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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Review: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? by Michael Block

If metaphors are your thing, Adam Rapp’s latest gritty drama is right up your alley. Presented by The Flea Theater, Wolf in the River follows a cannibalistic tribe of youngsters in a pover…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 09:45PM

Review: Going Out With a Bang by Michael Block

How would you spend your final moments on this earth if you knew you were about to depart this life? In Carl Holder's An Intimate Evening with Typhoid Mary, a dying man offers a fever d…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 07:24PM
Monday, March 21, 2016

Spotlight On...Clyve Lagerquist by Michael Block

Name: My name is Clyve LagerquistHometown: From Onekama, MIEducation: B.A. in English, Writing from Michigan State UniversityFavorite Credits: Excited to have my first show produced (as in, …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:51PM

Review: Now Here in Nowhere by Michael Block

Have you ever gotten so inside your head that rather than finding solace, insanity just circles back to insanity? Enter YOUARENOWHERE. Don't let the title scare you. Yes, this is theatrical …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:38PM

Review: If Music Be the Device of Love by Michael Block

Spoiler. This play ends in death too. But if you know what happens in Romeo and Juliet, this should come of no surprise. Playwright Laura Hirschberg takes the characters of The Bard's romanc…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:28PM
Friday, March 18, 2016

Spotlight On...Nelson Diaz-Marcano by Michael Block

Name: Nelson Diaz-Marcano Hometown: Gurabo, PREducation: BFA in Cinema and Cultural Studies from Stony Brook UniversityFavorite Credits: Prison Song (DUTF 13, Midwinter Madness Festival), Re…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:22PM
Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Spotlight On...Paul-Cosma Cimpoieru by Michael Block

Name: Paul-Cosma CimpoieruHometown: Bucharest / Romania / EuropeEducation: Off the streetWhy theater?: There is no theater, or dance, or non-verbal.... it's just a way to "speak", to show an…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:07PM

Review: Still Lingering by Michael Block

No one ever said saying goodbye was easy. Just ask the characters in Eric Gilde’s grief play the goodbye room. Following the death of her mother, a woman finds herself back home picking up…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:49PM

Spotlight On...Mel Nieves by Michael Block

Name: Mel NievesHometown: New York CityEducation: William Esper Studio/LAByrinth Theatre Company/Actors Studio Playwright-Director UnitFavorite Credits: Producer of Tenn99, a 72 hour maratho…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:49PM

Review: Paranoia and Ethics and Morals, Oh My! by Michael Block

We all want to do right. Whether it be in love, work, or life, we want to prove our worth by succeeding at whatever is the task at hand. But have you ever stopped to question just exactly th…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:19PM
Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Review: On the Corner of Ionesco and Hitchcock by Michael Block

Every now and then you need to see something a little bit weird to remind you that the world of theater is so broad and filled with a plethora of ideas. But then sometimes that weird piece g…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:40PM
Monday, March 14, 2016

Review: I'm Watching You Watch Me by Michael Block

We have become a society of talking points. No matter who you are or where you're from, there are hot button topics that have engulfed the conversation. From race to gender to sex, these the…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:37PM
Saturday, March 12, 2016

Review: For the Love of Money by Michael Block

Have you ever wondered about the concept of paper money? Like how have we accepted that paper is worth the denominations printed on them? Journey back to the origin of the first banks and yo…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:10PM

Spotlight On...Ella Turenne by Michael Block

Name: Ella TurenneHometown: Laurelton, Queens NYEducation: BA - Stony Brook University, MSW, Boston UniversityFavorite Credits: The Black List, Sister Mary Explains it all for You, and of co…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:57PM
Friday, March 11, 2016

Spotlight On...Sam Corbin by Michael Block

Name: Sam CorbinHometown: Toronto, OntarioEducation: NYU Tisch, The Experimental Theatre WingSelect Credits: As an actor: Fern in Bull’s Hollow (Ars Nova), Jane Eyre in You on the Moors No…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:14PM
Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Review: The Reality of Cyber Connection by Michael Block

