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Reviews are in for "Yosemite"!
Critics call “Yosemite,” “another rich, melancholy, aching work from the pen of Daniel Talbott, whose talent just seems to keep on growing.”
LEAP AND THE NET WILL APPEAR joins Rattlestick Tongues
First of the year! Chana Porter’s “Leap and the Net Will Appear” at Cherry Lane Theatre and Rattlestick Playwrights Theater’s reading series.
PSALM 151 joins Rattlestick Tongues
Next up: Len Jenkin’s “Psalm 151” at Cherry Lane Theatre and Rattlestick Playwrights Theater’s reading series.
"HORSEDREAMS" extends!
Dael Orlandersmith’s play will now run through December 17th!
BUZZ joins Rattlestick Tongues
Next up: Benjamin Kunkel’s “Buzz” at Cherry Lane Theatre and Rattlestick Playwrights Theater’s reading series.
FOO FABLE joins Rattlestick Tongues
Next up: David Van Asselt’s “Foo Fable” at Cherry Lane Theatre and Rattlestick Playwrights Theater’s reading series.
"Asuncion" extends!
Jesse Eisenberg’s play will now run through December 18th!
Rattlestick and Cherry Lane announce a joint Reading Series!
“Rattlestick Tongues” will be held Tuesday afternoons at Cherry Lane Theatre. November’s playwrights will include Erin Courtney, Lyle Kessler and David Bar Katz.
Reviews are in for "Asuncion"!
Critics call Jesse Eisenberg’s play “a funny and insightful character study, staged with just the right amount of zip and zing.”
Tickets to "Asuncion" are now on sale!
Buy tickets today to our next play, written by Jesse Eisenberg and directed by Kip Fagan.
F*!@CKING GOOD CAST!
We’re accumulating casts of amazing actors in our F*@CKING GOOD PLAYS FESTIVAL.
F*!@CKING GOOD PLAYS II!
Rattlestick presents another exciting festival of readings from new and emerging playwrights.
An Evening with Ashley Gates Jansen!
June 30th at 7pm: Ashley Gates Jansen’s “That Fierce Embrace: my journey with mental illness and mysticism.”
Rattlestick's 2011-2012 Season!
Our 17th Season features world premiere plays by Jesse Eisenberg, David Adjmi, Dael Orlandersmith, José Rivera, Daniel Talbott, and Dan Klores.
Theater Hall of Fame Honors Rattlestick's Daniel Talbott!
Daniel Talbott receives Theater Hall of Fame Fellowship for Emerging Theater Artists.
The Indie Theater Companion Profiles Rattlestick Artists
Check out these profiles of Denis Butkus, Jessica Dickey, Julie Kline, and Daniel Talbott.
Reviews are in for "Carson McCullers Talks About Love"!
Suzanne Vega’s play is called “beautifully rendered and marvelously performed.”
Opening Night: Carson McCullers Talks About Love
Check out the photos from Suzanne Vega’s Opening Night Party at Dublin6!
Rattlestick at the Awards!
Congratulations on nominations and awards from the Drama Desk and the Drama League!
INTERVIEWS: Vega on Carson!
Check out Suzanne Vega’s interviews with the “New York Times” and “American Theatre Magazine.”
Get ready for "Carson McCullers Talks About Love"!
On March 30th, Suzanne Vega performs live at The Greene Space.
Remaining Performances for "The Hallway Trilogy!"
Tickets are still available for Rose and Paraffin! Buy today!
"The Hallway Trilogy" Extends!!
Adam Rapp’s trilogy will now run through March 27th.
Opening Night: The Hallway Trilogy
Check out the photos from Adam Rapp’s Trilogy’s Opening Night Party at Dublin6!
Coming Soon...theaterjam III!
Rattlestick will present yet another all day jam session of downtown theater artists this spring!
March Evening Reading Series Announced!
Next up: Halley Feiffer’s “How to Make Friends and then Kill Them.”
