Age is a Feeling; The Beacon; Killing an Evening with Edgar Allan Poe; Green Day
Age is a Feeling
Vineyard Theatre will present Age is a Feeling,written by and starring Haley McGee (The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale), directed by Mitchell Cushman (Jerusalem, The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale), with original direction and dramaturgy by the late Adam Brace (Just for Us). Preview performances will begin on September 11, 2024 and opening night is set for September 22, 2024.
Inspired by hospices, mystics and trips to the cemetery, Age is a Feeling celebrates the glorious and melancholy unknowability of human life. Age is a Feeling premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe 2022 where it won the Fringe First Award, before transferring to the Soho Theatre in London for two sold-out runs.
The limited run is from September 11, 2024 – October 13, 2024 at Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street).
The Beacon
Rehearsals are underway for Nancy Harris’s play The Beacon, starring Kate Mulgrew, on the Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage at the Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street). Commissioned by Druid in 2016, The Beacon was co-produced at the Gate Theatre as part of the 2019 Dublin Theatre Festival.
Directed by Marc Atkinson Borrull, the production also features Zach Appelman, Sean Bell, David Mattar Merten, and Ayana Workman.
The play is scheduled to run from September 11-November 3, 2024. For more information and tickets, click HERE.
Killing an Evening with Edgar Allan Poe
Summoners Ensemble Theatre, in association with the Merchant’s House Museum, announces the return of Killing an Evening with Edgar Allan Poe. The haunting one-man show that debuted to great acclaim in 2018 will play 12 performances this fall at the Merchant’s House Museum (29 East 4th Street, Manhattan). At selected performances, an exclusive pre-show reception, “Raise a Glass with Edgar,” will offer a taste of Amontillado and more of Mr. Poe’s poetry.
John Kevin Jones and director Dr. Rhonda Dodd (creators of the annual holiday production A Christmas Carol at the Merchant’s House) once again summon Edgar Allan Poe to life to tell his classic tales in the landmark 1832 double parlors of the Merchant’s House Museum, New York City’s only 19th century family home preserved intact, inside and out. Seating is strictly limited to 40 per performance.
The “Raise a Glass with Edgar” pre-show reception is offered at select performances only. Attend a reception in the 19th century kitchen with Mr. Poe (John Kevin Jones) and sip a glass of the infamous Amontillado as Mr. Poe shares his poems “Annabelle Lee” and “Alone.” The 19th century family room, kitchen, and garden (weather permitting) of the Merchant’s House Museum will be open to guests during the reception. Look for the “Raise a Glass with Edgar – reception” ticketing option, which is strictly limited to 20 guests.
For more information, please visit www.summonersensemble.org and www.merchantshouse.org.
The Tony Award-winning Deaf West Theatre has announced an ambitious program of new productions, workshops and developmental readings in Los Angeles and across the US for the 2024 – 2025 theatre season.
This fall, Deaf West collaborates with Center Theatre Group (CTG) on a new groundbreaking production of the Green Day musical, American Idiot directed by CTG’s Artistic Director Snehal Desai. The production opens on October 9, 2024 at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles and will seamlessly integrate choreography and American Sign Language with choreography by Jennifer Weber and American Sign Language (ASL) choreography by Colin Analco and Amelia Hensley.
Some other projects that continue in various stages of development with a range of partners on both coasts include:
CODA, a stage musical adaptation of the Academy Award-winning Best Picture CODA; Wonderstruck, a stage dramatization of the novel by Brian Selznick; Elephant Shoes, a contemporary new musical version of Cyrano de Bergerac set in the world of big tech starring Daniel N. Durant (CODA), directed by Jeff Calhoun; and Sense and Sensibility, adapted from the Jane Austen Novel by Kate Hamill and directed by Sarna Lapine.
Committed to innovation, collaboration, training and social change, Deaf West Theatre serves as the artistic bridge between the Deaf and hearing worlds. To learn more visit deafwest.org.