SATURDAYS JUNE, MONDAYS IN JULY 2008
DCT GREEN ROOM Presents 9 Original Plays About Family, Love and War

Saturdays June 7 - June 28, 2008 @ 7PM
The Barrow Group Studios
312 West 36th Street (off of 8th Avenue)
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Mondays July 14 - July 28, 2008 @ 7PM
The Ensemble Studio Theatre
549 West 52nd Street
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November 6, 2007
Diverse City Theater Company Presents A Staged Reading of 2007 Palanca Award Winner for Best Play, PURE by Jorshinelle Taleon-Sonza, directed by May Adrales at The Cherry Lane Theatre:

Tuesday, November 6, 2007 @ 7PM
The Cherry Lane Studio Theatre
38 Commerce Street (off of 7th Avenue South)
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October 25, 2007
CORE's Annual Speaker Series Panel Presents Analisa Balares, Founder & CEO, Womensphere; Lando Felix, Co-Founder,Enyce and Mecca USA Clothing; Sarah Gambito, Co-Founder, Kundiman; and Victor Lirio, Founder & Artistic Director, Diverse City Theater Co.

Thursday, October 25, 2007, 6 - 9PM
TACT
900 Broadway, Suite 905

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August 16 - September 1, 2007
An Evening of One-Act Plays About Women in "SNAPSHOTS," directed by Gregory Simmons, featuring:

• Stuart Harris's COLLEEN IRELAND
• Linda Faigao-Hall's THE A WORD
• Lydia Stryk's THE END OF CIVILIZATION AS WE KNOW IT

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July 26, 2007
Diverse City Theater Hosts "A NIGHT WITH WHARTONITES," a reading of excerpts from Kathleen Tolan's play, A WEEKEND NEAR MADISON, featuring Wharton School of Business Class of '06: Sonaly Aditya, Idehen Aruede, Annie Bystryn, Brian Eng and Brigette Lumpkins
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Philippine Consulate General Hall
556 Fifth Avenue, 2nd Floor
7:30PM
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June 16 - 18, 2007
Faigao-Hall's THE FEMALE HEART Returns to Theatre Row with the First National Asian American Theater Festival in June; Jamie Richards Directs; Davis, Figueroa and Lirio Return to "Smokey Mountain"

THE CLURMAN THEATRE at Theatre Row
410 West 42nd Street (between 9th & 10th Avenues)
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March 26 - 31, 2007
"3 by Tennessee" featuring The Tuesday Company

ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE
549 West 52nd Street, 6th Floor

December 9, 2006
SUMMER PLAY FESTIVAL & MAYOR'S OFFICE OF FILM, THEATRE
AND BROADCASTING PRESENTS "PRODUCING 101: HOW TO GET A SHOW UP AND AN AUDIENCE IN"

Katherine Oliver (commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting), Moderator
DCT's Victor Lirio, Panelist
Sharon Fallon (independent producer and co-chair of the League of American Theatres and Producers' New Producers Alliance), Panelist
Chad Beckim and Molly Pearson (co-founders and producers of the Partial Comfort Theatre Company), Panelist
Seth Goldstein (producer and general manager of The Splinter Group), Panelist

Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row
410 West 42nd Street (between 9th & 10th Avenues)
10AM

FREE PANEL -- For reservations, contact message@film.nyc.gov by December 7th

December 5, 2006
GREEN ROOM SERIES 2006
Amy Hartman's THE CHICKEN SNAKE
New Georges
520 8th Avenue, 3rd Floor
7PM

November 15, 2006
GREEN ROOM SERIES 2006
Lydia Stryk's AMERICAN TET
New Georges
520 8th Avenue, 3rd Floor
7PM

November 8, 2006
GREEN ROOM SERIES 2006
Rahul Varma's COUNTER OFFENCE
New Georges
520 8th Avenue, 3rd Floor
7PM

October 23, 2006
GREEN ROOM SERIES 2006
Cassandra Medley's NOON DAY SUN
New Georges
520 8th Avenue, 3rd Floor
7PM

August 2006
EQUALITY PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL ("EPF")
August 11 - August 26, 2006
Theatre Row's Clurman Theatre
410 West 42nd Street (between 9th & 10th Avenues)

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE: 16 PERFORMANCES ONLY!

• Week 1, Fri-Sun: August 11th & 12th at 8PM and August 12th & 13th at 2PM
• Week 2, Tue-Sun: August 15th - 19th at 8PM and August 20th at 2PM
• Week 3, Tue-Sat: August 22nd - 26th at 8PM and August 26th at 2PM
  

For more information about the plays, please visit the EPF page.

TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE at Ticket Central by calling 212-279-4200 or www.ticketcentral.com. Tickets $18

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May 22, 2006
AUDITIONS for DCT's
EQUALITY PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL 2006
Monday, May 22nd, 2006
10AM - 6PM
Theatre Row Studios
411 West 41st Street (betweet 9th & Dyers Avenues)
Prepare a 2 minute contemporary monologue. Bring picture & resume stapled together. Some pay. If can not attend audition please mail picture & resume to:

Diverse City Theater Company
100 Park Avenue, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10017

February 27, 2006
Diverse City Theater presents
QUEEN FOR A DAY
by DCT's "First Draft" Fellowship playwright, Kristine M. Reyes
Directed by Andrew Eisenman
6:30PM

Location:
Kalayaan Hall
The Philippine Center
556 Fifth Avenue, 2nd Floor (between 45th & 46th Streets)
New York City
Suggested donation: $10

February 4, 2006
WORKSHOP READING: Latest draft of Linda Faigao-Hall's
WALKING IRON
featuring Tim Davis, Randy Falcon*, Nancy Georgini, Jurgen Jones,
Victor Lirio*, Ernest Mingione* and William Wise*.
Directed by Jamie Richards

January 18, 2006
WORKSHOP READING: Latest draft of Warren Bodow's
HARRY THE HUNK ON HIS WAY OUT
featuring William Wise* (as Harry) with Ernest Mingione*, Kathryn Rossetter*, Randy Falcon*, Tim Davis, Desiree Maumus and
Andrew Eisenman*.
Directed by Mark Plesent

December 3, 2005
Diverse City Theater launches THE EQUALITY PLAYS WORKSHOP with four playwrights to dramatize "gender issues in the 21st century." Playwrights include Joe Byers, Lee Errickson, Stuart Harris and Jorshinelle Taleon-Sonza.

