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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Spotlight On...Kimberly Faye Greenberg by Michael Block

Name: Kimberly Faye GreenbergHometown: Born in Long Beach... But I think it's now NYC as I lived here 16 years.. Isn't it at "10" that it becomes hometown??Education: BA in Drama from Univer…

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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Spotlight On...Anthony Sneed by Michael Block

Name: Anthony SneedHometown: Toms River, NJEducation: Toms River East, SAESelect Credits: "Chasing Banksy" (2015), "After The Fall" (2013), "Bad Biology" (2008)Why theater?: The way the…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:43PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Lee Sunday Evans by Michael Block

photo courtesy of Julie GuintaName: Lee Sunday EvansHometown: Denver, COEducation: Boston University, School for International TrainingFavorite Credits: The Play About My Dad by Boo Killebre…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:22PM[SHARE]
Monday, January 26, 2015

Review: Who Needs Rationale? by Michael Block

Sometimes the lives we lead are not exactly what we want. So in order to make them what we want, we pursue other ventures that get us there. In Ross Howard's No One Loves Us Here, a bevy of …

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Thursday, January 22, 2015

Review: A Storyteller's Delight by Michael Block

Secrets, secrets are no fun, unless you share with everyone! Every family has some skeletons. Some dark past that stays hidden away until someone gets curious. Set tucked away in the titular…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:13PM[SHARE]
Saturday, January 17, 2015

Review: A Truly Beautiful Day by Michael Block

If you ever thought your family's holiday gatherings were nuts, wait until you see the folks of Kate Benson's wildly flawless A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 08:02PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Brian Watkins by Michael Block

Name: Brian WatkinsHometown: Parker, COEducation: DePaul and Northern ColoradoWhy theater?: It's live and completely unlike any other art form. The flesh and blood aspect of it never gets ol…

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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Spotlight On...Corey Tazmania by Michael Block

Name: Corey TazmaniaHometown: Brooklyn, New YorkEducation: Antioch College, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing ArtsSelect Credits: The Parable Conference (Ne…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:09PM[SHARE]
Monday, January 12, 2015

Spotlight On...Julia Campanelli by Michael Block

Name: Julia CampanelliHometown: I've lived in NYC long enough to call it my hometown. I think I was born here in a previous life.Education: University of Maryland (theatre) and The New Schoo…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:52PM[SHARE]
Friday, January 9, 2015

Spotlight On...Terri Mateer by Michael Block

Name: Terri MateerHometown: Brattleboro, VermontEducation: BS Interior DesignFavorite Credits: Doing A Kind Shot at FringeNYC. What an experience!Why theater?: Because there are actual real,…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:06PM[SHARE]
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Spotlight On...Kyoung H. Park by Michael Block

Name: Kyoung H. ParkHometown: Santiago, ChileEducation: MFA in Playwriting, Columbia UniversityFavorite Credits: disOriented and the upcoming premiere of TALAWhy theater?: I stumbled into pl…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 07:32PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Top 10 Most Viewed Posts of 2014! by Michael Block

It's that time of year again. To reveal the Top 10 most viewed posts on Theater in the Now! We had 45 big hits this year, but here are the 10 most clickable.1. Spotlight On...Brett Ackerman2…

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Friday, December 19, 2014

Theater in the Now's Best of 2014! by Michael Block

Another year, another whirlwind of great entertainment! 2014 brought a lot of daring and new theater as well as some great revivals of classic and modern texts. While some would say the year…

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Thursday, December 18, 2014

Review: A Forgetful Modern Fairy Tale by Michael Block

Living the life of a fairy tale may seem like a dream, but when the fairy tale becomes a reality, the dream may turn into a nightmare. In Kristen Palmer's haunting Once Upon a Bride There Wa…

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Sunday, December 14, 2014

Review: An Ocean of Recovery by Michael Block

The struggles of living through addiction while dealing life, love, and money take center stage in the fishing port of New Bedford, Massachusetts in Mike Gorman's If Colorado Had An Ocean. A…

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Saturday, December 13, 2014

Spotlight On...Laura Butler Rivera by Michael Block

Name: Laura Butler RiveraHometown: Ponce, Puerto RicoEducation: MFA in Acting from Columbia University; and BA in Drama from the University of Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río PiedrasFavorite …

