After a violent seizure of power sends shock waves through a 19th-century Russian empire, Papa Ubu, the astonishing tyrant of Alfred Jarry’s play from 1896, takes a moment to reassess his alliances.

Shakespeare’s insightful study of the pursuit of power and the impact it has on fragile human psyche has perhaps never been more timely.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) presents its Short Shakespeare productions of "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" and ...

Nora El-Samahy has been acting since the ’90s. Yet she remains a student in many ways. “You are always learning,” she notes, from fellow actors, collaborators and the plays themselves.

Mac Beth” by the University of Minnesota’s B.A. theatre arts program reminds audiences that one of the few things more dangerous than ambitious kings and troublesome witches are teenage ...

Prolific playwright Migdalia Cruz knows the value of a teacher to a writer, a person who, as she puts it during a recent interview, can “help you reveal yourself to yourself.” Teachers can come in ...

SUNY Oswego’s ARTSwego Performing Arts Series was able to bring Manual Cinema’s “The 4th Witch” to the Oswego community. Inspired by William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” “The 4th Witch” tells ...

Cate Blanchett's Dirty Films inks first-look deal with Searchlight, promising bold films and series. Prestige collabs ...

The Magic Theatre, in partnership with Resident Company Play On Shakespeare, will present the World Premiere production ...

In a new version of Henrik Ibsen's 'Hedda Gabler' by Erin Cressida Wilson, Katie Holmes stars in a taut, modern production at ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Among the highlights are the world premiere of an adaptation of “Lincoln in the Bardo,” and classics like “Macbeth” and “Jenufa.” The Metropolitan ...

Alfred University undergraduate Izzy Wachtel recently won the Jane Childs DTM Legacy Award honoring student designers and technicians who present their work for the first time at the regional Design, ...