THEATRE DATABASEANCIENT THEATREMEDIEVAL THEATRE16TH CENTURY17TH CENTURY18TH CENTURY20TH CENTURY An archive of information on the theatre. BROWSE PRODUCTION INFO BY PLAYWRIGHT. A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V 21ST CENTURY THEATRE DATABASE An index of articles on 21st century theatre. Best One-Act Plays - A list of some of the best one-act plays available for production.; Nocturne Study Questions - A list of questions for discussion of Adam Rapp's play.; Wajdi Mouawad - A biography of the French-language actor, director, and playwright.; Walter Wykes and The Worker - An interview with the playwright. ORIGINAL PRODUCTION INFO: PLAYWRIGHTS: A browse production info by playwright. a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | w | x | y | z WALTER WYKES AND THE WORKER The following interview with American dramatist Walter Wykes was conducted on April 2, 2008 and posted in Theatre Database on April 5, 2008. Your one-act play, The Worker, is a very interesting little play.What inspired it? HAY FEVER: ORIGINAL PRODUCTION INFO Hay Fever was originally produced at the Ambassador's Theatre, London, June 8, 1925. The original cast was as follows: JUDITH BLISS. DAVID

BLISS. SOREL

THE DANUBE: ORIGINAL PRODUCTION INFO The Danube was originally presented at the 5th Padua Hills Festival, Claremont, California, in 1982 under the title You Can Swim in the Danube--But the Water is Too Cold.It was directed by Maria Irene Fornes. Sets and costumes were by Monica Lorca. The cast was as

follows:

NAOMI IN THE LIVING ROOM: ORIGINAL PRODUCTION INFO Naomi in the Living Room was first presented by Home for Contemporary Theater in New York City in December 1988, on a bill of plays set in the living room by Eve Ensler, John PiRoman and Barry Kaplan. It was directed by the playwright. The productions all shared the same set, designed by Geoff MacStutis. Artistic directors, Randy Rollison and

Denise Lancot.

LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA (3 B.C.-65 A.D.) Email Us. LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA (3 B.C.-65 A.D.) T HE eight tragedies and one praetexta attributed to Seneca are the only surviving specimens of Latin tragic drama. They were probably written by the philosopher of that name, who was born in Cordova, Spain, in the third year of our era. He was a brilliant youth, studying law and the Greek

poets.

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION INFO: PLAYWRIGHTS: R browse production info by playwright. a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | w | x | y | z MARIA IRENE FORNES: ORIGINAL PRODUCTION INFO Maria Irene Fornes: Original Production Info. MARIA IRENE FORNES: ORIGINAL PRODUCTION INFO. The Danube (1982) Mud (1983) Sarita (1984)

The Conduct of

THEATRE DATABASEANCIENT THEATREMEDIEVAL THEATRE16TH CENTURY17TH CENTURY18TH CENTURY20TH CENTURY An archive of information on the theatre. BROWSE PRODUCTION INFO BY PLAYWRIGHT. A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V 21ST CENTURY THEATRE DATABASE An index of articles on 21st century theatre. Best One-Act Plays - A list of some of the best one-act plays available for production.; Nocturne Study Questions - A list of questions for discussion of Adam Rapp's play.; Wajdi Mouawad - A biography of the French-language actor, director, and playwright.; Walter Wykes and The Worker - An interview with the playwright. ORIGINAL PRODUCTION INFO: PLAYWRIGHTS: A browse production info by playwright. a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | w | x | y | z WALTER WYKES AND THE WORKER The following interview with American dramatist Walter Wykes was conducted on April 2, 2008 and posted in Theatre Database on April 5, 2008. Your one-act play, The Worker, is a very interesting little play.What inspired it? HAY FEVER: ORIGINAL PRODUCTION INFO Hay Fever was originally produced at the Ambassador's Theatre, London, June 8, 1925. The original cast was as follows: JUDITH BLISS. DAVID

BLISS. SOREL

THE DANUBE: ORIGINAL PRODUCTION INFO The Danube was originally presented at the 5th Padua Hills Festival, Claremont, California, in 1982 under the title You Can Swim in the Danube--But the Water is Too Cold.It was directed by Maria Irene Fornes. Sets and costumes were by Monica Lorca. The cast was as

follows:

NAOMI IN THE LIVING ROOM: ORIGINAL PRODUCTION INFO Naomi in the Living Room was first presented by Home for Contemporary Theater in New York City in December 1988, on a bill of plays set in the living room by Eve Ensler, John PiRoman and Barry Kaplan. It was directed by the playwright. The productions all shared the same set, designed by Geoff MacStutis. Artistic directors, Randy Rollison and

Denise Lancot.

LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA (3 B.C.-65 A.D.) Email Us. LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA (3 B.C.-65 A.D.) T HE eight tragedies and one praetexta attributed to Seneca are the only surviving specimens of Latin tragic drama. They were probably written by the philosopher of that name, who was born in Cordova, Spain, in the third year of our era. He was a brilliant youth, studying law and the Greek

poets.

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION INFO: PLAYWRIGHTS: R browse production info by playwright. a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | w | x | y | z MARIA IRENE FORNES: ORIGINAL PRODUCTION INFO Maria Irene Fornes: Original Production Info. MARIA IRENE FORNES: ORIGINAL PRODUCTION INFO. The Danube (1982) Mud (1983) Sarita (1984)

The Conduct of

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION INFO: PLAYWRIGHTS: A browse production info by playwright. a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | w | x | y | z THEATRE TRIVIA: LEWIS HALLAM Theatre Trivia: On January 11, 1762, in New York, Lewis Hallam played Romeo to his mother's Juliet--probably the first and last time that a son has played the lover to his own mother. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HALLAMS: The Coming of the Hallams - Their origin and professional

standing.

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THEATRE TRIVIA

Theatre Trivia: During the American Revolution, the French dramatist Pierre Beaumarchais financed the shipping of supplies and ammunition to the colonists, even sending out his own cruiser, LE FIER RODERIQUE, in the D'Estang fleet. His various visits to England having led him to take a deep interest in the impending struggle between the American colonies and the mother-country, his sympathies

THEATRE TRIVIA

Theatre Trivia: Before becoming a professional writer, Aphra Behn served as a professional spy for England, code-named 'Astrea' or Agent 160. Charles II employed her on secret service in the Netherlands during the Dutch war.

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