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Monday, July 7, 2014

VIDEO: Meet Pilobolus by Mark Blankenship

From time to time, TDF Stages will highlight exciting Off and Off-Off Broadway theatre companies with exclusive “getting to know you” videos. Today, we’re featuring Pilobol…

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Monday, June 30, 2014

What’s Your Favorite Single Moment in the Theatre? by Mark Blankenship

Welcome to Geek Out/Freak Out, where theatre fans get super enthusiastic about things. This week, Stages editor Mark Blankenship geeks out (via Gchat) with Jason Schlafstein, Producing Artis…

SOURCE: TDF at 09:00AM
Friday, June 27, 2014

Nuclear Bombs Totally Rock by Mark Blankenship

The musical Atomic puts a wild slant on the Manhattan Project — Imagine what it felt like to create the atomic bomb. Imagine the manic pulse in the various labs and hallways of the Man…

SOURCE: TDF at 11:13AM
Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Which Recent Musicals Do We Need to See Again? by Mark Blankenship

Welcome to Geek Out/Freak Out, where theatre fans get super enthusiastic about things. This week, Stages editor Mark Blankenship geeks out (via Google Doc) with his friend Adam Grosswirth, M…

SOURCE: TDF at 09:00AM
Friday, June 13, 2014

VIDEO: Meet Clubbed Thumb by Mark Blankenship

From time to time, TDF Stages will highlight exciting Off and Off-Off Broadway theatre companies with exclusive “getting to know you” videos. Today, we’re featuring Clubbed…

SOURCE: TDF at 09:00AM
Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Three Writers, One Voice by Mark Blankenship

How the Fly By Night team created their unusual new musical — Most musicals have multiple authors, and the division of labor is typically pretty clear. While everyone might contribute …

SOURCE: TDF at 01:09PM
Monday, June 9, 2014

Yes, This Woman Still Exists by Mark Blankenship

The many female voices in Sarah Treem’s new play — Sarah Treem’s new play When We Were Young and Unafraid, now in its world premiere at Manhattan Theatre Club, may be set i…

SOURCE: TDF at 03:35PM
Thursday, June 5, 2014

How Can a Student Lead an Artful Life? by Mark Blankenship

Inside the deeper mission of TDF’s education department — The casual observer might not expect Tare Suriel to be so passionate about the theatre. After all, as a senior at Queens…

SOURCE: TDF at 11:05AM
Wednesday, June 4, 2014

How Does Central Park Change Shakespeare? by Mark Blankenship

Much Ado About Nothing star Steel Burkhardt on what happens to plays during Shakespeare in the Park — “In the park, you know that everyone is experiencing the same thing at the …

SOURCE: TDF at 04:19PM
Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Which Recent Plays Deserve New Productions? by Mark Blankenship

Welcome to Geek Out/Freak Out, where theatre fans get super enthusiastic about things. This week, Stages editor Mark Blankenship geeks out (via email) with his friend Christie Evangelisto, t…

SOURCE: TDF at 03:44PM
Thursday, May 29, 2014

How Do Dancers Recreate the Cotton Club? by Mark Blankenship

Inside the lives of two After Midnight stars — Welcome to Building Character, our ongoing look at actors and how they create their roles Since previews began last October, Dormeshia Su…

SOURCE: TDF at 09:00AM
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Video: Meet INTAR Theatre by Mark Blankenship

Featuring INTAR Theatre, which has been producing Latino voices in English since 1966. work. This video features playwright and Oscar-nominated screenwriter José Rivera, INTAR artistic dire…

SOURCE: TDF at 11:53AM
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Like This Character? Follow Her on Facebook. by Mark Blankenship

Why Flux Theatre Ensemble builds online worlds for its plays — You’ve only got a few more chances to see Flux Theatre Ensemble’s Jane the Plain—it runs through Saturd…

SOURCE: TDF at 11:37AM
Thursday, May 15, 2014

Nicky Silver Sees Theatre Everywhere by Mark Blankenship

Why everyone puts on a persona in Too Much Sun — It’s not just because the lead character is an actress that Medea and Violet Venable are lurking in the background of Nicky Silve…

SOURCE: TDF at 09:00AM
Monday, May 12, 2014

Is This a Secret to Off-Off Broadway Survival? by Mark Blankenship

Ensemble theatres thrive in the Archive Residency — CollaborationTown’s Family Play (1979 to Present) zips by in under two hours, yet it still seems to encompass everything that …

SOURCE: TDF at 09:17AM
Friday, May 9, 2014

Which Broadway Family Are You? (A Mother’s Day Quiz) by Mark Blankenship

Which Broadway family should you belong to? To find out, go take our jaunty quiz, which is specially tailored for Mother’s Day. Use the comments to let us know which family you got! (S…

