Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Name: MJ RodriguezHometown: Newark, New JerseyEducation: Berklee College of music (some)Select Credits: RENT 2011 Revival, "Nurse Jackie", "The Carrie Diaries", and "Luke Cage".Why theater?:…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:25PMBy Michael BlockUnless you've been hiding under a rock, you’ve likely heard of the family that has not only broken the internet but destroyed television as we know it. The family with no t…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 10:04PMName: John RacioppoHometown: Toronto, Ontario, CanadaEducation: Brown University & London Academy of Dramatic ArtSelect Credits: New York: Breathing Time (Fault Line Theatre), She Stoops…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:23PMName: Stephanie JanssenHometown: Appleton, WisconsinEducation: BA, Middlebury College; MFA, NYUSelect Credits: Just finished a new play, All the Days at the McCarter. Some other faves: Clive…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:12AMBy Michael BlockThe age of censorship and freedom of speech are alive and well in Howard Barker's No End of Blame. Presented by premiere Barker connoisseurs PTP/NYC, No End of Blame comes at…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:31AMTuesday, July 19, 2016
Name: Whitney St. OursHometown: Greater Baltimore, MDEducation: I hold a degree in English Literature from Drew University.Favorite Credits: As a director: "That's My Time" (web series…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:58PMName: Sam SimahkHometown: Ashburnham, MAEducation: BFA Musical Theatre, Emerson CollegeSelect Credits: Lyric Opera Chicago (The King and I), Huntington Theatre Company (A Little Night Music)…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:32PMName: Sean O’SheaHometown: Ithaca, NYEducation: Meisner Trained Actor & BFAs in Theater and in MusicFavorite Credits: Co-Writing & Directing The Devil Tree, and Acting as Jesus in …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:32PMMonday, July 18, 2016
Even though a play can be written a time ago and about something so specific, it manages to find a way to be relevant to modern situations. Change the names and places with relevant names in…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 10:32PMName: Judith ChaffeeHometown: Newbury, MA (Plum Island)Education: Skidmore, MS Smith in Dance/Theatre, International School of Comic Acting (Italy)Select Credits: BCAP: production of “Good…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 09:18PMSunday, July 17, 2016
Name: Alicia "Lecy" GoransonHometown: Evanston, ILEducation: Vassar CollegeSelect Credits: NY Theater: Poison, The Moonbath Girl (EST), Love, Loss, and What I Wore (Westside Theater), The Po…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:22PMName: Lou LiberatoreHometown: Leonia, NJEducation: Fordham University (Lincoln Center), William EsperSelect Credits: Broadway: As Is, Burn This (TONY Award Nomination), Off Bway: Orpheus Des…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:10PMName: Chima ChikazungaHometown: Amityville, NYEducation: FSUFavorite Credits: I say playing Tom Robinson, we had a performance for a local high school and they really didn't have " theatre e…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:10PMSaturday, July 16, 2016
It took until "The Charity Tango" to realize that Liberty is virtually a 90s cartoon musical. Sadly what's lacking is that Disney charm. Lady Liberty gets the personification treatment in or…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:38AMFriday, July 15, 2016
Name: Michael GlavanHometown: Cleveland, OHEducation: Kent State UniversitySelect Credits: Cinderella’s Prince in Into the Woods, Man in Neil LaBute’s Coax, Reverend Parris in The Crucib…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:13PMBy Michael BlockSometimes solo shows do something unique. The author writes a story that is not their life story. They craft a play inspired by vital themes but generate a new character to t…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:55PMName: Brandon SchramlHometown: Lee's Summit, MOEducation: B.S. In Biology and B.A. In Theatre Performance at University of MissouriSelect Credits: “After the Outbreak” (Dean); The Deathl…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:49AMThursday, July 14, 2016
Name: Jess GoldschmidtHometown: Pennington, NJEducation: LotsFavorite Credits: Tall Women in Clogs in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival/Dixon Place, accommodating students with dyslexia by walki…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 10:01PMWednesday, July 13, 2016
by Kaila M. StokesInfinitely Yours, written by Darci Faye, is an hour long thriller that will leave you on a cliff. Darci Faye takes the audience through the slippery slope of an abusive rel…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:49PMEileen Meny PhotographyName: James RutherfordHometown: Downtown ManhattanEducation: MFA in Directing: Columbia UniversityFavorite Credits: The Importance of Being Ernest Hemingway (Access Th…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:49PMName: Diana OhHometown: L.A., CAEducation: Smith College, National Theatre Institute, MFA from NYU Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program,Favorite Credits: Creator and Performer of {my lin…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:33AMTuesday, July 12, 2016
Name: Aya AzizHometown: New York CityEducation: Brandeis University, Hunter CollegeSelect Credits: Author and Composer of Sitting Regal by the Window at the Metro Al Madina theater in Beirut…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:00PMBy Michael BlockWhen you have a heart as big as the sky, it can fill a room, let alone a stage. Cynthia Lee Fontaine's heart is what propels Intimate CuCu Confessions at the Laurie Beechman …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:50AMMonday, July 11, 2016
photo by Justin PattersonName: Jill Abramovitz & Brad AlexanderHometown:JA: Morristown, NJBA: Simsbury, CTEducation:JA: University of PennsylvaniaBA: Ithaca CollegeFavorite Credits:JA: A…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:09PMSunday, July 10, 2016
By Michael BlockEveryone's life is a story. Even the storytellers have a life story. In Will Coleman's whimsical Helvetica, presented by Rising Sun Performance Company, the story of a girl w…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:25AMSaturday, July 9, 2016
Name: Michael Raver
Hometown: New York, NY
Education: Pace University
Favorite Credits: Film: "How We Built the Bomb". Theater: Romeo & Juliet. As a playwright...whatever present t…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:06PMBy Michael BlockWe've all had to wait for something but in the age of digital technology, as long as you have a cellphone or wifi, life is easy. But what if that's what you're waiting for? P…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:06PMBy Michael BlockThe land is something we have taken for granted. As new advances and discoveries are made, we have begun to take for granted the beauty of our world. Honoring the land in the…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:06PMFriday, July 8, 2016
Are you ready for some musicals?! NYMF is back (and this year with out the "theatre") with 18 full productions ready to take the musical world by storm. With an eclectic array of offerings, …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:36PMBy Michael BlockWhen you have a lot of thoughts, sometimes it's hard to process them all. Especially all at once. When emotions are thrown into the mix, you can imagine the turmoil that your…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:06PMBy Kaila M. StokesThe Golden Smile, written by Yaakov Bressler, is a witty dark comedic musical farce. Set in the 1950’s, The Golden Smile is absurdly vulgar and hilariously light all in o…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:06PM 
