Jane Shaw News

The acclaimed arts institution The Kitchen presents Target Margin Theater as it continues its acclaimed 2006-2007 season 'On The Greeks' with the world premiere of two newly adapted one-act plays, The Argument, based on Aristotle's Poetics, written and performed by David Greenspan, and Dinner Party, an adaptation of Plato's Symposium

Take Wing And Soar Productions' Spring Gala will honor actor Earle Hyman with the 'Take Wing And Soar Spirit of Excellence Pioneer Award.' The reception & presentation, on Tuesday, April 17, 2007, will be followed by the performance of their Mainstage production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet.

The Drama Desk and Obie Award-wining Mint Theater Company will present a rare New York revival of St. John Hankin's The Return of the Prodigal

With flawless direction, inventive choreography, and creative design across the board, this play does not miss a beat.

Take Wing And Soar Productions will present William Shakespeare's Hamlet at the Workshop Theatre on 312 W 36th St. Starring Timothy D. Stickney as Hamlet, the show is directed by Elizabeth Swain and features Petronia Paley (Gertrude), Arthur French (Polonius, Gravedigger), and Jerome Preston Bates (Claudius).

Giants, Laura von Holt's fantasy about the antagonistic rivalry between Giant and Button, will begin previews Friday, April 6 and open Monday, April 9 at the HERE Arts Center Mainstage.

Next month, The New School for Drama will present playwright Keith Reddin's award-winning Black Snow, a dramatization of the novel by Mikhail Bulgakov

Friedrich Schiller's Mary Stuart opens at The Pearl Theatre Company on Sunday, April 30th and runs through Sunday, May 21st. Joanne Camp (recently seen in 'Hecuba') and Carol Schultz (recently seen in 'Measure for Measure') star and Eleanor Holdridge (The Imaginary Invalid) directs.

William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure opens at The Pearl Theatre Company on Sunday, March 5th and runs through Sunday, April 9th. Rachel Botchan (Richard III) and Sean McNall (The Gentleman Dancing Master) star and Beatrice Terry (Double Infidelity) directs.

Obie Award-winning actress Joanne Camp will headline the Pearl Theatre Company's staging of Euripides' tragedy Hecuba from January 5th through February 12th, 2006.

Dawn Powell's overlooked 1931 play Walking Down Broadway will be presented at the Mint Theater Company from September 25th through November 6th

The Mint Theater will present the National Asian American Theater Company's production of Chekhov's Ivanov from August 2nd to September 5th