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...
View ArticleReview: 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...
View ArticleReview: 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...
View ArticleReview: 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...
View ArticleSpotlight 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...
View ArticleReview: 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...
View ArticleSpotlight 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...
View ArticleSpotlight 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...
View ArticleReview: 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...
View ArticleReview: 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...
View ArticleSpotlight 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...
View ArticleReview: 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...
View ArticleReview: 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...
View ArticleSpotlight 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...
View ArticleSpotlight 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...
View ArticleReview: 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...
View ArticleSpotlight 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....
View ArticleReview: 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...
View ArticleSpotlight 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...
View ArticleSpotlight 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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