Polish Laboratory Theatre

Blessed Unrest, an award-winning physical theatre company, enters its 23rd season with a world premiere of MISCONCEPTIONS, a new play by the Emmy-nominated playwright Steve Wangh (The Laramie Project), directed by Jessica Burr.

Scottish theatre makers Company of Wolves have announced their staging of Achilles a passionate and energetic new solo show from Ewan Downie at Glasgow's Citizens Theatre. Achilles tells the story of the greatest hero of the Greeks during the Trojan War: how his best friend is killed by the champion of the Trojans, his desperate grief, and his terrible vengeance.

Company of Wolves presents Achilles, created and performed by Ewan Downie. This heart-stopping fusion of storytelling, dance and song re-imagines the Greek myth, telling of a man's exorcism: a burning out of his vulnerability, his rage, and his humanity.

Jean-Rene Toussaint is a French-born director, actor, and voice teacher. He is the creator of a distinct school of vocal training for performing artists and therapists - a technique he has dubbed Stemwerk in Dutch - and is the founder and head of a training center in Rotterdam in the Netherlands and in Avanos-Cappadocie in Turkey. This Fall, Toussaint will present 3 workshops in New York City.

Jean-Rene Toussaint is a French-born director, actor, and voice teacher. He is the creator of a distinct school of vocal training for performing artists and therapists - a technique he has dubbed Stemwerk in Dutch - and is the founder and head of a training center in Rotterdam in the Netherlands and in Avanos-Cappadocie in Turkey. This Fall, Toussaint will present 3 workshops in New York City.

The Arches' project Conflux presents the return of SURGE, Scotland's 3rd annual festival of street arts, physical theatre and circus, bringing to Glasgow a raft of new work from Scottish and international companies and artists. Highlights include an exclusive set of shows from transformational French performer and sculptor Olivier De Sagazan, open air intervention from Australia's notorious tactical street art group pvi collective and aquatic themed street theatre fun for all from Fish Out of Water.

International performing artist Marjorie Hayes will present the Southwest regional premiere of Taking Chances - A Cabaret with Marjorie Hayes as part of the Out of the Loop Fringe Festival March 3-6, 2011 at Addison Theatre Centre, 15650 Addison Road in Addison, Texas. This show features an eclectic mix of spirited and potent songs given heart by Hayes' earthy voice. Hayes rocks the house with working class story songs and joyous numbers from musical theater as well as pop hits by James Taylor, Elton John and Leonard Cohen

WaterTower Theatre Producing Artistic Director Terry Martin today announced the line-up for the 2011 Out of the Loop Fringe Festival, March 3-13 at the Addison Theatre Centre.

A series of symposia, screenings, and special events will complement the schedule for Lincoln Center Festival 09 which opens this Tuesday night, July 7, with the U.S. premiere of Le Theatre du Soleil's compassionate Les Éphémères, staged by Ariane Mnouchkine, and the N.Y. premiere of Ivanov by Anton Chekhov, performed by Budapest's Katona József Theatre and staged by Tamás Ascher.

Peter Rose, who with Charles Moulton, Tim Miller, and Charles Dennis, helped to found Performance Space 122, will take that theatre's stage for Cleansing the Senses, a performance for one actor. The show will be presented from May 18th through May 28th