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On Monday October 6th at 7PM the RED BULL THEATER will present a staged reading of A HORSE'S ASS by David Greenspan, roughly adapted from Pietro Aretino's Renaissance comedy Il Marescalco as part of the 'Revelation Readings' series.

On Monday October 6th at 7PM the RED BULL THEATER will present a staged reading of A HORSE'S ASS by David Greenspan, roughly adapted from Pietro Aretino's Renaissance comedy Il Marescalco as part of the 'Revelation Readings' series.

The Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced complete casting for A Flea in Her Ear, a new version of George Feydeau's farce by David Ives, directed by Tony Award-winner John Rando (Urinetown).

The Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced complete casting for A Flea in Her Ear, a new version of George Feydeau's farce by David Ives, directed by Tony Award-winner John Rando (Urinetown).

The Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced complete casting for A Flea in Her Ear, a new version of George Feydeau's farce by David Ives, directed by Tony Award-winner John Rando (Urinetown).

Westport Country Playhouse (Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors, Jodi Schoenbrun Carter, managing director) will stage the delicious comedy Time of My Life by Alan Ayckbourn, reuniting author, director and cast members from one of last season's biggest hits, Relatively Speaking.

Westport Country Playhouse (Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors, Jodi Schoenbrun Carter, managing director) will stage the delicious comedy Time of My Life by Alan Ayckbourn, reuniting author, director and cast members from one of last season's biggest hits, Relatively Speaking.

WHO: CENTERSTAGE WHAT: Arsenic and Old Lace WHEN: Through October 14. Tuesday - Saturday at 8PM, Saturday at 2PM, Sunday at 2 PM and 7INFORMATION: 410-332-0033 or www.centerstage.org

CENTERSTAGE, Everyman Theatre and Rep Stage open their new seasons in the next few weeks. Here is a sneak peek!

Neil Bartlett's reimagined 'Oliver Twist' abducts Charles Dickens' classic tale, sends it through the meat-grinder, and spits it back onto its feet in a fantastic and grimy work of art.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre ends its 2006/07 Season with a dark and delightful new adaptation of Charles Dickens' 'Oliver Twist' staged by one of Britain's most innovative theatre artists, beginning previews in the Roda Theatre on May 11, opens May 16, and closes June 24.

The most difficult aspect of dramatizing a well-known and well-loved work of literature is finding the correct balance between maintaining the integrity of the original work and adding elements to justify the adaptation. The recent Broadway revival of A Chorus Line was criticized for being a carbon copy of the original production, while the short-lived, musicalized version of The Wedding Singer film was criticized for changing key plot points. How, then, can an adaptation to the stage do justice to the original work as well as bring the material to life in a new and innovative way? Neil Bartlett seems to know the secret. In his adaptation of 'Oliver Twist,' the classic novel by Charles Dickens, Bartlett captures the dark, dank world of the young orphan in a way that Lionel Bart's musical Oliver! fails to do. There are no upbeat songs about 'Oom-Pah-Pah!' or considering yourself part of the family; Bartlett's Oliver Twist is no musical comedy.

Westport Country Playhouse stages elegant and touching play of memories lost and identities found

His interesting career begins by day as the writer of the monthly adventures of Spiderman and the Fantastic Four for Marvel Comics and then by night, he is a playwright. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is the author of such plays as The Muckle Man, The Mystery Plays, Rough Magic, and The Velvet Sky. His comedies Golden Age and Say You Love Satan were both nominated for GLAAD Media Awards. Now, Aguirre-Sacasa decided to use his own life as a basis for his newest production, Based on a Totally True Story.

The Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere production of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's Based on a Totally True Story, currently in previews at New York City Center - Stage II, will open tomorrow, Tuesday, April 11th

The Manhattan Theatre Club production of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's Based on a Totally True Story will begin previews on March 23rd

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) is pleased to announce full casting for the upcoming the world premiere production of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's BASED ON A TOTALLY TRUE STORY. Directed by Michael Bush, the production begins previews on March 23 and opens on April 11 at New York City Center - Stage II (131 West 55th Street).

Kristine Nielsen will star alongside Carson Elrod, Erik Heger and Michael Tucker in MTC's Based on a Totally True Story, which opens on April 11th