SOURCE: TDF at 03:28PM

VIDEO: Meet Stolen Chair by Mark Blankenship

From time to time, TDF Stages will highlight exciting Off and Off-Off Broadway theatre companies with exclusive “getting to know you” videos. Today, we’re featuring Stolen …

SOURCE: TDF at 11:11AM
Tuesday, May 6, 2014

25 Years Later, He’s Playing This Man Again by Mark Blankenship

Patrick Fitzgerald finds new life in Sea Marks — Before you settle into Sea Marks, be warned: the play is not as cozy as it looks. At first, it seems like Gardner McKay’s 1971 sc…

SOURCE: TDF at 09:38AM
Monday, April 21, 2014

I’m Lost On the Set, and It’s Good for the Play by Mark Blankenship

Inside Beowulf Boritt’s remarkable design for Broadway’s Act One — People have actually gotten lost on the set of Act One. Now on Broadway at Lincoln Center Theater’s…

SOURCE: TDF at 08:50AM
Tuesday, April 15, 2014

He’s Not Really Acting, So Why Is He Crying? by Mark Blankenship

The New York Neo-Futurists find the power in O’Neill’s stage directions — What do actors have to do to make us feel something? Do they need to cry? Do they need to speak? D…

SOURCE: TDF at 02:18PM
Friday, April 11, 2014

Stephen Spinella Will Give a New Performance Tonight by Mark Blankenship

Inside his work on Broadway’s The Velocity of Autumn — Welcome to Building Character, our ongoing look at actors and how they create their roles “The thing that draws me to…

SOURCE: TDF at 12:36PM
Thursday, April 10, 2014

A Little Taylor Swift, a Little Bertolt Brecht by Mark Blankenship

In Less Than Rent’s new show, wild comedy masks a dark American secret — The script for John Presson and Sean Patrick Monahan’s Little Mac, Little Mac, You’re the Ver…

SOURCE: TDF at 08:32AM
Monday, April 7, 2014

Have You Seen this Side of Lear? by Mark Blankenship

Michael Pennington finds new facets in Shakespeare’s tragic king — Welcome to Building Character, our ongoing look at actors and how they create their roles “I’ve alw…

SOURCE: TDF at 03:18PM
Thursday, April 3, 2014

The Deepest Scar is the One You Can’t See by Mark Blankenship

In the Broadway musical Violet, director Leigh Silverman trusts your imagination — “Every choice I made comes from the very first choice, which was not to show the scar.” S…

SOURCE: TDF at 04:26PM
Friday, March 28, 2014

Terrence McNally Just Wants to Stage the Play Already by Mark Blankenship

Why he’s happy that Mothers and Sons rocketed to Broadway — It all happened so quickly. Last June, Terrence McNally’s drama Mothers and Sons had its world premiere at Bucks…

SOURCE: TDF at 11:50AM
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Video: Meet Target Margin Theater by Mark Blankenship

From time to time, TDF Stages will highlight exciting Off and Off-Off Broadway theatre companies with exclusive “getting to know you” videos. Today, we’re featuring Target …

SOURCE: TDF at 02:58PM
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Is It Finally Time for Paula Vogel’s “Gay Family” Play? by Mark Blankenship

Decades after it faced homophobic derision, And Baby Makes Seven returns — Maybe now, after all these decades, we can see the show with new eyes. When it was produced in the 80s and 90…

SOURCE: TDF at 08:29AM
Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Celebrating 35 Years of Accessibility by Mark Blankenship

Inside the 35th Anniversary Gala for TDF Accessibility Programs (TAP) — On Monday night, the Edison Ballroom became a celebration of inclusion. That’s when Theatre Development Fu…

SOURCE: TDF at 04:22PM
Monday, March 3, 2014

Video: Meet Axis Company by Mark Blankenship

From time to time, TDF Stages will highlight exciting Off and Off-Off Broadway theatre companies with exclusive “getting to know you” videos. Today, we’re featuring Axis Co…

SOURCE: TDF at 08:19AM
Friday, February 28, 2014

When Bruce Lee Battles His Father by Mark Blankenship

Francis Jue guards the soul of David Henry Hwang’s new play — Welcome to Building Character, TDF Stages’ ongoing series about actors and how they create their roles Want to…

SOURCE: TDF at 08:53AM
Thursday, February 20, 2014

Autism-Friendly Pirates and Princesses by Mark Blankenship

Why Disney Junior Live on Tour! is joining TDF’s Autism Theatre Initiative — For Alana Feld, there’s no question why family-friendly theatre is so important. “To have…

SOURCE: TDF at 03:35PM

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