Sunday, August 30, 2015
Imagine your worst dates ever. I can guarantee Swipe Right was worse. Written and directed by Allison Young, Swipe Right was a structural nightmare about twenty something's dating. The story…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 08:19PMSitcoms have been a staple in American pop culture for decades. The physical comedy. The moral at the end of the episode. The laugh track. The landscape of the situation comedy has changed v…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 07:27PMAdapted from Frank Pierson’s “Dog Day Afternoon” which was inspired by an article from Life Magazine, Stockholm Savings by Michael DeMeo is a high-octane comedic thriller about a bank …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:01PMEveryone dreams of being an astronaut as a kid. The images we've placed on astronauts are based on their feats of heroism. There's a celebrity attached to them. In Endless Air, Endless Water…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:01PMLove is hard at any age. And dating doesn't get any easier. In Love in the Middle Ages, musical comedy with book by Eric Kornfeld and Jeffrey Jackson, music by Michelangelo Sosnowitz, and ly…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:07AMWhen the Pope dies, the Cardinals of the world come together to vote for the next Pope. But what if the voting process was as ridiculous and scheme-worthy as an episode of “Survivor”? Fi…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:06AMSaturday, August 29, 2015
There tends to be monotony when it comes to musical theater. All new musicals seem to follow the same themes and style causing them to blend into one another. But when something different ar…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:15AMFrom the whacky world of Dina Laura comes Elephants and Other Worldly Dilemmas, a comedy where slapstick, gross out humor, and puns unite. At the core, the play is about faith and finding fa…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:32AMName: Shane SalkHometown: Seattle WAEducation: BFA From Chapman UniversitySelect Credits: Oh, I have been all over the place. I was the Original Genie in Aladdin for Disney’s International…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:32AMA bar is about to be foreclosed so the only logical choice to save it is put on a show. That's the premise of Creative License. With book and lyrics by Kevin Cirone and music by Cirone, Spen…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:48AMFriday, August 28, 2015
The title will draw you in. The pre show will captivate you. And the script will shock you. Welcome to Mitchel Buckley's God is a Woman. In a world where nothing is quite what it seems, God …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:53PMWhen you have a talented group of friends, you're bound to want to collaborate with them. And that is the root of Summer Blue's creation. Conceived by director Akil “Apollo” Davis and fe…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:04PMWant to go on an adventure like you've never experienced before? Then jump in Jaron and Slater's submarine, buckle your seat belts and get ready for a bumpy ride. Created and performed by Ja…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:04PMMany times via the media we only see the broad scope on a topic. We see it from a global perspective. Rarely do we see the local perspective. With the landscape of LGBTQ equality drastically…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:05AMLove and death. Thematically they have a history together. They are once again paired together in Jonathan G. Galvez's A Life TBD. Broken up into three scenes, A Life TBD chronicles the love…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:52AMThursday, August 27, 2015
Imagine a bunch of theater geeks trying to do a sketch comedy show. The sketches would be filled with theater reference after theater reference. That’s essentially what you get with Loose …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:27AMOnce upon a time there was a single mom and her son. The mom had bad luck in the world of dating and the son didn't care for many of the suitors. One day, a mysterious crack forms in the cei…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:27AMWith a zombie apocalypse on their hands, a married couple battles the elements and each other. Written by Dave Lankford, Night of the Living is a psychological thriller of marital proportion…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:52AMIn the 1970s and 80s, there was one female impersonator that stood out from them all. Her name was Divine. She was brash and crude. She made her fame by pairing with the king of shock value.…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:52AMWednesday, August 26, 2015
Imagine yourself in a nightmare where you fall down a giant hole into a never ending pit of despair. Though it may be dark, it's still vivid. Now imagine that dream appearing before your eye…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:52PMWrite what you know. Sometimes that theory provides some awful stories and sometimes it gets gold. Verano Place falls into the latter category. Inspired by playwright Katie Atcheson's parent…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:55AMSylvia Plath is notorious for writing. She's also well known for her untimely suicide. But what some may not know is that was not get first attempt. That occurred during college. In Fernanda…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:55AMTuesday, August 25, 2015
All families are weird and dysfunctional. They all have those weird idiosyncrasies. But the Kelly family takes the cake for weird and awkward. A mom with an unhealthy obsession with filling …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:00PMThere are ways to portray difficult topics. Jacob Marx Rice did it expertly and with perfect care. Make em laugh! Laughing balances out the grief and it worked wonders. In Coping, grieving a…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:21PMThe romantic comedy is a genre that has been done to death. Discovering new ways to share the tale of two people in love is almost a necessity to be considered refreshing. Fortunately Hand G…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:37AMMonday, August 24, 2015
Name: Julia YarwoodHometown: Floral Park, NYEducation: BA Dramatic Art, the University of North Carolina, Chapel HillSelect Credits: Anya in The Cherry Orchard, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, J…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:33PMInspired by Chekhov's Platonov comes a dinner part from hell. Written by Sean Murphy, The Starter transports the characters and themes from the Chekhov play to Texas where Anna arrives back …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:33PMEveryone wants to be a superhero. As a kid, you probably put on a sheet or towel and pretended to soar through the air. What began as a silly prompt, Pickles is the tale of Annie and her sup…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:08AMThe ever-changing landscape of real estate and rent prices has caused many beloved establishments in New York City to shut their doors. To pay homage to these places we knew and loved comes …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:08AMSunday, August 23, 2015
Listen up sports fans, here's some theater for you! With the media continuing to explode about athlete safety with concussions, comes Eric William Morris and Ashley Rodbro’s's Running Inte…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:32AMName: Tess HowsamHometown: Colorado SpringsEducation: British American Drama Academy, Bard CollegeFavorite Credits: BELOW (NYC Fringe Festival and ENCORE Festival 2012) ODD.A.SEE (Arts@Renai…
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