Playwright News--3.29.12

Playwright, Producer Will Stretch in Premiere at Dallas Theater Center New York Times (blog) By PATRICK HEALY The playwright Rajiv Joseph, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo," and the Tony Award-winning musician Bill Sherman are collaborating on the new musical "Fly," a darker re-telling of the Peter Pan story, ... See all stories on this topic »

Centenary Stage celebrates 20 years of new playwrights Warren Reporter By Warren Reporter The 20th anniversary celebration of the Centenary Stage Company's Women Playwrights Series (WPS) will kick off on April 11 with a month-long program of plays, staged readings, classes and activities offered through April 29 in ... See all stories on this topic »

Playwright Richard Bean attacks 'legal ticket touts' BBC News Playwright Richard Bean claims "legal ticket touting" is driving popular audiences away from West End theatre. Bean, whose comedy One Man, Two Guvnors, is playing at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, said ticket agencies were often doubling the price. See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Maple Valley playwright's new play set to go on stage Maple Valley Reporter By TJ MARTINELL Maple Valley playwright Ed Corrigan has dipped into his own personal life for his new play, "David." The one-act play is set to premiere at the Valley Stage in North Bend on May 17. Susan Bradford, the artistic director of theatre at ... See all stories on this topic »

Do We Really Need Playwrights? Our LA Weekly Theater Issue Asks the Question LA Weekly (blog) 29 2012 at 8:30 AM ​This week is our annual theater issue, which looks at ensemble-created work -- work that's not written by a playwright typing by themselves on a computer, but created during collaborative rehearsals involving an entire company of ... See all stories on this topic » LA Weekly (blog)

We Don't Need No Playwright: How Ensemble-Created Work Is Changing LA Theater LA Weekly Playwright-director Keystone didn't conjure the scene while sitting at a computer in her office. It was created in collaboration with improvisations and exercises by her acting company, Critical Mass Performance Group. Get the Arts Newsletter: Get the ... See all stories on this topic »

The New Theatre Project in the midst of 'Connecting Creativity' co-production AnnArbor.com The New Theatre Project is thrilled to host "A Playwright's Roundtable: Playwrights and the Collaborative Process" at the Mix Studio Theater (130 W. Michigan Ave. in Ypsilanti) on Sunday, March 18 at 8 pm The ... The Ypsilanti-based New Theatre Project ... See all stories on this topic »

Playwright Daniel MacIvor isn't afraid to call in help MetroNews Canada While he remains one of Canada's most pre-eminent playwrights, Daniel MacIvor's need to collaborate has pushed him to try his hand at a variety of roles in both the theatre and onscreen. For example, in between doing press for his latest composition, ... See all stories on this topic »

Tributes paid to local playwright Galway Independent Declan Rooney talks to Mikey McCrory of Mikey and the Scallywags ahead of the launch of the band's debut EP Tell me a bit about your history? by Marie Madden President Michael D Higgins has led tributes to local playwright John Arden, who passed away ... See all stories on this topic »

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Playwright Darren Canady Wins Osborn Award The author of "Brothers of the Dust" is honored with the prize from the American Theatre Critics Association. www.backstage.com/.../e3ic2e5eef1039a689d867455ddbe977...

Playwright to attend student-produced show | The Sojourn Seniors Emily Tritle and Emily Wyse will present "The Women of Lockerbie" for their senior projects April 12-14, and the playwright, Deborah Brevoort, will visit ... www.iwusojourn.com/.../playwright-to-attend-student-produce...