THE TRANSPARENCY OF VAL returns to the Brown Bag Lunch Reading Series
Stephen Belber’s play is back at the Brown Bag Lunch Reading Series.
RABBI RABINO starts January 5th!
Rattlestick and PS 122 present a new work that brings “the Rabbi’s World” to the stage.
December Evening Reading Series Announced!
Next up: Erica Schmidt’s “Girls Turn Red.”
THE TRANSPARENCY OF VAL joins the Brown Bag Lunch Reading Series
Next up: Stephen Belber’s “The Transparency of Val.”
PHOTOS: "There Are No More Big Secrets" Opens!
Check out Playbill.com’s coverage of Heidi Schreck’s opening!
AUTUMN opens the Brown Bag Lunch Reading Series
First up in the Series: Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlich’s “Autumn”.
Rattlestick is JAMMIN' again!
A one day benefit featuring Rattlestick’s favorite playwrights, actors, and directors!
"underneathmybed" extends!
Florencia Lozano’s play will now run through October 16th.
"underneathmybed" Video Preview!
Check out the video preview for our newest show!
Ashley Gates Jansen offers talk at Rattlestick!
“That Fierce Embrace: my journey with mental illness and mysticism” will be held on Tuesday, September 28th at 7pm.
Florencia Lozano featured in the New York Times!
The playwright of “underneathmybed” talks about her new play!
"Slipping" Gets Published!
Our hit play from 2009, “Slipping” by Daniel Talbott, has been published by Dramatists Play Service!
"Little Doc" Video Review!
Take a look at Time Out New York’s video review of “Little Doc.”
THE TRUTH WILL OUT joins the Evening Reading Series
Next up: Jordan Seavey’s “The Truth Will Out.”
Rattlestick's 2010-2011 Season!
Rattlestick’s 16th Anniversary Season features plays by Dan Klores, Heidi Schreck, Florencia Lozano, Suzanne Vega, and Adam Rapp.
YOSEMITE joins the Evening Reading Series
Next up: Daniel Talbott’s “Yosemite.”
FAREWELL UNDERTAKER joins the Evening Reading Series
Next up: Napoleon Ellsworth’s “Farewell Undertaker.”
Annie Baker's The Aliens is Extended!
“The Aliens” gets five more performances!
The Aliens in The New York Times
From The New York Times Arts Section, Friday April 23, 2010
Opening Night The Aliens
Check out the photos from The Aliens’ Opening Night Party at Dublin6!
LANDESCAPERS joins the Evening Reading Series
Next up in the Evening Reading Series: Kevin O’Donnell’s “LandEscapers”.
THE ALIENS in the Village Voice!
Read Alexis Soloski’s interview with playwright Annie Baker. From The Village Voice, Tuesday, April 6 2010.
Come Jam at Rattlestick!
A one day festival featuring Rattlestick’s favorite playwrights, actors and directors to benefit our 15th Anniversery Season!
Opening Night Blind
Check out the photos from the Blind Opening Night Party at Dublin6!
THE AMBASSADORS joins the Evening Reading Series
Next up in the Evening Reading Series: Jesse Eisenberg’s “The Ambassadors”.
BABY BUMP joins the Evening Reading Series
Next up in the Evening Reading Series: Billy Finnegan’s “Baby Bump,” directed by Alex Timbers.
F*!@CKING GOOD PLAYS! (festival)
Rattlestick’s brand-new festival of readings from new and emerging playwrights.
POST NO BILLS extended through December 19th!
Extended due to critical acclaim and popular demand! Click “read more” to see the full list of performance dates.
Opening Night Post No Bills
Check out the photos from the Post No Bills Opening Night Party at Dublin6!
December Evening Reading Series Announced
Next up in the Evening Reading Series: Matthew Schneck’s “The Real Meaning of Things,” directed by John Rando.
November Evening Reading Series Announced
Our Evening Reading Series continues with Anna Ziegler’s “Photograph 51,” directed by Daniella Topol.
A Mando and Michael Shoot
From the creators of the upcoming “Post No Bills.” Click below to watch!
