Roundabout commissions Karam

Seems like playwright-of-the-moment Stephen Karam's next play might have up within the Roundabout Theater Company, too: The Gotham nonprofit has given another commission for the scribe for just about any new play. Move is spurred by simply the wealth from the org's current output of Karam's "Sons in the Prophet," which opened up up recently to notable critical raves. Roundabout aided launch the writer's career having its 2007 output of "Speech and Debate," the comedy that subsequently was much-produced around the country. "Prophet" will be a Roundabout commission which in fact had an initial run at Boston's Huntington Theater Company taken right before its Gotham stint. Spurred with the strong notices, "Prophet" remains extended of a week to Jan. 1. Latest commission is an element of Roundabout's ongoing New Play Initiative, that needs to date commissioned new works from some 15 authors. Karam mentioned he may take advantage of the opportunity to pen among what may well be a trio of plays such as the Douaihys, your family around which "Prophet" revolves. Another show by Karam, new opera "Dark Brothers and sisters" with music by Nico Muhly, is positioned to experience a world preem November. 9-19 at John Jay College's Gerald W. Lynch Theater in Gotham. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com