This week members of The Pearl community are participating in Gallery Players 14th Annual Black Box Festival of New Plays.

Produced by Resident Acting Company member Dominic Cuskern, one of the plays, THE GREENHOUSE by Camilla Maxwell, is directed by Resident Acting Company member Robin Leslie Brown. Taking the stage in this play are Pearl Trustees Alice Teirstein and James Periconi.

This is a limited run: only this Thursday, June 9 – Sunday June 12.
Thursday and Friday @8PM
Saturday and Sunday @5PM

Tickets just $18 for adults and $14  for children and seniors.

For more information and to purchase tickets visit Gallery Players website.

our May 2, 2011 Cabaret Benefit with Marin Mazzie & Jason Danieley, at B.B. King Blues Club. Serving as Master of Ceremonies for the evening was Stephen Wallem of Showtime’s “Nurse Jackie.”

Photos By Andrew French

The Pearl has been awarded a special Drama Desk award. Below is an excerpt from an article on Playbill.com:

Tony Award winners Audra McDonald and Liev Schreiber announced the nominations for the 56th Annual Drama Desk Awards, honoring productions that opened on Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off Off-Broadway during the 2010-2011 New York theatre season, April 29 at the New York Friars Club. Awards will be presented May 23.

Special Awards
Each year, the Drama Desk votes special awards to recognize excellence and significant contributions to the theater. For 2010-2011, these awards are:

• To The Pearl Theatre Company for notable productions of classic plays and nurturing a stalwart resident company of actors.

We’ll post more information as it comes out.

Congratulations to all!