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Nutshell Productions will end its run of 'Spend a Night in Jail' including the plays HELLO OUT THERE by William Saroyan, directed by Robert Haufrecht and DEATHWATCH by Jean Genet, directed by Richard Hymes-Esposito on May 23.

Nutshell Productions will present ' Spend a Night in Jail' including the plays HELLO OUT THERE by William Saroyan, directed by Robert Haufrecht and DEATHWATCH by Jean Genet, directed by Richard Hymes-Esposito.

Nutshell Productions will present ' Spend a Night in Jail' including the plays HELLO OUT THERE by William Saroyan, directed by Robert Haufrecht and DEATHWATCH by Jean Genet, directed by Richard Hymes-Esposito.

Beginning May 1, 2010 Genet and Saroyan will be on display in a double-bill at the American Theatre for Actors (314 W. 54th Street). Nutshell Productions will present ' Spend a Night in Jail' including the plays HELLO OUT THERE by William Saroyan, directed by Robert Haufrecht and DEATHWATCH by Jean Genet, directed by Richard Hymes-Esposito.

A selection of 40 short plays, chosen from over 450 submissions by playwriting workshops, university theatre programs, and professional companies nationwide will be presented at the 33rd Annual Samuel French Inc.Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival on July 15th.

New Harmony Theatre, the Tri-State?s only professional Equity theatre, opens its 2009 season with Tennessee Williams? Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, ?A Streetcar Named Desire.? The production, directed by Lenny Leibowitz, runs June 12 ? 28, 2009, at New Harmony?s Murphy Auditorium.

Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director; Ellen Richard, Executive Director) will kick off this summer's Second Stage Theatre Uptown Series with the world premiere of Zakiyyah Alexander's 10 Things To Do Before I Die. Directed by Jackson Gay, 10 Things To Do Before I Die will feature Francois Battiste, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Kyle Beltran, Dion Graham, and Tracie Thoms. Opening night is Thursday, May 28 at 7:00pm.

Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director; Ellen Richard, Executive Director) will kick off this summer's Second Stage Theatre Uptown Series with the world premiere of Zakiyyah Alexander's 10 Things To Do Before I Die. Directed by Jackson Gay, 10 Things To Do Before I Die will feature Francois Battiste, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Kyle Beltran, Dion Graham, and Tracie Thoms. Opening night is Thursday, May 28 at 7:00pm.

Thirteen different stage productions were honored at the fourth annual Kevin Kline Awards ceremony. Nine St. Louis area theater companies were recognized with awards. Five of those nine theaters were multiple award winners.

VOTE! is a fresh, new look at politics through the eyes of three high school students who are after the ultimate prize - Student Body President! Written by Ryann Ferguson and Steven Jamail, this intelligent and timely show offers a sharp, entertaining look at elections and the moral dilemmas they produce. The bright and imaginative score features many sure-to-be-hit numbers.

VOTE! New Musical Premieres March 6-8 in Bloomington! Indiana Try-Out Before NYC Summer Production VOTE! is a fresh, new look at politics through the eyes of three high school students who are after the ultimate prize - Student Body President! Written by up-and-coming New York City songwriters Ryann Ferguson and Steven Jamail, this intelligent and timely show offers a sharp, entertaining look at elections and the moral dilemmas they produce. The bright and imaginative score features many sure-to-be-hit numbers.

The world's oldest and largest publisher and licensor of plays, Samuel French Inc., is proud to celebrate its newest release 'Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 33rd Series' --A collection of winning plays from its acclaimed '2008 Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival' on Tuesday, January 27th (5:30- 7PM) at the Drama Book Shop (250 W. 40th Street). The launch celebration will include play readings and appearances by many of the winning authors who will be on hand to sign collection copies. The event is FREE and open to the public. 'Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 33rd Series' includes the following winning plays: Juniper; Jubilee by Janine Nabers; Aryavana Flies, Or A Pretty Dish by Sheila Callaghan; The Thread Men by Thomas Dunn; The Dying Breed by Thomas Higgins; The Grave by Gabe McKinley and F*cking Art by Bekah Brunstetter Applications for the 2009 festival will also be available and Samuel French editorial staff will be on hand to answer questions about the 2009 festival. Please visit http://www.samuelfrench.com/oobfestival/index.html for an application and festival information.

The world's oldest and largest publisher and licensor of plays, Samuel French Inc., is proud to celebrate its newest release Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 33rd Series --A collection of winning plays from its acclaimed 2008 Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival on Tuesday, January 27th (5:30- 7PM) at the Drama Book Shop (250 W. 40th Street). The launch celebration will include play readings and appearances by many of the winning authors who will be on hand to sign collection copies. The event is free and open to the public.

The world's oldest and largest publisher and licensor of plays, Samuel French Inc., is proud to celebrate its newest release 'Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 33rd Series' --A collection of winning plays from its acclaimed '2008 Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival' on Tuesday, January 27th (5:30- 7PM) at the Drama Book Shop (250 W. 40th Street). The launch celebration will include play readings and appearances by many of the winning authors who will be on hand to sign collection copies. The event is FREE and open to the public. 'Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 33rd Series' includes the following winning plays: Juniper; Jubilee by Janine Nabers; Aryavana Flies, Or A Pretty Dish by Sheila Callaghan; The Thread Men by Thomas Dunn; The Dying Breed by Thomas Higgins; The Grave by Gabe McKinley and F*cking Art by Bekah Brunstetter Applications for the 2009 festival will also be available and Samuel French editorial staff will be on hand to answer questions about the 2009 festival. Please visit http://www.samuelfrench.com/oobfestival/index.html for an application and festival information.

Twenty-one St. Louis theater companies are represented in the nominations for the fourth annual Kevin Kline Awards. Forty-two plays and musicals produced in the St. Louis area during 2008 now share 113 nominations in 22 different categories for the coveted award. The nominations were announced on KWMU-FM's 'Cityscape' today, January 16th, 2009. The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis received the most nominations, 32, divided among seven different productions that were presented on its mainstage, and in both the Studio and Off-Ramp series. The Muny was the second-highest recipient, with 15 nominations. Stages St. Louis was the third theater to receive double-digit nominations, with 13. The satirical comedy The Little Dog Laughed, which was produced by the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis as part of its Off-Ramp series, received the most nominations (8), followed by seven nominations for My Fair Lady at the Muny. Eighty-two actors, directors, choreographers, playwrights and designers received nominations. Six artists received multiple nominations.

In Transit, the third and final show in the New2NY series, which presents staged concerts of musicals in their NYC premieres, at the award winning York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) runs at the York Theatre August 8-10.

A selection of 40 short plays, chosen from over 450 submissions by playwriting workshops, university theatre programs, and professional companies nationwide will be presented at the 33rd Annual Samuel French Inc.Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival on July 15th.

A selection of 40 short plays, chosen from over 450 submissions by playwriting workshops, university theatre programs, and professional companies nationwide will be presented at the 33rd Annual Samuel French Inc.Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival on July 15th.

Wendy C. Goldberg, Artistic Director of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Playwrights Conference (NPC) and Paulette Haupt, Artistic Director of the National Music Theater Conference (NMTC), announced the actors cast in their 2008 projects. The actors include a mix of award-winning actors from stage and screen, seasoned O'Neill performers, and new talent.

A selection of 40 short plays, chosen from over 450 submissions by playwriting workshops, university theatre programs, and professional companies nationwide will be presented at the 33rd Annual Samuel French Inc. Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival on July 15th at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre (416 West 42nd Street).