The Signature Theatre Company has revealed initial plans for seven productions, including a world premiere by Edward Albee, during its upcoming inaugural season at the new Signature Center. Signature veterans such as Michael Urie, Lois Smith and Frank Wood donned hard hats during a September 28 press conference in the theater's still-under-construction space as board member Edward Norton took to the podium to speak about the company's future.
“I have no words to describe how exciting it is to be involved as a part of this journey,” Norton said, noting the new building will allow the company to explore playwrights' work in the manner similar to art museums displaying the works of famous painters. “We’ve never had the opportunity to examine bodies of work in the theater in the same way that we have come to expect from other cultural forms of expression. The theater needed an institution in which you could see the works of Edward Albee or Tony Kushner examined as a landscape in their own right.”
The company will launch its previously announced Residency One series of works from South African playwright Athol Fugard with a production of Blood Knot directed by Fugard himself ...
Friday, September 30, 2011
Edward Norton Previews Inaugural Season at Signature Center, Featuring New Play From Edward Albee
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