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The Road To Mecca (play)
''The Road to Mecca'' is a play by South African playwright Athol Fugard. It was inspired by the story of Helen Martins, who lived in Nieu-Bethesda, Eastern Cape, South Africa and created The Owl House, which is now a National heritage site. Synopsis Miss Helen, a senior South African widow, has been working on an overgrown sculpture garden, which is a dream trip to "Mecca". Pastor Marius urges Helen to move to a senior home. However, Elsa, a Cape Town schoolteacher, arrives to encourage Helen in her art. Productions ''The Road to Mecca'' was presented at the Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut, in May 1984. Directed by Fugard, the cast starred Carmen Mathews (Helen), Marianne Owen (Elsa), and Tom Aldredge (Marius). The play was performed at the National Theatre Littleton Theatre in London in February to July 1985. It was then presented at the Spoleto Festival USA in May 1987, starring Athol Fugard as the Rev. Marius Byleveld, Charlotte Cornwell as Elsa Barlow, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Play (theatre)
A play is a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for theatre, theatrical performance rather than mere Reading (process), reading. The creator of a play is known as a playwright. Plays are staged at various levels, ranging from London's West End theatre, West End and New York City's Broadway theatre, Broadway – the highest echelons of commercial theatre in the English-speaking world – to Regional theater in the United States, regional theatre, community theatre, and academic productions at universities and schools. A stage play is specifically crafted for performance on stage, distinct from works meant for broadcast or cinematic adaptation. They are presented on a stage before a live audience. Some dramatists, notably George Bernard Shaw, have shown little preference for whether their plays are performed or read. The term "play" encompasses the written texts of playwrights and their complete theatrical renditio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actors Equity
The Actors' Equity Association (AEA), commonly called Actors' Equity or simply Equity, is an American labor union representing those who work in live theatrical performance. Performers appearing in live stage productions without a book or through-storyline (vaudeville, cabarets, circuses) may be represented by the American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA). The AEA works to negotiate quality living conditions, livable wages, and benefits for performers and stage managers. A theater or production that is not produced and performed by AEA members may be called "non-Equity". Background Leading up to the Actors' and Producers' strike of 1929, Hollywood and California in general had a series of workers' equality battles that directly influenced the film industry. The films ''The Passaic Textile Strike'' (1926), ''The Miners' Strike'' (1928) and ''The Gastonia Textile Strike'' (1929) gave audience and producers insight into the effect and accomplishments of labor unions and striking.St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathy Bates
Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an American actress. Kathy Bates filmography, Her work spans over five decades, and List of awards and nominations received by Kathy Bates, her accolades include an Academy Awards, Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for a Tony Awards, Tony Award and two British Academy Film Awards. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Bates studied theater at Southern Methodist University before moving to New York City to pursue an acting career. She landed minor stage roles before being cast in her first on-screen role in ''Taking Off (film), Taking Off'' (1971). Her first Off-Broadway stage role was in the play ''Vanities'' (1976). She garnered a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, Tony Award Best Lead Actress in a Play for the Marsha Norman play '''night, Mother'' (1983), and won an Obie Award for her role in Terrence McNally's ''Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Edelstein
Gordon Edelstein is an American theatre director. He was Artistic Director of the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut from 2002 until January 2018, when he was fired following allegations of sexual misconduct. Biography He received a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in History and Religious Studies from Grinnell College in 1976. Prior to assuming artistic leadership of Long Wharf Theatre, Edelstein helmed Seattle’s ACT Theatre for five years. Directing Credits * At the ACT, they "include the American premiere of Martin McDonagh's ''A Skull in Connemara'' (later presented off-Broadway by the Roundabout Theatre Company), the world premiere of Lisette Lecat Ross's ''Scent of the Roses'' with Julie Harris, and the world premiere adaptation of ''God of Vengeance'' by Donald Margulies. His inaugural ACT production of ''Death of a Salesman'' was named "One of the Best Dramas of 1998" by the Seattle Times." [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carla Gugino
Carla Gugino ( ; born August 29, 1971) is an American actress. After early roles in the films '' Troop Beverly Hills'' (1989), '' This Boy's Life'' (1993), '' Son in Law'' (1993), and '' Snake Eyes'' (1998), Gugino received wider recognition for her starring roles in the ''Spy Kids'' trilogy (2001–2003), ''Sin City'' (2005), '' Night at the Museum'' (2006), '' American Gangster'' (2007), '' Righteous Kill'' (2008), '' Race to Witch Mountain'' (2009), Sally Jupiter in ''Watchmen'' (2009), ''Sucker Punch'' (2011), '' Mr. Popper's Penguins'' (2011), '' San Andreas'' (2015), '' Gerald's Game'' (2017), '' Gunpowder Milkshake'' (2021), and '' Lisa Frankenstein'' (2024). Gugino also starred in the crime drama series '' Karen Sisco'' (2003), the science fiction series '' Threshold'' (2005–2006), the crime drama series '' Jett'' (2019), and the supernatural horror miniseries '' The Haunting of Hill House'' (2018), '' The Haunting of Bly Manor'' (2020), and '' The Fall of the House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Dale
