Our next production is Or, by the extraordinary, contemporary American playwright Liz Duffy Adams. We have long been a fan of Adams’s work and are thrilled to be sharing it with you! Or, premiered in 2009 at the Women’s Project Theater in New York. Set over the course of a single evening, Aphra Behn – poet, actress, spy, and […]
Month: August 2015
Don’t Miss The NT Live Encore Festival This Weekend!
Binge watching. It’s how we consume our media these days. It’s the most common method to watch television shows after they have gone off the air, or catch up on a film series before the next one hits the theatres. Perhaps some of you have even traveled to Ashland to binge watch live theatre and […]
August 24 – August 30 2015
This week, we send August out with a bang! Our mainstage shows are in full swing. Or, will be having a production meeting. The Realistic Joneses will be having a preliminary design meeting about set and costumes. But! This week belongs to NT Live. Specifically, our NT Live Encore Festival! All of your favorite screenings […]
Introducing The Mentorship Company
Labor day weekend. Many people are taking last camping trips for the season. Many people are having barbecues and drinking Mai Tais. Many people are shopping at Back-to-School sales. But not our Mentorship Company! They will be spending their weekend working hard together as they start their year with us. On Friday evening, they will […]
Don’t Miss The Inaugural Bloody Sunday Reading
Hey Members! Come enjoy a Bloody Mary while watching a reading of a play in consideration for a Third Rail production. This first Bloody Sunday event will take place at Third Rail @ Imago Theatre (17 SE 8th Avenue). Membership has its benefits, eh? See you soon! […]
The Bylines: Meant to Be Opens Tonight!
Everyone at Third Rail is thrilled to be presenting The Bylines in their new show Meant To Be. For a long time, we’ve been huge fans of The Bylines’ music and huge fans of them personally. So, they were a natural choice for our first Wild Card presentation. (Remember, Members get free unlimited access to all Wild Cards!) The Bylines have […]
August 17 – August 23 2015
Up this week at Third Rail is our very first Wild Card event! The Bylines have spent years performing in clubs, music venues, and at festivals; they know how to write great songs and are known for their highly entertaining shows. But this show is different. They’re getting a little more personal… a little more intimate, a little more theatrical… this […]
NT Live Encore Festival Preview
If you’re a fan of NT Live, then we have the perfect weekend for you; and if you’re not familiar with NT Live, then we have the perfect immersive introduction: Our National Theatre Live Encore Festival! We’re bringing back all your 2014-15 favorites for a weekend of non-stop NT Live fun. Six shows in three days. Come […]
Meet the Mentee Class of 2015/2016 part 2
This upcoming year will be the fourth of Third Rail’s Mentorship Program. We’ve had 33 emerging theatre professionals participate in the last three years, and we’ve watched them move on to many exciting projects locally and beyond. In just a couple of weeks we’ll be welcoming the newest group of developing theatre-makers into Third Rail’s […]
What’s a Bloody Sunday?
A tremendous amount of work and consideration goes into the curating of our main stage shows. It is a complex process with many moving parts and at Third Rail it is a collective effort. One of the primary considerations is, of course, if it lights a fire in us. Does it get us talking? Curious? Debating? When a play comes across our collective […]