Musical Mix 'n Mingle Series
The Music of Robert Lee & Leon Ko. Featuring BD Wong and other Special Musical Guests.
Exciting Reviews for KILLERS AND OTHER FAMILY
Show extended through October 17th! Village Voice raves, “Excellent, Gripping, and Ambitious…”
October Evening Reading Series Dates Announced
Featuring readings of new plays by Steven Drukman and Kara Manning, directed by Craig Lucas and Ethan McSweeny.
UP NEXT: Lucy Thurber's KILLERS AND OTHER FAMILY
Cast is announced. Starts September 17th! Tickets on sale now.
2009 - 2010 Season is Announced!
Rattlestick’s 15th Anniversary Season features plays by Lucy Thurber, Mando Alvarado, Craig Wright and Annie Baker.
THE AMISH PROJECT now playing through July 12th!
Extended due to critical acclaim and popular demand! Click “read more” to see the full list of performance dates.
Reviews are coming in for THE AMISH PROJECT!
High praise from the New York Times, Backstage and more…
15th Anniversary Musical Mix 'N Mingle Series
Rattlestick’s Kicks off it 15th Anniversary Musical Mix ‘N Mingle Series with Jenny Giering on June 29, 2009
Get an Inside Look at The Amish Project on Youtube
Click on this link to view the YouTube Promotional Video
Drama Desk nomination for LADY!
Craig Wright’s LADY is now also Drama Desk nominated for Outstanding Play!
Starting June 4th: THE AMISH PROJECT.
The Amish Project was a standout production in 2008 FrinceNYC. A fictional exploration of true events, The Amish Project is the story of a schoolhouse shooting in an Amish community, and the path of forgiveness and compassion forged in its wake.
Rattlestick's LADY is Drama League nominated for Distinguished Production of a Play!
Rattlestick is thrilled to announce that our hit production of Craig Wright’s LADY has been Drama League nominated for Distinguished Production of a Play!
the stageFARM comes to Rattlestick
Rattlestick is proud to host one of New York’s most exciting theater companies, the stageFARM, as they present the world premiere of the newest play from Mark Schultz, the Gingerbread House.
Next Two Installments of Evening Reading Series!
The next two installments of Rattlestick’s exciting Evening Reading Series have been announced!
IDAHO/DEAD IDAHO
Sam Hunter’s IDAHO/DEAD IDAHO is next up in Rattlestick’s new Evening Reading Series.
That Pretty Pretty in the New York Times
From The New York Times Arts Section, Sunday February 8, 2009
Read Time Out New York's feature on Sheila Callaghan
Time Out NY features Sheila in its issue on stands this week.
Mando Alavarado's Post No Bills
Rattlestick’s next installment of our new Evening Reading Series Mando Alavarado’s Post No Bills.
Pretty, Pretty Cast Announced.
Rattlestick is pleased to announce the cast for the upcoming world premiere of Sheila Callaghan’s That Pretty Pretty; or, The Rape Play.
Talk-back series featuring Iraq War veterans!
Rattlestick Theater is pleased to announced in conjunction with our current hit premiere of Stephen Belber’s Geometry of Fire, a series of post-performance talk backs to be moderated by Iraqi war veterans and officials from the Manhattan Vet Center.
Don't Miss Geometry of Fire
Critics are raving about the “gripping drama” Geometry of Fire
New Photos Posted!
Rattlestick has (finally!) updated its archives, and photo’s from last season’s openings and benefits have been posted!
Click below to see Pictures from:
Jeffrey DeMunn Joins Geometry of Fire.
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Tony-nominated actor Jeffrey DeMunn will replace the previously announced Reed... |
Geometry of Fire is Coming....
Rattlestick is proud to continue our 14th season with Stephen Belber’s Geometry of Fire!
Last Chance to See Corpus Christi
Performances run through Sunday October 26. Get your tickets today!
Last chance to see LADY!
