Company member Kathy McCafferty plays the role of Barbara Fordham in August: Osage County at Palm Beach Dramaworks. A semi-autobiographical, Pulitzer Prize-winning comic drama in which follows the Weston family, an embittered and embattled clan. Directed by William Hayes, and now onstage through April 16. Watch interview with Kathy here.
Shanga Parker, actor, director, and NYU and Columbia faculty member, and Jaclyn Backhaus, playwright, screenwriter, and teacher, will join The Actors Center’s Resident Company this spring for a series of artist development workshops focused on movement and writing.
Company member Irene Sofia Lucio has received a Gracie Award from the Alliance for Women in Media for her new series SúperEllas. Created by Melissa Escobar and Anabella Sosa-Dovarganes and Irene as scriptwriter, the series follows two friends as they embark on a historical journey. Now streaming on Canela TV.
Company member Patrick Kerr is in The Big Door Prize on Apple TV+. Based on the book by M.O. Walsh, the show follows a small town’s discovery of a magical, destiny-predicting machine in their grocery store. Developed by David West Read and starring Chris O’Dowd. Now streaming on Apple TV+.
Company member Benja Kay Thomas makes her Broadway debut in Fat Ham. Playwright James Ijames and director Saheem Ali reinvent Shakespeare’s masterpiece following Juicy, a queer, Southern college kid, who’s grappling with questions of identity. Previews began March 21, with opening night on April 12 at the American Airlines Theatre.
Company member Jason Butler Harner stars in Rabbit Hole on Paramount+. Created by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra, the series follows private espionage operative John Weir, played by Kiefer Sutherland. John finds himself in the midst of a battle over the preservation of democracy. Now streaming on Paramount+.
Company member Peter Gerety plays reporter Eddie Corsetti in the new film Boston Strangler on Hulu. Directed by Matt Ruskin and based on the Boston Strangler, this is the true story of the first reporter to connect the murders and break the story. Now streaming on Hulu.
Company member Christian Coulson is in the world premiere of The XIXth (The Nineteenth) at the Old Globe. Written by Kemp Powers and directed by Carl Cofield, the production follows the historic 19th Olympic Games in Mexico City, 1968. Now onstage through April 23 at the Conrad Prebys Theatre Center.
Company member Monica Wyche in Steel Magnolias at the Pittsburgh Public Theater. Written by Robert Harling and directed by Marya Sea Kaminski, salon owner Truvy sets up shop on stage. Through laughter and tears, a group of women face trials and triumphs. Now onstage through April 9 at the O’Reilly Theater.