The evolution of technology has drastically altered how we, as a society, communicate and connect with others. Connection in the digital age has truly changed us. In Project Y Theatre Compan…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:20PM
Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Review: Waiting for Something by Michael Block

Don't lie, you've dreamed about a spontaneous meeting with a stranger that leads to the epitome of a Hollywood romance. But life isn't Hollywood and most people don't actually have the nerve…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:38PM
Monday, March 7, 2016

Review: Imagination Takes Flight by Michael Block

The beauty of storytelling is that a story can be told in so many unique mediums. Finding the right medium for every story is the challenge. In the simply striking Reverse Cascade, the tale …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:34AM
Sunday, March 6, 2016

Spotlight On...Joe Gulla by Michael Block

Name: Joe GullaHometown: Bronx, NYEducation: Fordham University… oh and, of course, my “Nanny”Favorite Credits: As a writer, The Bronx Queen, Faggy at 50, Daddy, Garbo, REEL WOOD, Knoc…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:16PM

Review: New York State of Mind by Michael Block

Live from the Frigid Festival, it’s Rotten Apple! With New York inspired sketch comedy, Rotten Apple brings a basket full of juicy fruits mixed with a couple with some worms crawling out. …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:12PM
Friday, March 4, 2016

Review: Those Middle School Days by Michael Block

If you see him on the street, don't ask Nisse Greenberg how he's doing. He'll give you a 60-minute multi media presentation on why he is the way he is at that very moment. Or maybe that’s …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:52PM

Review: Collegiate Conspiracy Theory by Michael Block

Picking the right place for college can set the path for the rest of your life. In The BYU/Berkley Plot, Ben Abbott shares the story of the steps between his time at that Mormon college thro…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:39PM
Thursday, March 3, 2016

Review: The War Within by Michael Block

War can change a person. It's proven fact. What you see and do on the battlefield can have a serious affect on the mind. Post-war PTSD and racial treatment are key players in Kristiana Rae C…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:45PM
Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Spotlight On...Anastasia Olowin by Michael Block

Name: Anastasia OlowinHometown: Lafayette, CAEducation: BFA NYU Tisch, Experimental Theatre WingSelect Credits: The Killer (TFANA); Stitches (To-By-For Productions); Plum de Force (harunalee…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:39PM

Review: Tribal Instincts by Michael Block

To some, life is a game. A sport, perhaps. But we all have our limits. But pushing someone else to their limits? That’s a whole different game. Finding inspiration from the Ota Benga story…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:27PM
Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Spotlight On...Eric Gilde by Michael Block

Name: Eric GildeHometown: Cherokee, IAEducation: B.A., English & M.F.A., Acting – Yale UniversityFavorite Credits: As an actor, George in Our Town, Matt in Red Light Winter, Tom in The…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:25PM

Spotlight On...Ella Dershowitz by Michael Block

Name: Ella DershowitzHometown: Cambridge, MAEducation: Yale BA and one random fun semester at LAMDASelect Credits: Intimacy (The New Group), Card and Gift (Clubbed Thumb), 4,000 Miles (Hudso…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:40PM
Monday, February 29, 2016

Review: Laughing Through Heartbreak by Michael Block

Love in your early twenties can be so exciting, kind of like a movie. But then, without foreshadow, because this is real life, what begins as the highs of the romance between Stevie Nicks an…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 08:26PM

Review: Theology vs Mythology vs Philosophy by Michael Block

Imagine a world where the great minds of theology, mythology, and philosophy are forced to battle it out to become the dominating intellect. This world can be found in Set Yet in Motion, Ala…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:50PM

Spotlight On...Ellen Adair by Michael Block

Name: Ellen AdairHometown: Philadelphia, PAEducation: BA in English and Theatre, Boston UniversitySelect Credits: Since I have my bio for this show at my fingertips, here it is. Off-Broadway…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:07PM
Sunday, February 28, 2016

Review: Sexual Revolution by Michael Block

Ah, the sexual awakenings of the adolescents. Oh the stories we could share. In Brad Lawrence’s The Gospel of Sherilyn Fenn, Lawrence takes us back to his teenage years, as he is provoked …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:03AM