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- Theresa Rebeck, playwright
Theresa Rebeck
O Beautiful
Theresa Rebeck pens a theatrically inventive mashup of contemporary American life and the history that got us to this politically polarized age. This fiercely funny story explores the lives of high school students, teachers, and their families as they cope in a world of real personal problems and extremist ideological rhetoric that gets so heated that Jesus, Saint Paul, Joan of Arc, John Adams, Patrick Henry, and Benjamin Franklin, among others, show up to weigh in and mix it up. Alternately sweet and fiery and as topical as tonight’s newscast, O Beautiful lands the complex realities of our culture squarely on the stage deck in an electrifying blend of ancient characters, founding fathers, and your neighborhood high school.
Seminar
Four aspiring young novelists sign up for private writing classes with Leonard, an international literary figure. Under his recklessly brilliant and unorthodox instruction, some thrive and others flounder, alliances are made and broken, sex is used as a weapon, and hearts are unmoored. The wordplay is not the only thing that turns vicious as innocence collides with experience in this biting Broadway comedy.
“FIVE STARS! Sexy, savvy and uproarious!” - Time Out New York
“BIG LAUGHS! AN AUTHENTIC RUSH OF PLEASURE.” - The New York Times, Read More
“ONE OF REBECK’S BEST WORKS.” - Associated Press
The Novelist
A hit from Playwrights' Horizons in 2000, this delicious play by the author of Spike Heels and The Family of Mann is an intelligent and funny ensemble drama. A family of artists are both cruelly destructive and fiercely protective of each other. Paul, a Nobel winning novelist suffering from writer's block, his elegant but feisty wife, two sons an actor and an antique dealer and the actor's girlfriend are together for the first time in ages. Enter Paul's new assistant, a talented and passionate writing student. Bitter, funny chaos ensues.
David Ives
The Heir Apparent
Mr. Ives, a playwright whose tasty psychodrama, "Venus in Fur," opens on Broadway next month after an acclaimed run at the Classic Stage Company in New York two seasons ago, has lately been pursuing a fruitful sideline in retailoring French classics in more contemporary cuts. Mr. Ives's "School for Lies," an inspired reworking of Molière's "Misanthrope," was a popular hit for Classic Stage last spring. His similarly acclaimed version of "The Liar," a 1634 play by Corneille, was seen at the Shakespeare Theater in Washington last season. Now he has dug more deeply into the library stacks to resurrect a comedy about money lust by a lesser-known French playwright, Jean-François Regnard's 1708 play, "The Heir Apparent."
The Metromaniacs
Mistaken identity, misplaced ardor and a right or true love ensures in David Ives's adaptation of the classic 1738 French farce, "The Metromaniacs." Would-be poet Damis has fallen for the works of a mysterious Breton poetess, not knowing she is really his host, middle-aged gentlemen Francalou. Meanwhile, Francalou's daughter Lucille has fallen for the works of Damis, but mistakes Damis's friend, the dashing and unpoetic Dorante, for Damis. A world premiere translation and adaptations,Ives's presentation of Alexis Piron's "The Metromaniacs" once again applies his brilliant sense of comedic timing to a lost classic.
Marisa Smith
Saving Kitty
“Hilarious, must see play. Saving Kitty is extraordinary funny. Ultimately, Saving Kitty becomes more than a social commentary: it explores both cross-cultural prejudices and intimate emotional lives. Give yourself the gift of laughter and go.”— Spare Change News
SAVING KITTY premiered at the Wellfleet Harbor Actor's Theater ( dir. Rand Forester) and starred Laura Esterman in the leading role. It then enjoyed productions at New Jersey Repertory ( dir.Evan Bergman) and starred Judith Hawking. At the Nora Theater in Cambridge, Mass ( dir. Lee Mikeska Gardner) Jennifer Coolidge played the lead and won an Eliot Norton Award for Best Actress. SAVING KITTY was also the recipient of a Clauder award from Portland Stage.
