TRANSGRESSIONS 
Six evenings, six plays-in-process: staged readings of new works.
May 2-6, 2018 | 7pm
HB Playwrights Theatre
124 Bank Street, NYC
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A conversation with 
Barbara Cassidy and Shonna Trinch
Monday, March 26, 7:30PM
HB Playwrights Theater | 124 Bank Street
Suggested donation: $5-$10
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“Seeing Rape” is a course at John Jay College of Criminal Justice taught by Shonna Trinch (a linguist) and Barbara Cassidy (a playwright) examining sexual violence across various disciplines. The students’ final projects are original short plays, from which Trinch and Cassidy choose 5-10 to be performed in the spring by professional actors.
Join Shonna and Barbara for a conversation about the work they do to foster an awareness of the power of creative visions both to analyze and re-imagine the world.
Moderated talk will be followed by a Q&A.
Alicia Rodis, Co-Founder of Intimacy Directors International
For years Intimacy Directors have been choreographing intimate moments & advocating for consensual workspaces in the rehearsal room. In this shifting culture, Intimacy Direction is now becoming a new standard practice. Chat with Alicia Rodis, co-founder of Intimacy Directors International, whose company is at the forefront of this shift. From intimate tension to a tender embrace to full on simulated sex, a conversation of how to tell these stories safely and dynamically.
An evening of songs from the musical theater works of Leonard Bernstein during the worldwide #Bernsteinat100 celebration
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Leonard Bernstein – composer, conductor, educator, musician, cultural ambassador, and humanitarian – is one of the most iconic artists of the 20th century. Bernstein’s steadfast belief in the power of art to lift, transform, delight and educate was his antidote to a world full of violence and unpredictability. A charter member of HB’s Playwrights Foundation and a longtime friend to HB’s founders, HB Studio is thrilled to present this benefit evening with Broadway stars in a tribute to his work, during the worldwide #Bernsteinat100 celebration.
Featuring remarks by ALEXANDER BERNSTEIN, LONNY PRICE and the talents of Broadway stars STEPHEN DEROSA (BWAY: On the Town, Betrayal, The Nance, Hairspray, Into the Woods), STEVEN ENG (OFF BWAY: Pacific Overtures, Chee-Chee; WEST END: The King and I), MELISSA ERRICO (BWAY: Anna Karenina, My Fair Lady, High Society, Dracula, White Christmas, Amour), ALI EWOLDT (BWAY: Phantom of the Opera, The King and I, Les Misérables), CHILINA KENNEDY (BWAY: Beautiful, Jesus Christ Superstar), TRACEY MICHAILIDIS (BWAY: Beauty and the Beast; OFF-BWAY: Ethel Sings; NAT’L TOUR: Fun Home), CARL-MICHAEL OGLE (Regional: Showboat (Citi Performing Arts Center), The Wiz (Fiddlehead Theatre Company), West Side Story(FTC), ELIZA SIMPSON (Off-Broadway: The Woodsman (59E59 Theaters), NY: The Mysteries (The Flea Theater), Kapowi Gogo (The PIT, Time Out NY Critics Pick), Three Sisters (HIT)), CHRISTINE TOY JOHNSON (BWAY: The Music Man (Revival), Grease! (Revival), Chu Chem), and TONY YAZBECK (BWAY: Prince of Broadway, Finding Neverland, On the Town, Chicago, White Christmas, Gypsy, A Chorus Line), with musical directors MICHAEL DANSICKER (BWAY: The Times They Are A-Changin’, Piaf, Good, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Iceman Cometh, Singin’ in the Rain) and Grammy Award-winning JOHN MCDANIEL (BWAY: Bonnie and Clyde, Catch Me If You Can, Brooklyn, Annie Get Your Gun ,Taboo, Chicago, Grease, Patti LuPone on Broadway, Company). Directed by ROBERT MCQUEEN, esteemed HB faculty and Director of New Musical Development for Toronto’s Musical Stage Company. McQueen’s many directing credits include Man of La Mancha (Startford Festival), Forest Boy (NYMF), The Wild Party, Falsettos, Caroline, Or Change, The Light in the Piazza, The Magic Flute (Vancouver Opera), Hair and Pal Joey.
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By Julie McKee 
Directed by Jean Randich
A Staged Reading
Saturday & Sunday, January 27 & 28 | 7 pm
First Floor Studio | 120 Bank Street, New York
Free | RSVP at eventbrite.com
1942. New Zealand is under threat of a Japanese invasion. Louise MacGregor, formidable scientist, is sent in search of Pterocladia Lucida, a simple seaweed to aid the war effort. May Smith, an untried youngster, is plucked to assist the prickly botanist as a sketch artist. But having only recently discovered her Maori heritage, May has other questions and struggles to meet Louise’s rigorous demands. Inspired by Lucy B. Moore’s wartime mission to scour the wilds of New Zealand’s coast for the weed, “The Secret Life of Seaweed” tells the story of two women who learn to feel deeply about each other in a time when expressing feelings of unbearable emotional sadness was forbidden for the good of all.
