Spotlight On...Ryan Duncan
Name: Ryan DuncanHometown: Originally: Lawrence, MA; Grew up in and moved to NYC from: Woodbridge, VAEducation: George Mason University (degree in foreign language), and Universidad de Salamanca,...
View ArticleReview: The Mistakes We Make
by Michael BlockLet's just get it out of the way now. Kiss It, Make It Better by Erika Phoebus, produced by Theatre 4the People, is a tale of two acts. Act I is the example of brilliant writing and...
View ArticleSpotlight On...Matthew Cohn
Name: Matthew CohnHometown: New York CityEducation: Dartmouth CollegeFavorite Credits: Harry Horner in The Country Wife—the show on which I met Meg MacCary, who pulled me into Seen/By Everyone....
View ArticleReview: It's a Brett World!
by Michael BlockKicking off the 19th edition of The Black Box New Play Festival 2016, The Gallery Players celebrates a night of works by emerging playwright Brett Epstein. Capturing the scribe's comic...
View ArticleReview: A Musical About Fisting
By Michael BlockThe subject of a musical can literally be about anyone or anything. But just when you think you’ve seen it all, you’d be wrong. Enter The Disembodied Hand That Fisted Everyone To Death!...
View ArticleReview: Variations on a Fairy Tale
By Michael BlockWhether we realize it or not, fairy tales have a special place in our lives. These stories have been passed down from generations to generations. And through time, the stories...
View ArticleSpotlight On...Amir Darvish
Name: Amir DarvishHometown: BostonEducation: BrandeisFavorite Credits:Seen/By Everyone (of course), The US Premiere of The Golden Dragon, Spin City& my one-man show Mercury: The Afterlife and Times...
View ArticleReview: Siri Army
By Michael BlockImagining a world overrun by robots seems passé. It's a popular trope in the science fiction world. Gideon Productions resurrects the story in a revival of Mac Rogers'Universal Robots....
View ArticleReview: How to Make a Feminist Porn
By Michael BlockSometimes we make plays that are personal and for ourselves. And other times we create art for a specific generation. In The Living Room's #liberated, a group of high energy ladies sit...
View ArticleSpotlight On...Emma Rosenthal
Name: Emma Rosenthal Hometown: Ridgewood, NJ Education: Northwestern University, BA in Theatre Select Credits:Peter And The Starcatcher, Les Mis, West Side Story (Drury Lane Oakbrook); Brigadoon,...
View ArticleReview: Walking By Theater History
By Michael BlockIf you’ve ever seen a Broadway show, chances are you never realized the history in the buildings that house them. Many of these Broadway houses have been around for decades. Sure they...
View ArticleTony Awards 2016 Highs and Lows
As expected, the 2016 Tony Awards were all about Hamilton. While the show didn't tie or beat The Producers mark of twelve awards, they still stole the show. But what about the rest of the night? Here's...
View ArticleReview: It's Friendship, Friendship
By Michael BlockThey say college, or university depending on where you're from, is where you can meet the friends that will last forever. That's the source of story in Amelia Bullmore's melodramatic Di...
View ArticleSpotlight On...Melissa Moschitto
Name: Melissa MoschittoHometown: Natick, MAEducation: B.A. from the University of Massachusetts at AmherstFavorite Credits: Directing Apprentice for Compania Atalaya’s production of Medea in Spain.Why...
View ArticleSpotlight On...Lindsey Steinert
Name: Lindsey SteinertHometown: 2/3 New York City, 1/3 San Diego, CAEducation: BA Acting & Sociology/Anthropology, Pace UniversityFavorite Credits: Since it’s my first combined acting & writing...
View ArticleFundraising Spotlight: The Illusory Adventures of a Dreamer
Everyone has a dream. And for me, it was to be a part of the New York International Fringe Festival. After five years of trying, I finally get my shot! We are bringing The Illusory Adventures of a...
View ArticleReview: Dangerous Games
By Michael BlockThey say it's always good leaving your audience wanting more. Erik Champney did that. The three plays could easily be snippets of longer pieces but Blankets and Bedtime: 3 Restless...
View ArticleSpotlight On...Ran Levy
Name: Ran LevyHometown: Grew up both in San Diego and Israel. By the time I was twenty I had moved so often that it’s hard to think about a place I can truly call my “hometown”.Education: An Alumni of...
View ArticleReview: Breaking Through Sadness
By Michael BlockSamuel D. Hunter continues his domination of New York theater with the exceptional The Healing. The groundbreaking play from Hunter and Theater Breaking Through Barriers is a living...
View ArticleReview: Dangerous Journalism
By Michael BlockUnless you are disconnected from news media, you’ve likely heard of the Rolling Stone article saga known as “A Rape on Campus.” An article was published in the magazine about a group...
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