http://www.adamkraar.com Playwright Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:23:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Empire of the Trees, produced this season by Wizard Oil Productions, is one of six nominees for Outstanding Full-Length Script by the New York Innovative Theatre Awards. The winner will be announced in September. http://www.adamkraar.com/wordpress/empire-of-the-trees-nominated-for-outstanding-new-script-ny-innovative-theatre-awards.html The Playwrights' Center will welcome six playwrights into its Core Writer program in the 2010-11 season: Andy Bragen, Christina Ham, Adam Kraar, Mona Mansour, Mat Smart, and renewing Core Writer Victoria Stewart. The Core Writers, a group of 20 to 30 playwrights appointed for renewable three-year terms, have access to the ... http://www.adamkraar.com/wordpress/selected-for-core-membership-at-the-playwrights-center.html "Nicely conceived." -- The New York Times "Adam Kraar's "Wild Terrain" presents Henry and Marion, an elderly couple facing their fear of death during a visit to an outdoor sculpture exhibit. ...Kraar and his talented cast make us feel the lonely terror of vanishing into the fog of age."  -- Backstage Directed ... http://www.adamkraar.com/wordpress/wild-terrain-selected-for-est-marathon-of-one-act-plays.html WIZARD OIL PRODUCTIONS presents EMPIRE OF THE TREES from April 22 - April 30th, at the Abingdon Theatre. From the review in Theater Scene.net:  "It is not every day in New York that we can so easily travel, without visa or ticket, to the porch of a villa in the Indian ... http://www.adamkraar.com/wordpress/empire-of-the-trees-begins-performances-april-22.html Captain Abalone, originally produced at HB Playwrights Theatre, was recently published in BEST AMERICAN SHORT PLAYS 2002-03, available from Applause Books.  Hearts and Minds, workshopped at the Lark Playwrights' Center, was just published in BEST AMERICAN SHORT PLAYS 2006-07, also available from Applause Books.   http://www.adamkraar.com/wordpress/captain-abalone-to-be-included-in-best-short-plays.html My new play, GORGEOUS INTENTIONS, will be given a reading at LaMama Experimental Theatre Cafe on January 12th at 7:30 pm. The reading will be directed by Michael Pressman, and features Katie Atcheson, Frances Chewning, Sarah Garza, Bryant Mason, Ben Masur, Tuck Milligan and Janet Zarish.  LaMama ETC is located at ... http://www.adamkraar.com/wordpress/gorgeous-intentions-reading-at-lamama-on-january-12th.html A bill of four one-act comedies, BALD LIES, WILD CRIES AND OTHER ACTS OF LOVE begins performances October 31st at ALLIANCE REPERTORY COMPANY in North Hollywood.  The one-acts include Laundry and Lies (recently published in Applause Books Best American Short Plays), The Infant Society, Love on the B-Line and The Turnover.  The ... http://www.adamkraar.com/wordpress/alliance-repertory-presents-bald-lies-wild-cries-and-other-acts-of-love.html On October 14th at 7:30 pm and October 17th at 4 pm, ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE will present readings of EMPIRE OF THE TREES.  Cast includes:  Quincy Dunn-Baker, Sanjiv Jhaveri, Anne Purcell and David Sajadi; directed by Giovanna Sardelli. EST is at 549 West 52nd Street.  Click here for directions.  For reservations, call ... http://www.adamkraar.com/wordpress/empire-of-the-trees-designated-multistages-new-works-finalist.html Applause Books has published a scene from my play FREEDOM HIGH in their collection DUO! The Best Scenes for Two for the 21st Century. http://www.adamkraar.com/wordpress/freedom-high-in-duo-the-best-scenes-for-two-for-the-21st-century.html The Inkwell Theatre will present 20-minute excerpts of "six of the most daring plays in The Inkwell's selection pool" - including EMPIRE OF THE TREES - at the Kennedy Center's Page to Stage Festival on Sept. 7th at 2 PM EMPIRE OF THE TREES is set in India, in the fall of 1963.  It ... http://www.adamkraar.com/wordpress/kennedy-center-page-to-stage-festival-includes-empire-of-the-trees.html