Sunday, August 23, 2015
Name: Tess HowsamHometown: Colorado SpringsEducation: British American Drama Academy, Bard CollegeFavorite Credits: BELOW (NYC Fringe Festival and ENCORE Festival 2012) ODD.A.SEE (Arts@Renai…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 10:18AMName: Walter DeForestHometown: Derby, Ct.Education: BS Communications, William Esper Studios Graduate, Peoples Improv Theatre Character and writing classesSelect Credits: “The Knick”, �…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:47AMFor a long time, musicals were that place where you escaped reality. The material was light and fluffy and allowed you to leave the theater with a smile on your face. Nowadays, tough subject…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:47AMYou comb through mounds and mounds of plays to find something stirringly vivacious and juicy but chances are you haven't come across Maybe Tomorrow. Written by Max Mondi, Maybe Tomorrow is s…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:47AMSaturday, August 22, 2015
Men. Some are misogynistic pigs while others are charming princes. But when it comes to wooing women, which is worse? The Boys Are Angry by Jillie Mae Eddy is a dark comedy about AJ and Quin…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:46PMName: Michaela MurphyHometown: Los Angeles, CAEducation: Rising Junior at Yale UniversitySelect Credits: At Yale: Serena in Under, Amelia in original student work Devil’s Dictionary, Rosie…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:46PMMaking your way in the world today takes everything you've got. So sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name. But let's be honest, Broken Moments ain't Cheers. Set at the titu…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:46PMPop culture undoubtedly plays a part in our psyche whether we realize it or not. The people or characters or movies or songs influence us significantly. Written by Ashley J. Jacobson, The Am…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:46PMName: Jaron Aviv Hollander and Slater Brooks PenneyHometown: Berkeley, CAEducation: Jaron: BA Theatre UC Santa Cruz, Dell Arte School of Physical theater, Circo Arts New Zealand, …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:46PMDating in the 21st Century in New York City is hard. Nothing new about it. And yet there's another Fringe musical about the same thing. In #LoveStory, the dating lives of a bunch of twenty s…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:55AMName: Herman Johansen Hometown: Los Angeles, by way of Kansas City, MOEducation: BFA Theatre, Missouri State UniversityFavorite Credits: As an actor, Copenhagen, My Fair Lady, Omnium Ga…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:32AMIt's very likely you will go in not knowing anything about The Weird Tree. It's very likely you'll leave not understanding. Regardless, you'll appreciate the vision director Peter Petkovsek …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:32AMFriday, August 21, 2015
It's safe to say that we've all dreamed in living in a fairy tale at least in our life. In Far From Canterbury, Chaucer's epic tales are used as inspiration to send young knight John on an e…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:38PMWe all have New York City stories. Tales about our subway troubles or the rude people you encounter or that awful apartment. Our experience with this city garners a love-hate relationship. T…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:28PMName: Quincy Confoy and Kevin ConfoyHometown:QC: Brooklyn, New YorkKC: Trenton, NJEducation:QC: I graduate from Fieldston High School in 2016.KC: Rutgers University, CSC Conservatory, Playwr…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:42AMName: Ashley GunsteensHometown: Born Chicago, Illinois. Grew up in Germantown, Maryland (outside of DC)Education: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – double majors in Dramati…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:19AMWe've all heard those horror stories about those auditions. You know, the ones where you're in there forever, it goes on and on, you think you vibe with the director, and then, nothing. Bein…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:19AMThursday, August 20, 2015
Fringe festivals are notorious for their quirkiness. From venues to shows, going into a show, you should know the experience will not be like any other. I preface this review by stating that…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:24PMName: Adam OverettHometown: Denver, COEducation: Yale, B.A. in Music and LiteratureFavorite Credits: Covering and performing Fabrizio in The Light in the Piazza at Lincoln Center and on nati…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:24PMName: Oliver TragerHometown: New York CityEducation: Bennington College; B.A. LiteratureFavorite Credits: Dig Infinity! which won the 2014 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity award as Outst…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:21PMName: Kyra Robinov and Tibor ZonaiHometown: KR: NYC
TZ: Kecskemet, HungaryEducation: KR: BA Tisch Film & TV; MFA Tisch Graduate Musical Theatre Writing ProgramTR: I’m an au…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:21PMWe claim that we "won't go there" to get ahead but most of us haven't actually been in that position. In a world where knowing and doing the right people is more important than talent comes …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:21PMNot everyone should be a playwright. Especially an entire audience. It's no secret that Woyzeck, the Georg Buchner classic, was never completed due to his untimely death. Because of the inco…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:01AMComedy is all about the perfect dynamic. The right jokes. The right people. The right situation. People say comedy is hard. But in this case, these guys made it look easy. The Curious Case o…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:01AMName: Kevin CironeHometown: Veazie, Maine, currently residing in Woburn MA.Education: B.S. In Computer Science, University of Maine OronoFavorite Credits: Creative License is the first full-…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:01AMWednesday, August 19, 2015
Name: Vinnie UrdeaHometown: Alamo, California (in the San Francisco East Bay)Education: BFA from NYU Tisch (Lee Strasberg Institute and CAP21)Select Credits: Dogfight (Eddie Birdlace) at Old…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:06PMGeek theater is on the rise. Bringing those characters and shows and games onto the stage is allowing a new genre to flourish. In EverScape, the world of role-playing is brought to life as f…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:06PMNames: Alexander Rotella & Laura MinadeoHometown:AR: Cranston, R.I.LM: Warwick R.I.Education:AR: Community College of R.I.LM: Community College of R.I., Berklee College of Music AlumniFa…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:02AMEvery now and then you find that piece of theater that, on paper, has all the elements that give it great potential. A topical story. Contemporary characters. Themes that society wants to ta…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:07AMName: Julian DruckerHometown: New York CityEducation: The Dalton School; Yale UniversityFavorite Credits: “My Bunny” performed by Laura Osnes; “I Only Want To Be With You” arrangemen…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:07AMYou know how on sitcoms when the characters are forced to go see theater, that it tends to be really bad and over the top? Imagine if that kind of show actually exists? Baby Hubris, a new pl…
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