Jim Dale (born James Smith; 15 August 1935) is an English actor, composer, director, narrator, singer and songwriter. In the United Kingdom he is known as a pop singer of the 1950s who became a leading actor at the National Theatre. In British film, along with Larry Dann, Angela Douglas, Patricia Franklin, Hugh Futcher, Alexandra Dane, Valerie Leon, Jacki Piper, Anita Harris, Bill Cornelius and others, he is now among the last surviving actors to star in multiple ''Carry On'' films. Dale was also a leading actor on Broadway, where he had roles in ''Scapino'', '' Barnum'', ''Candide'' and ''Me and My Girl''. He also narrated the U.S. audiobooks for all seven novels in the ''Harry Potter'' series, for which he won two Grammy Awards. Dale appeared in the ABC series '' Pushing Daisies'' (2007–2009); he also starred in the Disney film '' Pete's Dragon'' (1977). He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for portraying a young Spike Milligan in '' Adolf Hitler: My Part in His D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosemary Harris
Rosemary Ann Harris (born 19 September 1927) is an English actress. She is the recipient of an Primetime Emmy Award, Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Tony Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and three Laurence Olivier Awards. Harris was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1986, and she won the Special Tony Award, Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre in 2017. Harris began her stage career in 1948, before making her Broadway debut in 1952. For her New York stage work, she is a four-time Drama Desk Award winner and nine-time Tony Award nominee, winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play in for portraying Eleanor of Aquitaine in ''The Lion in Winter'' (1966). Her other Tony-nominated roles were in ''Old Times'' (1972), ''The Royal Family (play), The Royal Family'' (1976), ''Heartbreak House'' (1984), ''Pack of Lies'' (1985), ''Hay Fever (play), Hay Fever'' (1986), ''A Delicate Balance (play), A Delicate Balance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roundabout Theatre Company
The Roundabout Theatre Company is a nonprofit organization, non-profit theatre company based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, affiliated with the League of Resident Theatres. History The company was founded in 1965 by Gene Feist, Michael Fried and Elizabeth Owens. Originally housed at a Chelsea, Manhattan, grocery store, on 26th Street, it moved to the nearby School of Visual Arts#Theatre, 23rd Street Theatre in 1972, performing there until their lease expired in 1984. Following that, Roundabout leased the theatre space at 44 Union Square until that lease expired in 1990. The company then moved into the Criterion Center in Times Square, a two-auditorium complex. Roundabout used the larger Stage Right space as a small Tony Award-eligible theater while the smaller second theater became the first version of the Laura Pels Theatre. Notable productions during Roundabout's tenure at the Criterion include the 1993 revival of Eugene O'Neill's ''Anna Christie'' (featuring Liam Neeson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obie Awards
The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards given since 1956 by ''The Village Voice'' newspaper to theater artists and groups involved in off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions in New York City. Starting just after the 2014 ceremony, the American Theatre Wing became the joint presenter and administrative manager of the Obie Awards. The Obie Awards are considered off-Broadway's highest honor, similar to the Tony Awards for Broadway productions. Background The Obie Awards were initiated by critic Jerry Tallmer and Edwin (Ed) Fancher, publisher of ''The Village Voice,'' who handled the financing and business side of the project. They were first given in 1956 under the direction of Tallmer. Initially, only off-Broadway productions were eligible; in 1964, off-off-Broadway productions were made eligible. The first Obie Awards ceremony was held at Helen Gee's cafe.Aletti, Vince"Helen Gee 1919–2004" ''Village Voice'' (New York City), 12 October 2004, acce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Drama Critics' Circle
The New York Drama Critics' Circle is made up of 23 drama critics from daily newspapers, magazines and wire services based in the New York City metropolitan area. The organization is best known for its annual awards for excellence in theater.Jones, KennethPassing Strange and August: Osage County Win 2007–08 NY Drama Critics Circle Award" playbill.com, May 12, 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2018.Hetrick, Adam"NY Drama Critics' Circle Awards Matilda and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike With Top Honors"playbill.com, May 3, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2018. The organization was founded in 1935 at the Algonquin Hotel by a group that included Brooks Atkinson, Walter Winchell, and Robert Benchley. Adam Feldman of ''Time Out New York'' has been President of the organization since 2005; Zachary Stewart of TheaterMania is currently Vice President, and Helen Shaw of ''The New Yorker'' serves as Treasurer. Member affiliations *'' amNewYork'' *'' The Daily Beast'' *''Deadline Hollywood'' *''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Parichy
Dennis Parichy is an American lighting designer. He won the 1980 Drama Desk Award for ''Talley's Folly'' and the Obie Award in 1981. Career Parichy has designed lighting for 25 Broadway productions since 1976, including: '' The Price'', '' The Tenth Man'', '' Coastal Disturbances'', ''Penn & Teller'', ''Burn This'', '' The Nerd'', ''As Is'', '' Angels Fall'', ''The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'', ''Duet for One'', ''Crimes of the Heart'', '' The Water Engine'', and '' Knock Knock''."Dennis Parichy Credits and Awards" playbillvault.com, accessed September 4, 2015 He has designed for and regional theatres as well. His first Off-Broadway show was ''Little Eyolf'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Hilferty
Susan Hilferty is an American costume designer and scenic designer for theatre, opera, and dance. Biography Early life and education Hilferty grew up in a big family in Arlington, Massachusetts, where her greatest source of joy was the library. "We didn’t have a television," she says. "Reading was my entertainment." says Hilferty, whose interest in art and designing clothing led to her making all of her own clothes by the age of 12. As an undergraduate at Syracuse University, Hilferty majored in painting with a minor in fashion design. She also fulfilled her work-study responsibilities in the school's theatre. She credits her Junior year, studying abroad in London as the experience that led her to designing for the theatre. "I had been in plays as a child, but I’d never actually seen a production onstage. It turned me on to theatre design because I immediately understood how the visuals are an integral part of storytelling. I see myself as a storyteller who happens to use cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
