Sarah Lord News

On Monday, June 4, Wellesley Repertory Theatre (WRT) will host a special performance at 7pm to honor those who have served with free tickets for veterans.

The Tank, a non-profit arts presenter located in the heart of midtown, will present {Your Name Here} Queer Theater Company's Summer Shorts as part of The Tank's LGBTQ Pride Festival. Your Name Here (David Macke, Artistic Director) offers a fun evening of four short plays by queer playwrights that range from a chance encounter in a hotel room to finding love within the arms of a puma to finding something remarkably in common with one's own bully. The shows will be performed on Saturday, July 12 and Sunday, July 13 at 5 pm at The Tank.

Tennessee Williams is best known for his plays like The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, however, Portland Stage Company has masterfully brought together four of his lesser known works in a show that must be experienced.

The Harold Clurman Laboratory Theater Company and Stella Adler Studio of Acting proudly present the world premiere of Sacred Ground, a new play by Christina Gorman and directed by Shelley Butler, opening June 17, 2011.

Packawallop Productions (Scott Ebersold, Artistic Director; Jay Aubrey, Producing Director) will present the world premiere of Kari Bentley-Quinn's Paper Cranes at the Access Theater (380 Broadway, 4th Floor).

Danielle Karliner is proud to announce casting for the FringeNYC debut of Ether Steeds, a new play by Jason Williamson. Directed by Niegel Smith (Rainy Days and Mondays, Fringe Encores 2008), Ether Steeds features performances by 2009 OBIE-winners Birgit Huppuch* (Telephone, Foundry Theatre), and Sahr Ngaujah, * star of the upcoming Broadway transfer of FELA! The Musical.

Danielle Karliner is proud to announce casting for the FringeNYC debut of Ether Steeds, a new play by Jason Williamson. Directed by Niegel Smith (Rainy Days and Mondays, Fringe Encores 2008), Ether Steeds features performances by 2009 OBIE-winners Birgit Huppuch* (Telephone, Foundry Theatre), and Sahr Ngaujah, * star of the upcoming Broadway transfer of FELA! The Musical.

Danielle Karliner is proud to announce casting for the FringeNYC debut of Ether Steeds, a new play by Jason Williamson. Directed by Niegel Smith (Rainy Days and Mondays, Fringe Encores 2008), Ether Steeds features performances by 2009 OBIE-winners Birgit Huppuch* (Telephone, Foundry Theatre), and Sahr Ngaujah, * star of the upcoming Broadway transfer of FELA! The Musical.

Danielle Karliner is proud to announce casting for the FringeNYC debut of Ether Steeds, a new play by Jason Williamson. Directed by Niegel Smith (Rainy Days and Mondays, Fringe Encores 2008), Ether Steeds features performances by 2009 OBIE-winners Birgit Huppuch* (Telephone, Foundry Theatre), and Sahr Ngaujah, * star of the upcoming Broadway transfer of FELA! The Musical.

King of Shadows, a new Off-Broadway play by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, centers around Nihar (Satya Bhabha), a 15-year-old homeless gay runaway who claims he's being pursued by demons.

Working Theater presents the world premiere of KING OF SHADOWS, a new Off-Broadway play by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, author of GOOD BOYS AND TRUE, BASED ON A TOTALLY TRUE STORY and DARK MATTERS, set to begin previews September 2, prior to its official press opening September 7 at Theater for the New City (155 First Avenue) in Manhattan.

Working Theater presents the world premiere of KING OF SHADOWS, a new Off-Broadway play by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, author of GOOD BOYS AND TRUE, BASED ON A TOTALLY TRUE STORY and DARK MATTERS, set to begin previews September 2, prior to its official press opening September 7 at Theater for the New City (155 First Avenue) in Manhattan.

The Irish Repertory Theatre is hosting a free 'New Works Reading Series' to support new plays and emerging playwrights starting April 25.

The New York Theatre Barn has announced its New Play Reading Series, with four free, invitation-only readings taking place at Manhattan Theatre Club Studios this month.

Casting has been announced for the Off-Broadway premiere of the new drama Bhutan by Daisy Foote

Chuck Cooper, Gregg Edelman, Douglas Sills, Sally Murphy, Leslie Kritzer, Lee Wilkof and Billy Porter are among the stars who will make the trek to Poughkeepsie, New York for 'New York Stage and Film' at Vassar College from June 23rd through July 30th

Daisy Foote's new play Bhutan will run off-Broadway from November 8th through 19th

Theatreworks/NYC, a subdivision of Theatreworks/USA, will christen it's new home, the Lucille Lortel Theatre, with a production of Walk Two Moons on July 13th