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Center Theatre Group's production of 'Lydia' by Octavio Solis opens at the Mark Taper Forum April 15, and continues through May 17, 2009. Previews began April 2. Directed by Juliette Carrillo, the cast for 'Lydia' includes (in alphabetical order) Carlo Albán, Max Arciniega, Stephanie Beatriz, Catalina Maynard, Onahoua Rodriguez, Tony Sancho and Daniel Zacapa.

Center Theatre Group's production of 'Lydia' by Octavio Solis opens at the Mark Taper Forum April 15, and continues through May 17, 2009. Previews begin April 2.

The cast is set and rehearsals have begun for Center Theatre Group's production of 'Lydia' by Octavio Solis. This powerful and passionate new play opens at the Mark Taper Forum April 15, and continues through May 17, 2009. Previews begin April 2.

The Tony Award-winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival opens its 74th year the weekend of February 20-22 and celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Elizabethan Stage. In honor of that milestone, OSF is dedicating the 2009 season to principal theatre and scenic designer, Richard L. Hay, acknowledging his creative work that spans more than 50 years at OSF and includes the design of all three theatre spaces, beginning with the current Elizabethan Stage in 1959, half a century ago.

The Tony Award-winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival opens its 74th year the weekend of February 20-22 and celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Elizabethan Stage. In honor of that milestone, OSF is dedicating the 2009 season to principal theatre and scenic designer, Richard L. Hay, acknowledging his creative work that spans more than 50 years at OSF and includes the design of all three theatre spaces, beginning with the current Elizabethan Stage in 1959, half a century ago. 'I am deeply moved as I reflect on the achievement and commitment of our extraordinary theater artist, Richard Hay,' OSF Artistic Director Bill Rauch said, 'whose dedication to our artform and to OSF is an inspiration to all of us. The remarkable spaces he designed allow for a connection between actors and audiences that make OSF's theater experience unique and richly satisfying. And he remains an unstoppable creative force, designing scenery for two world premiere adaptations this season: The Servant of Two Masters and Don Quixote.' The 2009 season opens at 8:00 p.m. Friday, February 20, in the Angus Bowmer Theatre on the battlefields of Scotland with William Shakespeare's tragic play, Macbeth, directed by guest artist Gale Edwards. On Saturday, February 21 at 1:30 p.m. in the Angus Bowmer Theatre, theatergoers will have the opportunity to see the rarely produced Death and the King's Horseman,, written by Nigeria's Nobel Laureate playwright Wole Soyinka and directed by Goodman Theatre resident artist Chuck Smith. At 8:00 p.m. that evening, audiences will be treated to Meredith Willson's classic American musical The Music Man, directed by Rauch.

The Tony Award-winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival opens its 74th year the weekend of February 20-22 and celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Elizabethan Stage. In honor of that milestone, OSF is dedicating the 2009 season to principal theatre and scenic designer, Richard L. Hay, acknowledging his creative work that spans more than 50 years at OSF and includes the design of all three theatre spaces, beginning with the current Elizabethan Stage in 1959, half a century ago. 'I am deeply moved as I reflect on the achievement and commitment of our extraordinary theater artist, Richard Hay,' OSF Artistic Director Bill Rauch said, 'whose dedication to our artform and to OSF is an inspiration to all of us. The remarkable spaces he designed allow for a connection between actors and audiences that make OSF's theater experience unique and richly satisfying. And he remains an unstoppable creative force, designing scenery for two world premiere adaptations this season: The Servant of Two Masters and Don Quixote.' The 2009 season opens at 8:00 p.m. Friday, February 20, in the Angus Bowmer Theatre on the battlefields of Scotland with William Shakespeare's tragic play, Macbeth, directed by guest artist Gale Edwards. On Saturday, February 21 at 1:30 p.m. in the Angus Bowmer Theatre, theatergoers will have the opportunity to see the rarely produced Death and the King's Horseman,, written by Nigeria's Nobel Laureate playwright Wole Soyinka and directed by Goodman Theatre resident artist Chuck Smith. At 8:00 p.m. that evening, audiences will be treated to Meredith Willson's classic American musical The Music Man, directed by Rauch.

La Posada Magica (The Magical Journey) is an enchanting musical play about a young girl's journey through her community on Christmas Eve directed by Octavio Solis and music by Marcos Loya.

Blending the traditions of Mexican street theater and Latin Jazz, La Posada Mágica (The Magical Journey) returns to South Coast Repertory for its 15th consecutive holiday season.

Blending the traditions of Mexican street theater and Latin Jazz, La Posada Mágica (The Magical Journey) returns to South Coast Repertory for its 14th consecutive holiday season.

Lincoln Center Theater has announced that it will extend the run of its current production of The Clean House, a new play by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Bill Rauch, through Sunday, January 28 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater

The Clean House, a new play by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Bill Rauch, begins preview performances on Thursday, October 5 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater

Lincoln Center Theatre has appointed its upcoming production of Sarah Ruhl's The Clean House with a starry cast that will include Tony Award-winner Blair Brown and Oscar-nominee Jill Clayburgh

The Clean House, the much-produced Sarah Ruhl play about the messiness of life, is now set to have its previously announced New York premiere at Lincoln Center's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, where it will begin previews on October 5th, open on October 30th and run through December 17th