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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble to Open 2024 With Bruce Graham's THE OUTGOING TIDE


BTE Opens 2024 with Bruce Graham's 'The Outgoing Tide' Directed by Steve Scott, Feb. 1 - March 3. Get the details on this upcoming production at BroadwayWorld.

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble Presents MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY Just In Time For The Holidays


Just in time for the Holidays, BTE presents 'Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley' Nov. 16-Dec. 17. Get ready for a festive and heartwarming production that will transport you to the world of Jane Austen's beloved characters.

World Premiere by Brian Watkins & More Set for Buffalo Theatre Ensemble 2023-2024 Season


Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, the professional Equity theater company in residence at the McAninch Arts Center, has announced its 2023-2024 three-play season.

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble Presents Alan Ayckbourn's SEASON'S GREETINGS Next Month


Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE), the professional Equity company in residence at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC), continues its 2022-2023 season with Alan Ayckbourn's “Season's Greetings,” directed by Connie Canaday Howard*+.

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble Announces 2022-2023 Season


The season will open with Bruce Norris’ Tony, Olivier and Pulitzer Prize-winning “Clybourne Park,” directed by Kurt Naebig (Sept. 8 – Oct. 9).  It will be followed by Alan Ayckbourn’s feisty holiday comedy, “Season’s Greetings,” directed by Connie Canaday Howard (Nov. 17 – Dec. 18). With a nod to the Cleve Carney Museum of Art/MAC summer 2023 exhibition “Warhol,” BTE will complete the season with Vince Melocchi’s fictional play “Andy Warhol’s Tomato” directed by Steve Scott (Feb. 2 – March 5).

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble Finishes Season with NAPERVILLE


Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE), the professional Equity company in residence at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC), wraps up the 2021-2022 Season with “Naperville,” written by Mat Smart and directed by BTE Member Kurt Naebig. New York Theatre Review calls it a “valentine to the heart and soul of the American suburbs.” There will be a Preview performance 8 p.m., Thursday, April 28. Press opening is 8 p.m., Friday, April 29. Performances run through May 29.  

Citadel Theatre Preents OUTSIDE MULLINGAR, February 11


Cast and crew have been announced for Citadel Theatre Company's OUTSIDE MULLINGAR, by John Patrick Shanley, who won an Oscar Award for MOONSTRUCK and a Tony Award as well as the Pulitzer Prize for DOUBT.

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble Announces 2021-2022 Season


The season continues with Mat Smart's “Naperville” directed by Naebig (Jan. 27-Feb. 27), and Richard Bean's “One Man Two Guvnors” an English adaptation of “The Servant of Two Masters (Italian: Il servitore di due padroni)” directed by Canaday Howard (April 28-May 29).

THE HUMANS, NAPERVILLE and More Announced for Buffalo Theatre Ensemble's 2020-2021 Season


Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE), the professional Equity company in residence at the McAninch Arts Center, has announced its 2020-2021 three-play season. The season will open with Mat Smart's 'Naperville' directed by BTE Ensemble member Kurt Naebig, and include Stephen Karam's 'The Humans' directed by Steve Scott and more.

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble Announces 2019-2020 Season


Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE), the professional Equity company in residence at the McAninch Arts Center, is pleased to announce its 2019-2020 Three-Play Season. It includes Jeffrey Hatcher's "Holmes and Watson," Bekah Brunstetter's "The Cake" and Mat Smart's "Naperville."

Ethics, Power and Race at Forefront of BTE's Staging at the MAC


Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE), the professional Equity company in residence at the McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of College of DuPage (COD) presents "Defiance" by John Patrick Shanley, directed by BTE Ensemble Member Kurt Naebig, Jan. 31-March 3. There will be a preview Thursday, Jan. 31. Press opening is Friday, Feb. 1.

BTE Adds Six New Ensemble Members


Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE), the professional Equity company in residence at the McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of College of DuPage, is pleased to announce six new ensemble members.  

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble to Round Out 2016-17 Season with Alan Ayckbourn's IMPROBABLE FICTION


Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE) rounds out its 2016-2017 'Year of the Phoenix' Season in the McAninch Arts Center's intimate Playhouse Theatre with Alan Ayckbourn's 'Improbable Fiction,' directed by BTE ensemble member, Bryan Burke,* May 4-June 4. There will be a preview performance on Thursday, May 4 at 8 p.m.; press opening is Friday, May 5 at 8 p.m. Performances run through Sunday, June 4.

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble's Opens Season with DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER


After a three-year hiatus Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE) opens its 2016-2017 "Year of the Phoenix" Season in the McAninch Arts Center's intimate Playhouse Theatre with Marc Camoletti's "Don't Dress for Dinner," directed by BTE Ensemble member Kurt Naebig,* Sept. 8 - Oct. 9. This production marks the return of the professional Equity company as the MAC's resident theater company. There will be a preview performance on Thursday, Sept. 8 at 8 p.m.; press opening is Friday, Sept. 9 at 8 p.m. Performances run through Sunday, Oct. 9.

Opening Night for BTE DON't DRESS FOR DINNER September 9th


After a three-year hiatus Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE) opens its 2016-2017 'Year of the Phoenix' Season in the McAninch Arts Center's intimate Playhouse Theatre with Marc Camoletti's 'Don't Dress for Dinner,' directed by BTE Ensemble member Kurt Naebig,* Sept. 8 - Oct. 9. This production marks the return of the professional Equity company as the MAC's resident theater company. There will be a preview performance onThursday, Sept. 8 at 8 p.m.; press opening is Friday, Sept. 9 at 8 p.m. Performances run through Sunday, Oct. 9.  

Photo Flash: First Look at A CHRISTMAS STORY at Theatre at the Center


As the grand finale to their spectacular 25th Anniversary 2015 Season, Theatre at the Center presents the beloved holiday classic, A CHRISTMAS STORY, running now through December 27, with a press opening this Sunday, November 22 at 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, Indiana. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Theatre at the Center to Present A CHRISTMAS STORY


As the grand finale to their spectacular 25th Anniversary 2015 Season, Theatre at the Center presents the beloved holiday classic, A Christmas Story, running November 19 through December 27, with a press opening on Sunday, November 22 at 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, Indiana. Based on the award-winning film, the play by Phil Grecian tells the story of Ralphie Parker, who longs for a genuine Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas. The source material for the film was the warm and hilarious story collection In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash by local Hammond, Indiana native Jean Shepherd. The holiday classic will be directed by Jeff Award-winner Linda Fortunato (Monty Python's Spamalot, A Christmas Carol, 42nd Street at Theatre at the Center).

Photo Flash: Provision Theater's ANNE OF GREEN GABLES Celebrates Opening Night


Provision Theater Company's Theater for Young Audiences will present the adaptation of the literary classic Anne of Green Gables. The 70-minute play runs now through August 2 with performances on Saturdays at 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. at Provision Theater, 1001 W. Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60608. BroadwayWorld has photos from opening night below!

Provision Theater for Young Audiences Presents ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, Now thru 8/2


Provision Theater Company's Theater for Young Audiences will present a world-premiere adaptation of the literary classic Anne of Green Gables. The seventy minute play will run today, July 11 - August 2 with performances todays at 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. at Provision Theater, 1001 W. Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60608.

Photo Flash: First Look at ANNE OF GREEN GABLES at Provision Theater


Provision Theater Company's Theater for Young Audiences will present the adaptation of the literary classic Anne of Green Gables. The seventy minute play will run July 11 - August 2 with performances on Saturdays at 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. at Provision Theater, 1001 W. Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL 60608.

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