Company in the News March 2023

See what PlayGround-NY Writers and Company are up to this March!

Betsy Rosen is making her Broadway debut in LIFE OF PI as Richard Parker, the Bengal Tiger, as well as many other puppetry animals in the show. Previews begin March 9th at the Schoenfeld Theater, with Opening on March 30th. Tickets are available on the website and TodayTix.

Dana Leslie Goldstein‘s full-length play GO DOWN, MOSES will be presented at The New York Society for Ethical Culture on March 10th and 12th, as part of their Ethics and the Theater Series. The play is a past finalist in the Jewish Plays Project’s regional and national contests. In addition, Dana’s short play FRAGILE will be produced by the Red Brick Theatre in Manchester, England in March and April.

On March 17th, join multi-hyphenate artist Rebbekah Vega-Romero at Chelsea Table + Stage for her first solo show as she explores the archetype of the ingenue. Through a range of classic musical theatre tunes, alongside the jazz and Cuban influences that she grew up with, Rebbekah celebrates the wonder-filled perspective of the innocent characters she plays, while challenging the restrictions placed upon young women in theatre. Music direction by Drew Wutke, direction by Eric Michael Gillet, and featuring guest stars Ramona Mallory, Maria Cristina Posada Slye, and Zach Schanne. Get a ticket here!

Jayne Deely‘s DECOLONIZING YOUR MIND WITH WALTER MERCADO will be featured at the American Stage Lift Every Voice New Play Festival, running March 3rd – 5th at the James Museum in St. Petersburg, FL. Buy tickets here.

Kathryn Ryan‘s one-act play, WHAT HELP LOOKS LIKE, will be presented at the Play Lab at the 2023 Annual Valdez Theatre Conference, June 10-17, in Valdez Alaska.

Stanley William Hathaway‘s 10-minute play will be performed by The West Milford Players.

Sarah Guilbault (she/they) recently published three poems with corporeal magazine.

Austin Ku’s latest audiobook co-narration, Tell Me Pleasant Things About Immortality by Lindsay Wong, was recently released by Penguin Canada Audio. Next up he will be playing a principal role in a new musical in development in NYC about the ancient Greek myth of Medusa.

Rachael Richman is excited for the upcoming release of two films she performs in. “Part murder mystery, part spiritual quest,” THE KARAMAZOVS is a feature length film, a freewheeling modern distillation of the Dostoevsky novel, and a response to the pandemic shut down of the original theater piece co-created by the ensemble and performed at the New Ohio Theater. Check out the trailer here. JANELLE’S BABY is a short film following a woman compelled to extremes by her desire to have a child. Check out the website and teaser here.