Andrew Biss
Playwright
News:

‘Public Relations’ to debut in New York

 

The premiere production of ‘Public Relations’ will take place at the Notes From The Underground festival, produced by the Curan Repertory Company, beginning May 19th. Details to follow.

‘Kitchen Sink Drama’ in New York

 

Mind The Gap Theatre will be producing the one-act version of ‘Kitchen Sink Drama’ as part of BritBits 5, a play festival featuring brand new short plays by, for or about the British. New York's premiere British theatre company, Mind The Gap will be presenting the show at Manhattan Theatre Source, April 26-May 5. More details can be found at Playbill.

‘What's the Meta?' to be published
 

Theatrical trade publisher Smith & Kraus, Inc. will be publishing ‘What's the Meta?' in its upcoming anthology 'The Best Ten-Minute Plays 2009, 2 Actors.' Estimated date of publication: winter 2009. Edited by Lawrence Harbison.

‘The End of the World’ at hotINK

 

‘The End of the World’ has been selected for inclusion in the 9th annual hotINK International Festival of Play Readings. The festival is organized and presented by the Department of Drama at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. More information on hotINK can be found here.

 

The reading will take place on Saturday, January 31st, 2009 and will be held at the Tisch School of the Arts, 721 Broadway, New York, NY 10003. Additional details to follow.

‘What’s the Meta?’ in Beyond Convention

“Theatrical crack… One hell of a good time…In a truly esoteric stint, What’s the Meta? offers up a conversation between the words that make up two different characters in a play…making me speechless.”

 

OC Weekly

The Hunger Artists Theatre Company is producing ‘What’s the Meta?’ this November as part of its ‘Beyond Convention II” festival, showcasing one-act plays which break the rules of traditional theatre. More on the Fullerton, California-based theatre company can be found by visiting their website at www.hungerartists.com.

‘What’s the Meta?’ in New York

 

Mind The Gap Theatre will be producing ‘What’s the Meta?’ as part of BritBits 4, a play festival featuring brand new short plays by, for or about the British. The show runs Wednesday- Saturday @ 7:30pm, October 29 - November 1, 2008 at the Kraine Theater, 85 E. 4th St (bet. 2nd & Bowery). General Admission: $18. Tickets available through TheaterMania at 212.352.3101 or online at www.theatermania.com

‘What’s the Meta?’ with Plays and Poetry

The East Haddam Stage Company has selected ‘What’s the Meta?’ for inclusion in its ‘Plays and Poetry’ production later this year. The show comprises an evening of intriguing short plays interspersed with engaging works by Connecticut poets. Details to follow.

More on The East Haddam Stage Company can be found by visiting their website here.

‘What’s the Meta?’ in NC

 

The Lost Playwrights of Western North Carolina will present ‘What’s the Meta?’ as part of an evening of short plays. The show takes place at 7:00pm on Saturday, October 25th at The Living Room, 536 N. Main St., Hendersonville, North Carolina.

‘An Honest Mistake’ in Ashland

ArtWork Enterprises has selected ‘An Honest Mistake’ as a winner for the 8th annual Rogue Valley Ten-Minute Plays Festival, in Ashland, Oregon. The play will be part of an event taking place on Monday, September 15, 2008 and performed by professionals selected from within the Oregon Shakespeare Festival acting company. More information on the production and AWE can be found here.

‘Dedication' to be published  

Theatrical trade publisher Smith & Kraus, Inc. will be publishing ‘Dedication' in its upcoming anthology 'The Best Ten-Minute Plays 2009, 2 Actors.' Estimated date of publication: winter 2009. Edited by Lawrence Harbison.

‘Dedication’ opens in New York

“Smart…Compelling...The dialog hits with an open palm…The subtlety of Biss' script comes into focus and the two characters shift positions”

nytheatre.com 

Turtle Shell Productions is presenting the premiere production of ‘Dedication’ in New York this summer. The play stars Arthur French and Booker T. Washington and runs July 17th - August 5th at The Turtle's Shell Theater (in the Times Square Arts Center), 300 W. 43 rd Street, New York, NY 10036 .Tickets available at Theatermania.com or by calling 212-352-3101.

For complete show schedule please visit: www.turtleshellproductions.com 

'Cocktail Conversation' now published

Theatrical trade publisher Smith & Kraus, Inc. has published 'Cocktail Conversation' in its new anthology 'The Best Ten-Minute Plays 2007, 2 Actors.' Available from Barnes & Noble, Borders, Amazon, and most specialty theatre bookstores. Edited by Lawrence Harbison.

Big’ in New York

‘Big Girl’ opens in New York on April 3rd. Produced by 3Graces Theater Company as part of its Spring Shorts production, the show will run April 3 – 13, 2008 at the Turtle Shell Theater in the Times Square Arts Center, 300 W. 43rd Street, 4th floor (just west of Eighth Ave.)

Performances:
Wed - Sat at 7pm; Sun at 3pm; also Apr 12 at 3pm

Tickets:
212-279-4200

Order tickets online

www.threegracestheater.org

'Indigenous Peoples' opens in London

"A hilarious play"

Theatreworld Internet Magazine

"Amusingly clever and eruditely absurd"

Extra! Extra!

"Amusing and likeably daft"

Time Out

London’s Union Theatre opens its 'Best of the Bunch' plays from its highly popular Union of Shorts series. The 10th Anniversary Union of Shorts runs on the following schedule:

Wednesday, December 5th – Saturday, January 12th

Wednesday-Saturday @ 7:30pm
Sundays @ 3:00pm

The Union Theatre
204 Union Street
Southwark, SE1 0LX
020 7261 9876

www.uniontheatre.org

'Indigenous Peoples' takes the top honors at New York Festival

'Indigenous Peoples' was awarded Play of the Year at the Wonderland One-Act Festival, held at The Studio Theatre in Theatre Row on 42nd Street. . The awards were presented at Chi Lounge in Manhattan on June 9th, where the production also picked up three other awards: Best Actress to Nicole Heriot, Understudy Award (for a last minute fill in by director James Stover), and the award for Audience Favorite Play. 

Playbill

BroadwayWorld.com

Monologues now published in 'More Scenes and Monologs from the Best New Plays'


Monologues from 'Big Girl' 'Cuthbert’s Last Stand' and 'Suburban Redux' now available in 'More Scenes and Monologs from the Best New Plays: An Anthology of New Dramatic Writing from Professionally Produced Plays' edited by Roger Ellis, published by Meriwether Publishing Ltd. Available at Barnes & Noble, Borders Books, Amazon.com, and other major book retailers.
 
 
Indigenous Peoples' in New York

You Are Here Productions will present 'Indigenous Peoples' as part of its Wonderland One-Act Festival in New York, May/June 2007. Dates and times TBD. Performances will take place at The Studio Theatre, Theatre Row Studios, 410 W. 42nd Street (between 9th & 10th)  

'WYWH' in 221 One-Minute Monologues From Literature

Monologue from 'WYWH' to be included in a new theatre anthology, '221 One-Minute Monologues From Literature,' published Smith & Kraus Publishers,
Inc., autumn 2007. 
 

The works of British-born playwright Andrew Biss have been produced in London, New York, Los Angeles, Montreal and elsewhere in North America and Europe. His distinct style and singular perspective have quickly established him as an original, innovative voice in contemporary theatre and a name to watch.

His plays have won awards on both coasts of the U.S. and critical acclaim in the U.K. and have quickly become a regular Off-Off-Broadway fixture.

Andrew is a graduate of the University of the Arts London, and a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, Inc.

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