Featuring James Hallett*, Siw Laurent, Johanna Leister*, Donna Svennevik, with stage directions by Andrew Plimpton.
The Secret Life of Seaweed is a commission by The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation of Science and Technology and The Ensemble Studio Theatre.
*Appearing courtesy of Actors Equity/Aftra.
*Photo credit Donna Svennevik
Please join us Sunday, January 14, at 3pm in the HB Playwrights Theatre for a Memorial for Earle Hyman. Space is limited, please RSVP by January 9 to Sara Kuntz, via email (skuntz@hbstudio.org) or phone (212-989-6540).
Meet the Catalan Artists 
Copresented by HB Studio and Institut Ramon Llull
Featuring five socially engaged female artists from Catalonia who will be sharing presentations of their work:
Lali Álvarez (playwright, poet, stage director)
Cláudia Cedó (playwright & director)
Anna Giribet (theater artist & programmer)
Ariadna Peya (choreographer, dancer, teacher)
Xesca Salvà (set designer & theater artist)
Presentations will be followed by a Q&A with the audience.
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 | 7pm
HB Playwrights Theatre | 124 Bank Street
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LALI ÁLVAREZ: I work as a playwright, poet, stage director and community-projects developer, having studied philosophy at Universitat de Barcelona and stage directing and playwriting at Institut del Teatre. I often participate in text theatre, street theatre, and in community projects, with my work revolving around social and political issues. I am the current artistic director at the HUI BASA Collective, through which I hold the resident artist position at Nau Ivanow in Barcelona. The collective is now working on Tha Zpar (The Stand Still) a street-theatre show about how we manage fear and violence, which will premiere in September 2018 at FiraTàrrega, and on Privilege, a theatre documentary about the concept of privilege, to premiere in July 2019 at the Barcelona Grec Festival. As a playwright and stage director, I have put on Ragazzo (2015) and Barcelona (against the wall) (2016), both based on true stories, and both on tour. I have been honored with various awards such as the Serra d’Or Critics Award (best show 2015 for Ragazzo) and the Recomana Critics Award (best show for young audience 2016 for Ragazzo).
www.lalialvarezgarriga.com
By Jośe Rivera.
Directed by David Deblinger.
Two Nights Only:
Friday, Dec. 1, and Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017 | 7PM
HB Playwrights Theatre | 124 Bank Street
$250 Premiere Tickets
$125 Priority Tickets
$25 HB Student Tickets
Join HB for a staged reading of Jose Rivera’s fanciful play, following the adventures of Maricela and her brother Riccardo as they save the world from weather catastrophe. Directed by David Deblinger, HB faculty member and co-founder of the Labyrinth Theater Company.
Featuring Vanessa Aspillaga – star of the Pulitzer-prize winning drama ANNA IN THE TROPICS on Broadway.
Also featuring the talents of Oscar A. L. Cabrera, Paula Pizzi, Johnny Sanchez, Ron Orbach, Glenda Delli, Beethovan Oden, and Satoshi Deleanu.
Don’t miss this exciting and fun, whirl-wind adventure! A portion of proceeds from this reading will be donated towards The Hispanic Federation’s UNIDOS Disaster Relief & Recovery Program to meet Hurricane Maria-related needs and recovery in Puerto Rico.
Book & Lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner
Composer: Frederick Loewe
7PM | Fri, Sat & Sun | Nov 10, 11 & 12, 2017
HB Playwrights Theatre, 124 Bank St. | FREE
Directed by Robert McQueen
This autumn HB Studio presents a celebration of the work of musical theater writers Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. Not Far From Where We Were Before features a company of actors from the HB Musical Theater Studio Practice program. The evening includes scenes and songs from Lerner and Loewe’s most iconic musicals, such as My Fair Lady and Camelot, as well as earlier, lesser known work. Join us for an evening that honors two of the most important, beloved and celebrated voices in the American musical theater canon.
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Lynda Crawford has three plays in performance – The Audit at Urban Stages (performances through March 16) and both The Wonderer and Artificial Light at the Chain Theatre’s Spark Theatre Festival (single performance March 16).
Praying for Shakespeare, written and performed by Eric Weiner, plays at The Barrow Group Solo Show Festival on April 6 at 3:30pm.
