Review: A Party for the Privileged Few
The immersive theater trend is on the rise. Theater artists are breaking boundaries and not only staging plays in interesting locations but incorporating a little audience participation into the night....
View ArticleSpotlight On...Heinley Gaspard
Name: Heinley GaspardHometown: Franklin Township, New JerseyEducation: Monmouth University, The Bill Esper Studio, Upright Citizen's BrigadeSelect Credits:Steps (2016), Heaven's Hell (2016), Usher's...
View ArticleSpotlight On...Dan Morrison
Name: Dan MorrisonHometown: Lake Tahoe, Ca.Education: BA from San Diego State University, MFA from The American Conservatory Theatre in San FransiscoSelect Credits: Charlie in The Foreigner, Stanley in...
View ArticleReview: Red, White, and Truff
Sex, booze, and politics. What could be better? That's what Three Day Hangover offers in their latest boozy theatre experience. Presented at McAlpin Hall at The West Park Church, Jake Brandman's...
View ArticleReview: Trapped In the Mind
Depression and mental illness are very difficult topics to talk about. These topics are finding a place on stage and film to help bring awareness as a means of entertaining while informing. In Meghan...
View ArticleSpotlight On...Tirosh Schneider
Name: Tirosh SchneiderHometown: Oak Park, CAEducation: The Tom Todoroff Acting Conservatory, NYU Dramatic WritingSelect Credits:Ellis Island: The Musical (NYC Tour), Hammerkatz NYU (Sketch Comedy)...
View ArticleSpotlight On...Pat Golden
Name: Pat GoldenHometown: Pittsburgh, PA - which was also Andy Warhol's birthplaceEducation: University of Pittsburgh Anthropology & Theatre- Directing; CMU – Directing; Eduardo Machado, TV Writer...
View ArticleReview: Anything But Careful
In a politically correct world, race relations have been, and likely will remain, a hot button topic. With a society walking on eggshells, treading lightly on how we deal with race is immediately...
View ArticleReview: A Nightmare in the Neighborhood
Geek theater has been on the rise. Theater that blends story with themes of the geeky nature in a theatrical world. The latest in the New York trend is Jennifer Haley’s Neighborhood 3: Requisition of...
View ArticleReview: A Bad Spin On a Classic
Othello is one of Shakespeare's most fascinating relationship dramas. The dynamics between the characters bring out the best and worst in humanity. Love, betrayal, loyalty, and revenge, are at the...
View ArticleReview: Dating Woes of a Solo Star
Dating in the gay world is no easy feat. Just ask Ryan J. Haddad. In his perfectly timed solo show Hi, Are You Single?, Haddad takes the audience on a journey through of his gay club exploits and the...
View ArticleReview: Ghosts Before Bros
The ghosts of our past will haunt us no matter how near or far in our lives they happened. In Lesser America's presentation of the gripping The Bachelors by Caroline V. McGraw, a trio of men are forced...
View ArticleBlog Hijack: An introduction to Heat Transfer at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe!
Alright, guys. Matisse, Haley, and Kaela here. Some truth bombs about to be thrown. First here are some gratuitous selfies of us:To be frank, we had some undeveloped ideas about what a blog takeover...
View ArticleSpotlight On...Lizzie Vieh
Name: Lizzie ViehHometown: Phoenix, AZEducation: B.A. Brown University, M.F.A. Brown/Trinity Graduate ProgramWhy theater?: I like story-telling, I like live performance, and I like to gather together...
View ArticleSpotlight On...Elena V. Levenson
Name: Elena V. LevensonHometown: Growing up: Oak Park, IL. Now: New York, NYEducation: University of Illinois at Urbana, ChampaignSelect Credits: Electra in Iphigenia and Other Daughters (Illinois...
View ArticleReview: A Tale of Two Acts
What makes art so universal is the ability to tell a story. It’s a safe place for the artist to share something important. And it all starts with an idea. But what if that idea keeps on going and going...
View ArticleSpotlight On...Stephan Amenta
Name: Stephan AmentaHometown: Ridgefield, CTEducation: NYU TischSelect Credits: A Great Wilderness (Williamstown Theatre Festival), "PLANT" (Pembroke Webseries), The Diary of Anne Frank (Anne Frank...
View ArticleReview: A Dream Come True
It's likely you may have never heard of Pedro Calderon de la Barca or his play la vida es seuno. His enthralling story is one of the defining dramas of the Spanish Golden Age. Exploring the lines of...
View ArticleSpotlight On...Matt Pilieci
Name: Matt PilieciHometown: Ronkonkoma, NYEducation: American Academy of Dramatic ArtsSelect Credits: Rantoul and Die (Cherry Lane Theater), The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side (PS122), Happy in the...
View ArticleSpotlight On...DeLisa M. White
Name: DeLisa M. WhiteHometown: Plymouth, MIEducation: Interlochen Arts Academy, Penn StateFavorite Credits:Things At The Doorstep - inspired by the works of HP Lovecraft with Greg Bodine and IT winner...
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