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Review: For the Love of Money

Have you ever wondered about the concept of paper money? Like how have we accepted that paper is worth the denominations printed on them? Journey back to the origin of the first banks and you'll get...

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Review: I'm Watching You Watch Me

We have become a society of talking points. No matter who you are or where you're from, there are hot button topics that have engulfed the conversation. From race to gender to sex, these themes are...

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Review: On the Corner of Ionesco and Hitchcock

Every now and then you need to see something a little bit weird to remind you that the world of theater is so broad and filled with a plethora of ideas. But then sometimes that weird piece goes a...

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Review: Paranoia and Ethics and Morals, Oh My!

We all want to do right. Whether it be in love, work, or life, we want to prove our worth by succeeding at whatever is the task at hand. But have you ever stopped to question just exactly the logistics...

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Spotlight On...Mel Nieves

Name: Mel NievesHometown: New York CityEducation: William Esper Studio/LAByrinth Theatre Company/Actors Studio Playwright-Director UnitFavorite Credits: Producer of Tenn99, a 72 hour marathon reading...

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Review: Still Lingering

No one ever said saying goodbye was easy. Just ask the characters in Eric Gilde’s grief play the goodbye room. Following the death of her mother, a woman finds herself back home picking up the pieces...

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Spotlight On...Paul-Cosma Cimpoieru

Name: Paul-Cosma CimpoieruHometown: Bucharest / Romania / EuropeEducation: Off the streetWhy theater?: There is no theater, or dance, or non-verbal.... it's just a way to "speak", to show and to share...

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Spotlight On...Nelson Diaz-Marcano

Name: Nelson Diaz-MarcanoHometown: Gurabo, PREducation: BFA in Cinema and Cultural Studies from Stony Brook UniversityFavorite Credits: Prison Song (DUTF 13, Midwinter Madness Festival), Revolucion: A...

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Review: If Music Be the Device of Love

Spoiler. This play ends in death too. But if you know what happens in Romeo and Juliet, this should come of no surprise. Playwright Laura Hirschberg takes the characters of The Bard's romance about...

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Review: Now Here in Nowhere

Have you ever gotten so inside your head that rather than finding solace, insanity just circles back to insanity? Enter YOUARENOWHERE. Don't let the title scare you. Yes, this is theatrical performance...

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Spotlight On...Clyve Lagerquist

Name: My name is Clyve LagerquistHometown: From Onekama, MIEducation: B.A. in English, Writing from Michigan State UniversityFavorite Credits: Excited to have my first show produced (as in, prior...

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Review: Going Out With a Bang

How would you spend your final moments on this earth if you knew you were about to depart this life? In Carl Holder's An Intimate Evening with Typhoid Mary, a dying man offers a fever dream cabaret...

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Review: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?

If metaphors are your thing, Adam Rapp’s latest gritty drama is right up your alley. Presented by The Flea Theater, Wolf in the River follows a cannibalistic tribe of youngsters in a poverty-stricken...

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Spotlight On...Afrika Brown

Name: Afrika BrownHometown: Hillside, NJEducation: Kean UniversityFavorite Credits: I’m a playwright and screenwriter so I’m not quite sure how to answer this.  I guess Strange Fruit Redux because it...

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Spotlight On...Matthew Widman

Name: Matthew WidmanHometown: Portland, OregonEducation: Williams College, BA in Religion, Columbia University Writing Program, HB Studio Playwriting WorkshopFavorite Credits: The intense audience...

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Review: Bronx Beats and New Sneaks

With a backdrop of the Bronx fires of the 70’s comes a tale of hope and escape with a sick beat. Written by Donaldo Prescod, The 1's and 2's is a period piece that still rings true. Following the...

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Spotlight On...Dean Preston

Name: Dean PrestonHometown: Millburn, NJEducation: New SchoolFavorite Credits: Nicholas III: In Search of a Comet (LaMAMA 2012), The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol (StrangeDog Theatre Co....

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Review: Epic Shakespeare Battle

To celebrate and appreciate the present, one must look back at the past. For over sixty years now, New York City has been blessed with free theater in Central Park through Shakespeare in the Park. In...

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Spotlight On...John Foster

Name: Dr. John Shévin FosterHometown: Norfolk, VAEducation: BA in Theatre & Education, MA in Ed Theatre, Phd in Theatre. And I am an August Wilson scholar.Favorite Credits: Seeing my play Plenty of...

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Spotlight On...Anghus Houvouras

Name: Anghus HouvourasHometown: Wilmington, NCEducation: Marshall University (Studied Theater and Broadcasting)Favorite Credits: Screenwriter: Dead Heist (Released 2007 through First Look...

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