November 7, 2005

A Benefit Concert for Diverse City Theater Company:
Tony Award Winner and International Star Lea Salonga Makes Carnegie Hall Debut on Monday, November 7th, 2005 at 7PM
Read the press release
View event photos
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September 26, 2005
Diverse City Theater presents
Harry the Hunk on His Way Out
directed by Mark Plesent

Location:
Ensemble Studio Theatre
2nd Floor, 549 West 52nd Street (between 10th & 11th Avenues)

For more information, contact:
Liz Casasola @ 212-309-9018
liz@diversecitytheater.org

September 12, 2005
Diverse City Theater presents
The Equality Playwrights
featuring:

Aria 1
by Susan Tammany, directed by Nancy Rogers

Colleen Ireland
by Stuart Harris, directed by Lee Errickson

How To Cook Adobo
by Jorshinelle Taleon-Sonza, directed by Victor Lirio

I Am Joe's Prostate
by Joe Byers, directed by Mark Plesent

Finding The Mango
by Lee Errickson, directed by Adam Fitzgerald

The A-Word
by Linda Faigao-Hall, directed by Lee Errickson

Location:
Ensemble Studio Theatre
2nd Floor, 549 West 52nd Street (between 10th & 11th Avenues)
549 West 52nd Street (between 10th & 11th Avenues)

August 13, 2005
Diverse City Theater presents
Michael Gurr's award-winning suspense drama
Sex Diary of an Infidel
directed by Obie Award winner Ching Valdes-Aran

Location:
Ensemble Studio Theatre
2nd Floor, 549 West 52nd Street (between 10th & 11th Avenues)
549 West 52nd Street (between 10th & 11th Avenues)

August 1, 2005
Diverse City Theater presents
Linda Faigao-Hall's NEA-honored play
Walking Iron
directed by Jamie Richards

Location:
Ensemble Studio Theatre
2nd Floor, 549 West 52nd Street (between 10th & 11th Avenues)
549 West 52nd Street (between 10th & 11th Avenues)

July 15, 2005
Diverse City Theater announces
Green Room Series
a festival of staged readings featuring award-winning original plays that depict social diversity from various cultural perspectives.

The Green Room Series' reading schedule for the selected plays:

Walking Iron
Monday, August 1st at 7PM

Sex Diary of an Infidel
Saturday, August 13th at 7PM

The Equality Playwrights
Monday, September 12th at 7PM

Harry the Hunk on His Way Out
Monday, September 26th at 7PM

The Princess of the Lizard Moon
TBA

Location:
Ensemble Studio Theatre
2nd Floor, 549 West 52nd Street (between 10th & 11th Avenues)
549 West 52nd Street (between 10th & 11th Avenues)

April 24, 2005
Diverse City Theater Advisory Board Member Returns to Singapore:
Tony Award Winner Lea Salonga Will Sing on Singapore's Esplanade Stage for "An Intimate Evening of Broadway" on April 24.

Presented by Singapore Repertory Theater and Merrill Lynch. For more information, please visit www.leasalonga.com.

January 19, 2005
Diverse City Theater Advisory Board Member
Tony Award Winner Lea Salonga's First U.S. Concert Tour Announced:
San Francisco, Atlantic City, Chicago and Los Angeles

For more information, visit www.leasalonga.com.

January 4, 2005
Tickets for
The Female Heart
Now On Sale at Ticket Central
212-279-4200 or online at www.ticketcentral.com.
Tickets are $15.00

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December 7, 2004
A Reading Presentation of
The Female Heart
Directed by Jamie Richards
Produced in association with Ensemble Studio Theatre
Wednesday, December 15, 2004 @ 7:30PM

Location:
Ensemble Studio Theatre
2nd Floor, 549 West 52nd Street (between 10th & 11th Avenues)
549 West 52nd Street (between 10th & 11th Avenues)

Contact: Liz Casasola 212-309-9018
liz@diversecitytheater.org

December 1, 2004
Diverse City Theater's
Holiday Launch Party
at Seventeen
37 West 17th Street
New York City
8-10PM
Contact: Liz Casasola 212-309-9018
liz@diversecitytheater.org

Press Contact:
Marni Salup
The Salup Group
marni@saluppr.com

PHOTOS COMING SOON!!!

July 23-25, 2004
The Female Heart
at Ensemble Studio Theatre's Summer Conference
Lexington Center for the Arts
Lexington, NY

DIRECTED BY JAMIE RICHARDS
Cast: Ching Valdes-Aran*, Brian Armstrong, Victor Lirio*, Olga Natividad

March 15, 2004
The Female Heart
Reading
Manhattan Theatre Club Studios
311 West 43rd Street, 8th Floor
(between 8th & 9th Avenues)
New York, NY

Directed by: Andrew Eisenman
Cast: Ching Valdes-Aran*, Brian Armstrong, Victor Lirio*, Luz Lor*