Playwrights Horizons Season to Include Premieres by Anne Washburn, Gregory Moss
The New York City theatre’s new season includes two world premiere plays, plus new works by Lucas Hnath, Taylor Mac, Jordan Harrison and Danai Gurira.
For Its 50th, Children’s Theatre Company Slates Premieres, Collaborations
Adaptations of ‘Akeelah and the Bee,’ ‘The Jungle Book,’ ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ and stories by Ezra Jack Keats bring in national and international talents.
Onstage This Week: Feb. 9-16
History, both real and reimagined, inspires several offerings this week; many of the rest hone in on intimacy, both authentic and fictive.
‘The Woodsman’ Gives the Tin Man a Backstory (and a Heart)
James Ortiz’s young company uses a mix of puppetry and human actors to create a wordless ‘Wizard of Oz’ prequel.
Top of the Pods
Two weeks’ worth of free talk, including a new voice in the mix.
‘Identity’ Is the Theme of New Repertory Theatre’s 2015-16 Season
New plays by Steven Yockey and Kirsten Greenidge, plus a new ‘Snow Queen’ musical, are slated for the Massachusetts theatre.
Getting Gorey with Alley Theatre’s ‘Dracula’
For their version of Bram Stoker’s classic vampire tale, the design team at the Alley Theatre channeled the ghost of Edward Gorey.
Dallas Theater Center 2015-16 Season Includes Three World Premieres
The Texas theatre’s new season has a little bit of picking, a little bit of grinning, and plays about immigration, isolation, dreams and visions.
Bill Pullman Plays Othello as a Stranger in a Strange Land (Norway)
Language and culture, not race, are the faultlines in a new adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy by Norwegian director Stein Winge.
Oklahoma City Rep Doesn’t Go to ‘The Mountaintop’ Alone
The state’s largest Equity house fosters collaboration, not competition, by partnering with nearby companies, including the Pollard Theatre and the Poteet Theatre.