After enjoying a near sold-out run, the Craig Wright’s much acclaimed new play LADY will be ending it’s extended run Saturday, October 11th.
LADY opens to dynamite reviews! Read the RAVES!
Rattlestick has kicked off our 14th season with a bang. Craig Wright’s Lady is drawing strong praise from NYC critics and audiences.
Terrence McNally's Corpus Christi comes to Rattlestick this October
Terrence McNally’s play, Corpus Christi, returns to the stage in remembrance of Matthew Shepard’s death, which garnered national attention to violence and hate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
LADY begins at Rattlestick!
Craig Wright’s LADY begins the run of its New York premiere at Rattlestick starting August 28th!
2008 - 09 Season is Announced!
2008 – 09 Season is Announced! Plays by Craig Wright, Stephen Belber, Sheila Callaghan and, with the stageFARM, Mark Schultz.
CANARY!
CANARY is here! See the newest offering from Rattlestick’s DirtyWorks sereis!
Pre-Gala Committee Party at Max Lang Gallery
A selection of photos from the May 20, 2008
Pre-Gala Benefit Committee Party Celebrating our upcoming October 6, 2008 Gala Benefit at Caroline’s on Broadway
Steve & Idi - NOW OPEN!
Rattlestick’s daring new world premiere production of David Grimm’s STEVE & IDI (Click Here for Tickets!) is now open! Come check it out!
Casting for David Grimm's STEVE AND IDI announced!
Playwright David Grimm will appear in his own new work Steve & Idi at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. . .
Join us for our DirtyWorks Reading Series March 5-17
Rattlestick presents 2 weeks of new plays in The DirtyWorks Reading Series 2008
Rattlestick Newsletters
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Rattlestick goes to WAR! Jan. 31st...
The cast and creative team for Lars Norén’s WAR is set! The most produced playwright in Europe gears up to get to work with Rattlestick…
Watch Rattlestick Videos on YouTube
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Rattlestick July 2007 Newsletter
Rattlestick is pleased to announce its 13th Anniversary Season, the most ambitious season to date, with four new productions.
Announcement of Rattlestick's 07-08 Season
We have a very ambitious season planned for 2007/08 with four new productions scheduled, from Adam Rapp, Noah Haidle, Lars Norén and David Grimm
Rattlestick Wins 2007 Ross Wetzsteon Memorial OBIE Award
Rattlestick Wins 2007 Ross Wetzsteon Memorial OBIE Award
Lars Norén Declares War on Genocide
Rattlestick is very excited to bring Sweden’s most prominent and widely produced playwright, Lars Norén to America with the American debut of his play War.
HOLA honors Rattlestick’s Florencia Lozano and Vanessa Aspillage!
Florencia Lozano and Vanessa Aspillage receive HOLA Awards for “underneathmybed.”
Special showing of "HALLWAY TRILOGY"!
An exclusive performance of Adam Rapp’s trilogy at a handicapped accessible venue.
Rattlestick Announces April 2009 Dates for the Evening Reading Series
The reading series is Rattlestick’s newest initiative to assist emerging playwrights by allowing them to hear their work out loud, and in front of an audience.
OLD CROW CONFESSIONS
Come out for a free evening of theater at Rattlestick with Joseph Gomez of THAT PRETTY PRETTY...
Watch NYT Audio Slideshow with Sheila Callaghan
Eric Piepenburg interviews playwright Sheila Callghan for the New York Times
New!!! Evening Reading Series
The inaugural evening of Rattlestick’s Evening Reading Series series will be a presentation of Joe Kraemer’s Dangerous People. Directed by David Auburn (Proof).
David Grimm's Steve & Idi now in Previews
Rattlestick concludes its 13th season with Steve & Idi, a new comedy by David Grimm, directed by Eleanor Holdridge, which will have a limited run through May 24.
WAR is here! Fest of Norén related Events around NYC. . .
Previews have begun for our latest production, Lars Noréns’ WAR. Opening is February 11th, Preview Benefit is February 5th February 5th. Save the date!
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