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What Happened to Theater Etiquette?
by Michael BlockI had the great fortune of finally getting an opportunity to see Hamilton. I felt like I was the only person who hadn't seen it so when the chance for standing room tickets was...
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Spotlight On...Colby Day
Name: Colby DayHometown: Alamo, CAEducation: New York University, Department of Dramatic WritingFavorite Credits:Felix & The Diligence which a high school in Vermont performed and it was the most...
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Spotlight On...Tom Slot
Name: Tom SlotHometown: I grew up just outside of Washington D.C. on the Maryland side, then spent about ten years in Baltimore before moving to NYC in 2006. So at this point I consider New York...
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Spotlight On...Kristin McCarthy Parker
Name: Kristin McCarthy ParkerHometown: Chapel Hill, NCEducation: University of EvansvilleFavorite Credits:Hold On To Your Butts, Kapow-i GoGoWhy theater?: The stories we tell and how we tell them have...
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Review: A Sucking Good Time, or Transylvania Mania
In their latest drunken theater spectacular, Three Day Hangover hunts the world's most famous vampire. Staged in a fittingly perfect room at The West Park Presbyterian Church, Dracula, as written by...
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Block Talk Episode 1- Christopher Diercksen
After four plus years, Theater in the Now is expanding! And part of the expansion is a new podcast feature called Block Talk! We will talk to some of New York's finest theater artists about their...
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Spotlight On...Andrew Scoville
Name: Andrew ScovilleHometown: Elmhurst, ILEducation: New York University, Playwrights Horizons Theater SchoolFavorite Credits:Love Machine (Incubator Arts Project), People Doing Math (ongoing podcast,...
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Review: Tales of a Straying Heart
Sometimes we want what we shouldn't have. Those things that are attainable but cause an avalanche of consequences if acquired. But why do we want them? Maybe because we're unhappy in a current...
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Spotlight On...A.D. Penedo
Name: A.D. Penedo Hometown: NashvilleEducation: Colgate University, BA, Washington College of Law, JD, BMI Lehman-Engle Musical Theater Workshop, ASCAP Musical Theater WorkshopFavorite Credits:Who’s...
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Review: A Dark and Twisted Faery Tale
Abandonment is a natural fear. Being left by someone close can stunt the psyche. Abandonment and companionship are some of the central themes in the twisted fantasy Comes a Faery by James McLindon...
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Review: How to Get Away with a Scandal
Campus rape is an unfortunate hot topic plaguing society. In Frank Winter's courageous drama Student Body, a group of students are brought together to collectively decide how to handle the recent video...
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Spotlight On...Michael Borrelli
Name: Michael BorrelliHometown: San Diego, CAEducation: University of Southern California for 2 years and then left to study with Larry Moss at his studio in LA for 3 years and then completed my BFA at...
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Spotlight On...James Masciovecchio
Name: James MasciovecchioHometown: Sleepy Hollow, NYEducation: Point Park University Conservatory of Performing Arts.Favorite Credits: Shining City (Off the Wall Theatre), Clue!: The Staged ReadingWhy...
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Review: A Messy "Full House" Parody
Everywhere you look, there's a cheap joke (cheap joke) and a groan from beside you. Ok that's not really how the "Full House" theme song goes but it pretty much sums up the mixed bag known as Full...
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Spotlight On...Daniel Lincoln
Name: Daniel LincolnHometown: I grew up in Los Angeles, California, but I've lived in New York for nine years. Does that qualify me for "New Yorker" status yet?Education: I got my BA in Music from...
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Review: No Vacancy at the Overstuffed Inn
The beauty of novels is the ability to write with great freedom that allows the reader to create a world with their imagination. Adapting a book for screen has its own set of challenges but adapting a...
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Spotlight On...Sofya Weitz
Name: Sofya WeitzHometown: Los Angeles, CaliforniaEducation: MFA in Writing for the Screen & Stage from Northwestern University, BA from Loyola Marymount UniversityFavorite Credits: My commission...
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Review: A Shakespearean Seance
There is a natural element of magic built into Macbeth. Witchcraft plays an integral role in the plot as it aids in the future Scottish king's madness. In The New Collectives in association with...
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Spotlight On...Alex Etling
Name: Alex EtlingHometown: Pittsburgh, PAEducation: I earned my BFA in Acting from the Conservatory of Performing Arts at Point Park University.Select Credits: Alex in The Little Dog Laughed by Douglas...
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Review: Too Many Ways on a Show
Meta theatricality can be fun. It's a strong device that allows a commentary to be formed by the author to the audience. But sometimes it can get a little too far. In Dylan Lamb's Ten Ways On a Gun...
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