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Spotlight On...Brandon Haagenson
Name: Brandon HaagensonHometown: Oswego, ILEducation: BFA: Millikin University in Decatur, IL.Select Credits: Monty Python's Spamalot (Patsy, NTC); 42nd Street (Billy Lawlor, Ocean State); going on...
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Review: A Tree Is The Way Out Of The Tender Trap
By Ed MalinThe Woman Who Was Me is a solo show written by Peter Grandbois (adapted from his novel), performed by Liz Stanton, directed by Jeremy Williams. After several runs at United Solo Festival,...
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Spotlight On...Patrick Reilly
Name: Patrick ReillyHometown: Houston, TXEducation: University of Southern CaliforniaSelect Credits: Feature Films: “Danny The Manny” (Danny), Dating "My Mother" (Danny, Opposite Kathryn Erbe, Kathy...
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Review: Agoraphobia Meets Addiction
By Michael BlockThe fascination of the human mind is ripe for exploration in art. But how to depict it is the true test. Presented by The Dirty Blondes at the Kraine Theatre, How To Be Safe by Ashley...
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Block Talk- Episode 20- Sophie Moshofsky and Kaitlyn Farley
I got a chance to sit down with Sophie Moshofsky and Kaitlyn Farley to discuss Fight the Good Fight's inaugural production of Elemeno Pea.To listen to the episode, visit iTunes or SoundCloud.And visit...
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Review: Great Feminism Survives In Absurdity
By Ed MalinSometimes it’s not just the words, it’s how they slap you that leaves a lasting impression. The witty and enigmatic Kim Katzberg and Tom X. Chao have a new show entitled Hot For Feminist...
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Review: Grief Heals If It Doesn't Kill You
By Ed MalinGrief may push us out of our comfort zone, or intensify our inertia, or make us feel that life is even more meaningless, or drive us to drink, or allow us to see new connections in the...
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Review: If Loving You Is Wrong, I Don't Wanna Be Right
By Ed MalinGideon Productions presents God of Obsidian by Mac Rogers as part This Is Not Normal: An Arts and Activism Festival at The Brick Theater. The play stars Mac Rogers and Rebecca Comtois and...
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Review: Enjoy the Silence
By Ed MalinThis Is Normal is Matthew Freeman’s contribution to This Is Not Normal: An Arts and Activism Festival at The Brick Theater. Freeman is a tireless innovator, so perhaps I wasn’t surprised...
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Review: America the Dangerous
By Ed MalinJoshua Young, President of The Playwriting Collective, is writer and director of the play Father Daughter as part This Is Not Normal: An Arts and Activism Festival at The Brick Theater. The...
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Review: War, As Told Through Poetry
By Michael BlockAs the program notes, Death Comes for the War Poets grapples with the full horror of trench warfare through the eyes, and words, of Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen. In addition to...
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Review: Loud, Reptilian and Incredibly Entertaining
By Ed MalinKrista Knight and longtime musical collaborator Barry Brinegar (a.k.a. David Spegasus), under the aegis of The Cradle Theatre Company, have put the punk back in myth. Their new show...
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Spotlight On...Sharon Sachs
Name: Sharon SachsHometown: Rockford, IllinoisWho do you play in Numbers Nerds?: I play Ms. McGery – the former drama teacher now the janitor. Although - once a drama teacher – always a drama...
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Spotlight On...Carrie Berk
Name: Carrie BerkHometown: NYCEducation: Sophomore in high school next year!Select Credits: NYMF Camp Rolling Hills; Rockers on Broadway; NY Pops GalaWhy theater?: I love theater because it allows you...
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Review: A Future That's Female
By Kelly KohlmanGreat Again is a showcase of two female-penned one-act plays, commissioned by Project Y Theatre Company as part of their second annual Women in Theatre Festival and presented at...
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Spotlight On...Gemma Kaneko
Name: Gemma KanekoHometown: Rochester Hills, MIEducation: NYU, BFA, Tisch School of the Arts.Favorite Credits: This Must Be the Place (NYU/PHTS); The Goodship Appleship (NYU/PHTS)Why theater?: Theater...
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Ridin' That Train with...Ruby Wolf
Name: Ruby WolfHometown: Harwich, Massachusetts (on Cape Cod)Education: New York University BFA from Tisch School of the ArtsWho do you play in The Goree All-Girl String Band?: Mozelle McDanielDescribe...
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Spotlight On...Amber Mak
Name: Amber MakHometown: Chicago, IL but born and raised in KansasEducation: Northwestern UniversityFavorite Credits: Directing/Choreographing Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Hairspray at the Paramount...
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Ridin' That Train with...Nattalyee Randall
Name: Nattalyee RandallHometown: Springfield, ILEducation: Western Illinois University - Bachelors in Music and English EducationWho do you play in The Goree All-Girl String Band?: Hattie EllisDescribe...
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Spotlight On...Jessica Tyler Wright
Name: Jessica Tyler WrightHometown: Green Bay, WI (And I'm a SERIOUS Packers fan, going so far as being a season ticket holder AND an owner/shareholder.)Education: BFA in Musical Theatre and a BM in...
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