January 17, 18, & 19, 2025, Ego Actus has organized a play reading series of new works from attendees of the 2024 La MaMa Umbria Playwriting Retreat. The readings are FREE at La MaMa, 47 Great Jones St. These plays were created under the guidance of workshop leaders Ken Prestininzi (Connecticut College) and Martyna Majok […]
Diva Therapy
Theater for the New City, Crystal Field executive artistic director, presented Diva Therapy Joan Kane directed an Equity Showcase Code production of Diva Therapy by John Mark Lucas presented by Theater for the New City and produced by Ego Actuswith performances November 7 to November 24, 2024Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00pm, Sundays at 3:00pmat Theater for […]
Meltdown
Theater for the New City, Crystal Field executive artistic director, presented Meltdown Joan Kane† directed an Equity Showcase Code production of Meltdown by Toby Armour produced by Ego Actus with performances October 10 to October 27, 2024Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00pm with a special matinee at 3:00pm on October 12 and two Sundays, October 20 and 27 […]
Almost 13
Almost 13 was at the Ottawa Fringe Festival in June 2024! . audience responses in Ottawa June 20, 2024 at 2:56 pm Kathleen says: This is one of the strongest fringe shows I have seen. I try to see 20-30 a year so I don’t say that lightly. It is also incredibly heavy – all the […]
The Ego Actus Reading Series: Dramatic Voices
Joan Kane and Bruce A! Kraemer present a new play reading series. Plays will be read live, in real time, at the Episcopal Actors Guild 1 East 29th St, NYC 10016 The readings will be read at 8:00pm on specified days in winter 2024 All readings are free. Donations accepted Ego Actus extends its heartfelt […]
Freedom Summer
Theater for the New City, Crystal Field executive artistic director, presents Freedom SummerJoan Kane directed an Equity Showcase Code production produced by Ego Actus with performances June 8 to June 25, 2023Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00pm, and Sundays at 3:00pmat Theater for the New City 155 First Avenue, NYC 10002 description This latest play by Toby Armour […]
Stories of Climate Change 2019 & 2021
contents of this Post Our Postcard Image, Brief Description of Climate Action Theatre, The Show Program with Biographies of the Cast, Directors, and Playwrights, Photos from the Readings, Ego Actus Company Biography, A List of Climate Change Resources So You Can Take Action, Episcopal Actors Guild information Below that are details of our 2019 presentation […]
Love The One You’re With
We presented Love The One You’re With, a short play by Bruce A! Kraemer, directed by Joan Kane LIVE for one performance only on Friday, May 28, 2021 at Theater for the New City. Love The One You’re With played in the Johnson Theater in the 26th Annual Lower East Side Festival on May 28 […]
White Woman, Black Boy
On March 10, 2021 at 7:30 pm we presented a Zoom reading of White Woman, Black Boy by David Holmberg, directed by Austin Pendleton (nominated for Broadway’s 1981 Tony Award as Best Director for directing Elizabeth Taylor in a revival of Lillian Hellman‘s The Little Foxes.) Logline On the eve of her possible indictment in the notorious Emmett Till murder case, […]
Survival is Insufficient
Ego Actus presented Survival is Insufficient, a series of 10 play readings on Zoom, Tuesday evenings at 7:30 in October, November and December 2020. There will be no reading on November 3 due to the election. The PlaysOct 6 Saving Stan by Gary Morgenstein, directed by Joan KaneOct 13 Nobody’s Flood by Glenn Alterman, directed by Terry HansonOct 20 Smile […]