The Cuban theater scene mourns the loss of one of its most prolific and dedicated advocates, the acclaimed playwright Nelson Dorr, who passed away ear.
A nine-member jury board comprising eminent theatre personalities such as Shafi Ahmed, Kamaluddin Kabir, Haroon Ar Rashid Khan, Debaprosad Debnath, Hridi Huq, Fahmida Haq Koli, Sadhana Ahmed, Kha Ma Harun, and Nazrul Kabir were tasked to watch and evaluate 33 plays staged in 2023 for the award.
“Book of Mormon” stars Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad return to Broadway to craft beautiful chaos in “Gutenberg! The Musical!” Plus, the tangle of history in “The Refuge Plays.”
(LONG BRANCH, NJ) New Jersey Repertory Company presents the National New Play Network premiere of Eden Prairie, 1971 written by Mat Smart. Directed by Evan Bergman, the play stars Andrea Gallo, Oriana Lada, and Emilio Cuesta. Performances run from October 20th through November 20th. As war churns in Vietnam, night falls over the tranquil hills and creeks of a small Midwestern town, and a young woman hears a tap at her window. On the same night Apollo 15 makes its lunar landing, a young draft-dodger steals home to Eden Prairie, after a 300-mile trek from Canada.
Egyptian actress Elham Shaheen’s decision to play a prostitute in a play by Sartre aroused harsh reactions and calls for censorship by members of parliament. So she brought up Simone de Beauvoir and the Koran