Kathleen Files performs in An Ideal Husband at Lyndhurst Mansion in Tarrytown, NY, through March 30.
Ginger Grace appears in her interactive performance piece The First Ladies Coalition for Women’s History Month at the Moving Forward Together: Women Inspiring Generations Festival in Queens, NY from March 8-22, as well as Dave Brubeck Hall in Wilton, CT, on March 23.
Michelle Park stars in Truth Be Told at The Gene Frankel Theatre through March 9.
Mio Nakanishi performs in Avenue Q at Cultural Arts Playhouse on March 9 at 7pm and March 15 at 8pm.
John L. Payne performs in an upcoming production of The Taming of the Shrew with Frog and Peach Theater Company at American Theatre of Actors through March 23.
Chad Kaydo‘s play I’m Repeating Myself finishes its run at The Brick from March 4-6 at 8pm.
Techno Diva (UK link), directed by and starring Mare Costello, begins streaming on Amazon Prime.
Andrew R. Heinze has been awarded a New Jersey State Council for the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship, a $17,000 award to be used for further artistic exploration.
Nancy Redman stars in You Can’t Teach a Fish to Whistle at New York Theater Festival’s Hudson Guild Theater from February 27 – March 2.
Patrice Burkes performs in Akeelah & The Bee at Little Theatre in Raleigh NC through Feb 23.
Hari Bhaskar and Youlim Nam star in Just a Yellow Cab in New York City as part of Chain Theatre’s Winter One-Act Festival. The one-act play was written by Nim and directed by three-time Emmy winner Cady McClain. The final performance takes place Feb 18 at 8:30pm – show is part of Program #4.
Kevin Cheng will perform alongside Elizabeth McBryde in his play Dear Diary, part of Chain Theatre’s Winter One-Act Festival on Feb 22 at 5pm. Use code: DIARY25 for $19 tickets – show is part of Program #9.
Chris Jaymes recently starred in the two-hander The Saviour at Mānoa Valley Theater.
Fred Gordon‘s play I AM THE WOLF, a thriller set in modern-day Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, will be performed at New York Theater Festival’s Hudson Guild Theater on Feb 3 at 6:15pm, Feb 7 at 9pm, and Feb 9 at 3:30pm.
Katherine O’Sullivan is featured in An Chathair Mhór (Big City), screening at the Big Apple Film Festival on Nov 20 at 3:00pm at the LOOK Dine-In Cinema.
Raymond Turturro‘s film The Swan Way was accepted to the Big Apple Film Festival. It’s NYC Premiere on Nov 18 at 8:30pm at the LOOK Dine-In Cinema.
Moshe Henderson directs E.G.G. by Emile Aslan Lacheny, featuring HB Artist: KiYonna Carr, Annie Kefalas, Ash (Sound Designer) performing at the Tank, Nov 12–23. In an apocalyptic future, four survivors find an enigmatic young girl guarding a massive egg she claims holds humanity’s future, forcing them to confront faith, doubt, and despair as they wrestle with the impossible.
Beverly O’Regan Thiele performs in Imagine: America, a concert of uplifting Americana and Country songs to help us get through these stressful pre-election times. With jazz, studio guitarist Monroe Quinn. Part of their Tuesday Night Performance Series, “In the Sanctuary”. Performance is on Oct 29 at 7:00pm at Rutgers Presbyterian Church.
Eric Roffman speaks in a dive about eXtended Reality and an introduction into what AI can do (and should not be allowed to do), XR (& AI) Today & for The Next Four Years. The emphasis is on aspects of story-making and story-telling, for actors, directors, writers, producers, and other creative artists.
Raymond Turturro‘s film The Swan Way was accepted to the Orlando Film Festival, playing Nov 2 at 2pm and Nov 5 at 8pm at the CMX Cinemas Plaza Café in Downtown Orlando.
Renée Stork, who studies with Michael Beckett, recently appeared in a recurring role as Judge Whitney on the season finale of NBC’s Law & Order. She guest starred as Rachel Picaggli in the 4th season finale of FBI: Most Wanted on CBS. Renée will also appear as Ruth Hill in the highly anticipated mini series, The Penguin which begins streaming on Max in September 2024.
Jennifer Stepanyk plays Daisy in Eugene Ionesco’s Rhinoceros at The Slipper Room. Runs Oct 26–Nov 3.
Ted Brunetti co-stars in Law & Order: Organized Crime.
Pat Dwyer co-stars in Allan Piper’s absurdist black comedy/horror feature, eVil Sublet (as in East Village Sublet). Available now on Prime, Fandango and On-Demand/Spectrum. A dark hilarious romp through the horrors of Manhattan Real Estate featuring TV legend, Sally Struthers in her genre debut.