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Spotlight On...Mariah Freda
Name: Mariah FredaHometown: Sea Isle City, New Jersey (The Jersey Shore!)Education: BA in Anthropology from Boston University and an MFA from The New School for DramaWhy theater?: I love the theater. I...
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Review: Trouble on the Road
By Michael BlockThere are certain mediums for certain stories. Be it novel, play, or screen, each format provides something unique to its storytelling. In the world of stage and screen, there are...
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Spotlight On...Byron Loyd
Name: Byron LoydHometown: Chattanooga, TennesseeEducation: Undergrad: Southwestern at Memphis, MFA and Phil in Theater from Columbia (ABD)Favorite Credits: Acting--Sandy Tyrell in Hay Fever, Joe in...
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Review: Old Stories Told Now
by Kaila M. Stokes Hypokrit Theatre Company and Junoon Performing Arts presents Devdas and Chokher Bali running in rep through November 20th at Theater for the New City. Devdas is a dance piece that...
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Spotlight On...Brian Demar Jones
Name: Brian Demar JonesHometown: Rochester, NYEducation: BA from SUNY Binghamton and MFA from University of WashingtonSelect Credits:Batboy, Billy Crocker in Anything Goes, Les Miserables, A Midsummer...
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Review: Hedy Lamarr was Ahead of Her Time
By Ed MalinI very much enjoyed the United Solo Festival extended run of HEDY – The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr. Heather Massie plays this remarkable star of the silver screen. In this piece,...
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Spotlight On...Patricia Black
Name: Patricia BlackHometown: Presently, Brooklyn HeightsEducation: Life.Select Credits: Mme. Violet Krap in an adapted version of Beckett's Eleutheria, Mrs. Carol Winters in Guilt by Association by...
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Review: An Orchard of Disconnect
By Michael BlockThe Cherry Orchard is back. But why? Sure, thematically The Cherry Orchard resonates but why not produce a new work with the same message? Nevertheless, the Roundabout revival of the...
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Spotlight On...Zac Moon
Name: Zac MoonHometown: Richmond, VAEducation: BA University of North Carolina at Chapel HillSelect Credits: Women (the PIT), The Mysteries, Restoration Comedy (The Flea), Rubber Ducks and Sunsets...
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Spotlight On...Andrew Orsie
Name: Andrew OrsieHometown: Summit Point, WVEducation: BA in Theatre from Juniata CollegeSelect Credits:The Imbible: Rum Drinks… and Pirates! (Tenor), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Chip...
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Spotlight On...Brian Merriman
Name: Brian MerrimanHometown: Born in Dublin, raised in Wexford and Waterford, back in Dublin since college.Education: Master’s Degree in Equality Studies, Certificate in professional Journalism, vocal...
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Review: Searching for Truth
By Michael Block There are a plethora of stories that rarely get a platform to be heard. Ma-Yi Theater Company is a organization that strongly champions important stories and voices. And they have done...
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Review: What a Treat Gideon Is!
by Kaila M. StokesAre you ready for a hilarious existential experience? Then go see My Name is Gideon, I’m probably Going to Die Eventually. This long-winded title of a show will catch you off guard in...
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Spotlight On...John Marshall
Name: John MarshallHometown: St. Johnsbury, VermontEducation: AMDA NYCSelect Credits: The Mirror Rep's Carousel (Billy Bigelow), Hamlet (Laertes), and ArtisTree's Fiddler On The Roof (Fyedka), among...
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Review: Chilling at the Holiday Inn
By Michael BlockIn a landscape of heavy, thought-provoking theater, sometimes all we need is theater that will entertain. The recipe to make an audience smile is a sprinkling of well-known standards, a...
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Review: Strindberg: A Monkey, A Miser and Two Lovebirds Walk Into a Forest
By Ed MalinIn 1906, Strindberg wrote a humorous fable, in uncounted iambic verse, appropriate for children. Leave it to Strindberg Rep to present Abu Casem’s Slippers as part of their ongoing mission...
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Review: Finding Yourself Underneath the Northern Lights
By Ed MalinRenowned playwright Israel Horovitz has a new play at LaMaMa. Barefoot Theatre Company and Compagnia Horovitz-Paciotto present Gloucester Stage Company’s production of Man In Snow. The...
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Review: Have a Oozy Boozy Christmas
By Michael Block Even in November, we're getting in the holiday spirit. From the folks who brought you the hit drinking show The Imbible, comes the Christmas spin-off The Imbible: Christmas Carol...
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Spotlight On...Kathleen O'Neill
Name: Kathleen O'NeillHometown: Small town in WisconsinEducation: MFA from Boston University in DirectingSelect Credits: I seem to be doing a number of originating roles - Annie Jump Cannon in...
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Review: An Old Perception
By Michael Block Primary Stages brings Horton Foote back to New York in a spirited revival of The Roads to Home. Comprised of three connected pieces, A Nightingale, The Dearest of Friends and Spring...
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