THE RIVER BRIDE Refashions the Fairy Tale at Stages Repertory Theatre
As a part of Stages Repertory Theatre's 2nd Annual Sin Muros: A Latinx Theatre Festival, Marisela Treviño Orta's The River Bride is composed of an entirely Latinx cast. Orta's play is based on the style of folk tales and the real-life freshwater river dolphins--the "boto". Her work certainly reads with a mystical vibe and mythical undertones, and it is no surprise that she has a background in poetry.
Brick Theater Celebrates Halloween with THE TESTAMENT OF JOSH: A FLESH & BLOOD MUSICAL
This Halloween, the Brick Theater presents The Testament of a Josh: A Flesh and Blood Musical, an original rock musical by humor writer Brian Boone (books and lyrics) and composer Julian Mesri, and featuring Maybe Burke (fresh off the acclaimed Red Emma and the Mad Monk), John Amir (Theater for a New Audience's Skin of Our Teeth) and Matt Butterfield (600 Highwaymen).
6th Annual INTAR One-Minute Play Festival Set for This Weekend
The One-Minute Play Festival (#1MPF) and INTAR continue their acclaimed collaboration with The 6th Annual INTAR One-Minute Play Festival, with part of the proceeds to benefit UNIT 52, INTAR's training program for emerging artists. Following sold-out performances in more than twenty cities, this festival aims to celebrate Latinx voices and investigate the cultural zeitgeist through this exciting process.
Lineup Set for The 6th Annual INTAR One-Minute Play Festival
The One-Minute Play Festival (#1MPF) and INTAR continue their acclaimed collaboration with The 6th Annual INTAR One-Minute Play Festival, with part of the proceeds to benefit UNIT 52, INTAR's training program for emerging artists. Following sold-out performances in more than twenty cities, this festival aims to celebrate Latinx voices and investigate the cultural zeitgeist through this exciting process.
48 Hour In El Bronx 10 Minute Play Festival This Sunday
48Hours in… El Bronx is a collaborative experience presented in association with our colleagues from Harlem9, in which 30 invited artists - 6 Latino playwrights, along with 6 directors and 18 actors - are challenged to re-conceive notable events/experiences from The Bronx into six different ten-minute plays.
Harlem9 to Present 48HOURS IN... EL BRONX Next Month
After six years, the producing collaborative Harlem9 has played to packed houses and won and picked up an OBIE award along the way in 2014. This December, as announced at the 6th Annual '48HOURS IN... HARLEM' - a twist on the traditional 24-hour play festival - Harlem9, in collaboration with Pregones Theater PRTT, a Latino arts organization in the Bronx will present '48HOURS IN… EL BRONX'.
Sans Comedia to Stage Julian Mesri's New Musical
Sans Comedia, a bilingual theater company led by director/playwright Julian Mesri, announces the premiere of Bethlehem, a new musical retelling of the nativity story from the point of view of those who didn't make it into the Gospels - the innkeepers and guests at the inn, who have no idea what's going on in the manger next door.