Mad Love
Sloane Hudson, a rich, beautiful recent Ivy League graduate and product of the campus hook up culture and frat basement pong tournaments, doesn't believe in love or marriage. She does believe in babies and wants one soon so her tummy can bounce back and she can still wear a bikini. The problem is she needs a sperm donor who passes muster. Enter Brandon, who's got the right stats but the wrong attitude. Brandon has enough on his plate already and lives with brother Doug, the infamous "De-Fenestrator" who just fell in love with Katerina, the hooker from the Ukraine. Cabbage soup, a rare baseball card and a lizard named Pogo all play a part in this romantic comedy for cynical times.
Eric Simonson
Lombardi
A solidly written play uplifted by Thomas Kail's distinguished direction, and performed by an excellent company. Football might finally start getting some respect from show people. If you know who Vince Lombardi is, the play is most likely exactly what you'd expect it to be: a portrait of a decent, honorable figure who earns the devotion of this players by tough-loving them into the best they're capable of being. --Broadwayworld.c
Football fans reared on NFL highlights of the legendary Green Bay Packers coach will leave the play fulfilled, while those who don't know Vince Lombardi from Carole Lombard will also be pleased...Even if you never cared about football, you'll enjoy "Lombardi." And that really is everything. --NY Post
Company One
Grimm: the Brothers Tales Remixed & Re-imagined
Grimm is a brand-new collection of short plays by Boston's most celebrated playwrights inspired by their favorite Grimm's fairytales. Looking for a sweet, soothing tale to carry you away toward dreamland? Look somewhere else. These stories, originally by the Brothers Grimm, have been remixed re-imagined and given a fresh Boston twist! Featuring new work by Melinda Lopez (Sonjia Flew), Lydia R. Diamond (Stick Fly, Voyeurs de Venue), Kirsten Greenidge (The Luck of the Irish), Marcus Gardley (Dance of the Holy Ghosts), John Kuntz (Salt Girl), John ADEkoje (6 Rounds/6 Lessons) and Gregory Maguire (Wicked)!
New Jersey Repertory Company
When the Circus Comes to Town
A Collection of 31 Short Plays "All We Want" (McLindon), "Blue Bench" (Merilo), "By the Light" (McLeod), "Circus Real" (Kozak), "Clown Alley" ( DiIorio), Covenant (or...Bagels and Butchery)" (Weitzman), "Death Defying" (Kaplan), "Doodle-lee Doo" (Stone), "Extraordinary" (Swain), "Fortune's Fool" (Delaney), "Gravity: The Three-Body Problem" (Biguenet), "In the Hole" (Daftsios), "Like Brothers" (Fitzpatrick), "Maximilian the Magnificent" (Grant), "Nightmare Alley: An Introduction" (Brielle), "No More Writers" (Vetere), "Oh no! I Flew Too Close to the Sun" (Higbee), "On the Underground, or The Penguin Play" (Hefti), "Parlez Vous" (Waters & Jablonski), "Riding Lessons" (Hursey), and many more...
Roundabout Theatre Company
Prospect High: Brooklyn
A Collection of 31 Short Plays "All We Want" (McLindon), "Blue Bench" (Merilo), "By the Light" (McLeod), "Circus Real" (Kozak), "Clown Alley" ( DiIorio), Covenant (or...Bagels and Butchery)" (Weitzman), "Death Defying" (Kaplan), "Doodle-lee Doo" (Stone), "Extraordinary" (Swain), "Fortune's Fool" (Delaney), "Gravity: The Three-Body Problem" (Biguenet), "In the Hole" (Daftsios), "Like Brothers" (Fitzpatrick), "Maximilian the Magnificent" (Grant), "Nightmare Alley: An Introduction" (Brielle), "No More Writers" (Vetere), "Oh no! I Flew Too Close to the Sun" (Higbee), "On the Underground, or The Penguin Play" (Hefti), "Parlez Vous" (Waters & Jablonski), "Riding Lessons" (Hursey), and many more...
New Jersey Repertory Company