Signature Steps It Up

There's a press conference happening now to announce the Signature Theatre's next four years, and it's online here. The bottom line: We got Chuck Mee in the house 2007-2008, plus a production of Albee's Occupant; the Negro Ensemble Company 2008-2009; Suzan Lori-Parks 2009-2010. The decade, and Signature's 20th anniversary, comes to a head with Tony Kushner, 2010-2011. Of course Playbill's got more. This is exciting, and dare I say commercially risky programming. Best of all, thanks to Time Warner's support, all seats are $20 through 2011.