Door Shakespeare Welcomes the 2023 Acting Company
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 2, 2023
Door Shakespeare has introduced the cast members for the 2023 summer season. Audiences will recognize some familiar faces as well as see a number of Door Shakespeare debuts.
BTG Reveals Casting For MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET and PHOTOGRAPH 51
by Stephi Wild - Jun 2, 2023
Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) and Kate Maguire (Artistic Director, CEO) have announced casting for two of its summer 2023 shows: Million Dollar Quartet, a three-time Tony Award–nominated once-in-a-lifetime musical evening back by popular demand with some of the same cast as 2017 and Photograph 51, an intriguing portrait of the race to discover the mysteries of the DNA double helix.
Kwame Kwei-Armah Named Artistic Advisor of Manhattan Theatre Club
by Stephi Wild - May 24, 2023
Kwame Kwei-Armah will become Artistic Advisor at Manhattan Theatre Club beginning in the 2023-24 season. Kwei-Armah, who will remain in his role as Artistic Director of the Young Vic in London, will work with Meadow and the MTC artistic staff, advising on programming and future planning.
MOTHER LODE to Return To Carnegie Stage in June
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 27, 2023
Mother Lode, a play by Virginia Wall Gruenert, will return to Carnegie Stage June 3 at 8:00pm and June 4 at 3:00pm. The production stars Linda Haston, and is directed by Ingrid Sonnichsen.
Hero Theatre to Spotlight Stories of Black Women With NUESTRO PLANETA & NOTHING NOTHING
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 4, 2022
Hero Theatre will spotlight the stories of Black women with two new commissions. Phanésia Pharel joins Hero as the newest commission for Nuestro Planeta. Playwright Amina Henry, whose play Troy was commissioned and presented by Hero in 2019, returns to riff on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing in a follow-up commission.
HartBeat Ensemble To Stage Athol Fugard's Gripping Drama MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA!
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 1, 2022
HartBeat Ensemble announced today their upcoming production of My Children! My Africa!, a gripping drama about the collision of education, idealism and politics by preeminent South African dramatist Athol Fugard. The play will run September 29 through October 9 at HartBeat Ensemble's Carriage House Theater (360 Farmington Avenue) in Hartford, CT.
Madison Shakespeare to Present MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 21, 2022
Shakespeare's roller coaster romantic comedy Much Ado About Nothing brings Beatrice, Benedick, and a full cast of characters to area audiences in a full-length production opening July 15 at the Madison Country Day School amphitheater in Waunakee with performances through July 24.
LOVERS IN JUNE Kicks Off The Summer Shakespeare Season In Wisconsin
by A.A. Cristi - May 10, 2022
Madison Shakespeare Company today announced the summer outdoor programming for its 10th anniversary season. Shakespeare's Lovers In June will be performed June 4 and 5, and the anchor production of Much Ado About Nothing will be presented July 15-24.
St. Louis Shakespeare Festival Announces 2022 Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2022
St. Louis Shakespeare Festival (Tom Ridgely, Producing Artistic Director) announced today that its 22nd Shakespeare in the Park production will be Much Ado About Nothing. Find out how to get tickets.
BWW Blog: (Some Of) My Quarantine Dream Castings
by Student Blogger: Sydney Emerson - Feb 22, 2021
With all of this time in a room by myself, I’ve turned to the old standby, dream castings, to occupy my time. And let me tell you—I would pay good money to see any of these shows. So, without further ado, here are just a few of the castings I’ve dreamt up during quarantine.
Midsommer Flight Announces DIRECTOR DIALOGUES Series of Panel Discussions in February 2021
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 8, 2020
Midsommer Flight, a company that has been presenting high quality, accessible productions of Shakespeare’s plays in Chicago’s parks since 2012, today announced a series of three virtual panel discussions addressing some of the theatre industry’s most challenging topics, to be held on three successive Tuesdays in February 2021.
Hub Theatre Company of Boston Presents MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 21, 2020
Theatre Company of Boston returns to the (virtual) stage this fall with William Shakespeare's timeless comedy Much Ado About Nothing, directed and adapted by Bryn Boice. The show will be performed live online at 7:30pm on Saturday, Nov. 14, Friday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Nov. 21 and also at 4:00pm on Sunday, Nov. 15.