391 stories from blog.roundabouttheatre.org
I am thrilled to announce the complete cast for The Robber Bridegroom, directed by Alex Timbers. Andrew Durand (Little Harp), Evan Harrington (Big Harp), Greg Hildreth (Goat), Leslie …
Derek McLane - Set Design The very first thing I thought when I finished Noises Off is that this is one of the funniest plays I've ever read. But the other thing I felt, almost at the same t…
Jamie Kalama Wood is a Master Teaching Artist at Roundabout Theatre Company. She serves as the Partnership Coordinator for FDR High School where she works with school leadership and educator…
Noises Off is a meta-theatrical comedy: a farce about the production of a farce, titled Nothing On. But what's a farce? Farce is a style of comedy that places exaggerated stock characters in…
One of the great comedic and theatrical joys of Noises Off lies within its structure: the format of a play-within-a-play. While Noises Off takes inventive, inside-out liberties with the prem…
Education dramaturg Ted Sod spoke with comedy stunt coordinator Lorenzo Pisoni on his career and working on Noises Off. Ted Sod: Where were you born and educated? Lorenzo Pisoni: I was bo…
I am thrilled to share several exciting updates for the coming season, all of them related to new plays. First, I'm proud to announce that the Roundabout Underground Program, which has broug…
On December 15th, Student Production Workshop's Winter Showcase is presented in the Black Box Theatre at the Harold & Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre. The showcase is a collabo…
The meaning of dreams is a recurring theme in The Humans. Brigid's father Erik and boyfriend Richard each reveal images from their "weird dreams," and since Richard �…
Go back in time and explore the sites of Therese Raquin's Paris. Raquin Shop/Home "..the Arcade of the Pont Neuf, a sort of narrow, dark corridor...not a place for a stroll." Zola imagine…
The musical masterpiece returns, direct from Broadway! We are proud to announce casting for the national tour of Sam Mendes (Spectre, American Beauty) and Rob Marshall's (Into the Woods a…
Ted Sod discusses Noises Off with Jeremy Herrin about his experience directing the production. TED SOD: Tell us about yourself. Where were you born and educated? When did decide you wanted t…
On December 17th, Michael Frayn's Noises Off, directed by Jeremy Herrin begins previews on Broadway, the second production at the American Airlines Theatre in this 50th Anniversary sea…
Ted Sod spoke with Noises Off playwright Michael Frayn about writing and the history of Noises Off. TED SOD: Will you give us some background information on yourself: When were you born? …
Dramaturg Ted Sod sat down with Andrea Martin to speak with her about her Roundabout debut as Dotty/Mrs. Clackett in Noises Off: Ted Sod: Why did you choose to do the role of Dotty/Mrs. Clac…
The 2015-2016 Student Production Workshop (SPW) School Year Program is well underway. This year, 38 high school students from 15 New York City public schools were selected to participate in …
On October 17, 2015, Stephen Karam and Joe Mantello spoke about The Humans with education dramaturg Ted Sod as part of Roundabout Theatre Company's lecture series. An edited transcript fo…
Education at Roundabout hosted the Fifth Annual College and Career Readiness Day on October 20. Seventy-eight students from six Roundabout Partner Schools participated in this exclusive oppo…
Howard Rose, CEO of DeepStream VR, is a leader in the field of virtual reality. Recently, Olivia O'Connor sat down with him to discuss VR, pain management, and Ugly Lies the Bone. Audience m…
I am proud to announce that Roundabout, in association with Universal Stage Productions, will be producing Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical at Studio 54 in the fall of the 2016-201…
From the hurt rage of Medea to the poisonous suspicion of Othello, romantic jealousy drives some of theatre's most dramatic plays. Novelist Howard Johnson explains that "jealousy is…
I am thrilled to announce two exciting shows for our 2016-2017 season! This fall, we will be premiering a new Broadway production of Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, in a new adaptation b…
On October 24, 2015, Judith Light spoke about Thérèse Raquin with education dramaturg Ted Sod as part of Roundabout Theatre Company's lecture series. An edited transcript follows (pleas…
The apartment we see in Stephen Karam's play The Humans is unremarkable. Barely moved into and utterly undecorated, with an occasional cockroach, stuttering lightbulbs, and sq…
Relationships with family members can turn holidays into stressful occasions, stirring up memories, fears, regrets, and resentments. No wonder American playwrights have been so inspired b…
