The 10th anniversary production of The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway, was presented by Montblanc at the American Airlines Theatre on Monday, November 14. Writers included Rachel Axler, David Lindsay-Abaire, Terrence McNally, Lynn Nottage, and Doug Wright. Directors were Derek Cianfrance, Peter Ellenstein, Thomas Kail, and Josie Rourke. Musical acts were provided by Laura Bell [...]

Cherry Lane Theatre and Rattlestick Playwrights Theater present: RATTLESTICK TONGUES: a reading series A new series of readings hosted jointly by the Cherry Lane Alternative and Rattlestick Playwrights Theater Location: Cherry Lane Theatre 38 Commerce Street in the West Village (two blocks below Bleecker) ——————————————————————————– Tuesday, November 15th 2011, 2pm: COLLISION a new play by [...]

The Off-Broadway world premiere of Asuncion, the new comedy by Academy Award nominee Jesse Eisenberg, has extended its run an additional three weeks of performances through Dec. 18. Eisenberg (“The Social Network,” “The Squid and the Whale,” “The Village”), who wrote and stars in the play, is joined by Justin Bartha (All New People, Lend [...]

Last week, Asuncion, a new play by Social Network star Jesse Eisenberg, opened at the Cherry Lane Theater in the West Village. Justin Bartha, an actor remarkably adept at playing the straight man with a secretly wicked wit in films like The Hangover, goes against type as Vinnie, the pseudo-intellectual pothead on whose dingy couch [...]

Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha and Co. Celebrate Opening Night of Asuncion Source

(CBS) Megan Fox, Jesse Eisenberg, Sarah Silverman, John Krasinski, David Cross and Woody Harrelson are some of the celebrities that will be gracing the stage for this year’s “24 Hour Plays on Broadway.” The annual event is a challenge for writers, directors and actors, who literally have 24 hours to write, produce and perform a [...]