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Friday, December 12, 2014

Review: A Silent Night of War by Michael Block

The history of war is filled with moments of horror, terror, and sorrow. The stories that are often spoken of are ones that memorialize the struggles and death of the people fighting. Rarely…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:21PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...James Rutherford by Michael Block

Name: James RutherfordHometown: Downtown NYCEducation: BA Brown University, MFA Columbia UniversityFavorite Credits: Last year's Oscar Wilde/Ernest Hemingway mashup The Importance of Being E…

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Thursday, December 11, 2014

Review: The New Mean by Michael Block

Growing up, everyone seems to find their niche, the thing or friends that help them survive their tween years. In Jenny Rachel Weiner's darkly funny comedy Horse Girls, an elite equestrian c…

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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Spotlight On...Joey Arias by Michael Block

Name: Joey AriasHometown: New York City… Via North Carolina &  L.A.Education: Went to Catholic schools my whole life… into College…!!!Favorite Credits: Capitol Records Contrac…

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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Review: A Twelfth Night Mix Tape by Michael Block

If music be the food of love, play a kickin' 80s soundtrack. Taking inspiration from William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, among a few other titles, Pull Together Productions presents Sean Gr…

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Spotlight On...Chris March by Michael Block

Name: Chris MarchHometown: San Francisco, CASelect Credits: Chris March's Butt-Cracker Suite! A Trailer-Park Ballet (2012), Christmas with the Crawfords (2000, 2001, 2002)Why theater?: …

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Friday, December 5, 2014

Spotlight On...Zack Calhoon by Michael Block

Name: Zack CalhoonHometown: Salem, OregonEducation: New York University, Tisch School of the ArtsSelect Credits: Hamlet in Hamlet (Boomerang Theatre)Why theater?: I love the adrenaline rush …

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Spotlight On...Equiano Mosieri by Michael Block

Name: Equiano MosieriHometown: Born in London, Lives in New York. Arsenal fan for life.Education: MFA from Brandeis UniversitySelect Credits: The Parables Conference at B.A.M, The Shakespear…

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Spotlight On...Brad Raimondo by Michael Block

Name: Brad RaimondoHometown: Tenafly, NJEducation: Undergrad NYU: Tisch Drama (Playwrights Horizons Theater School), MFA in Directing from the New School for DramaSelect Credits: In addition…

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Monday, December 1, 2014

Spotlight On...Kelsey Kurz by Michael Block

Name: Kelsey KurzHometown: Roselle Park, NJEducation: Juilliard BFA ActingFavorite Credits: Merchant of Venice (NYSF), Sons of the Prophet (Huntington), Rocky Horror (The Old Globe)Why theat…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:25PM[SHARE]
Friday, November 28, 2014

Spotlight On...Jenny Rachel Weiner by Michael Block

Name: Jenny Rachel WeinerHometown: Coral Springs, FL: where New Yorkers go to retire, and their children follow suit.Education: BFA in Theatre Arts Performance from Boston University and MFA…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:59PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Spotlight On...Dan Kitrosser by Michael Block

Name: Dan KitrosserHometown: Philadelphia, PAEducation: MFA - New School for Drama in playwriting, BA - NYUFavorite Credits: Tar Baby (Off-Bway w/Desiree Burch), The Mumblings (Fringe 2013)W…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:12PM[SHARE]
Saturday, November 22, 2014

Review: An Odets Reawakening by Michael Block

The struggle to make ends meet and survive in any economic crisis is sadly a universal theme of the past, present, and future. What gets us through the hardship is the real story. In Cliffor…

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Friday, November 21, 2014

Review: I See You But I Don't Hear You by Michael Block

There's always something to talk about. Whether it be the latest food allergy or the latest electronic device or whatever seems to be trending, forming a dialogue may lead two complete stran…

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Thursday, November 20, 2014

Review: F. Scott Fitzgerald Does College by Michael Block

Legends are brought into the spotlight for their achievements. We know them in that specific moment of history. But do you ever wonder what they were like before that specific moment of hist…

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