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Thursday, August 14, 2014

Review: Growing Up and Moving On by Michael Block

No one says growing up is easy. Things change during that period between adolescence and adulthood. The time when you leave home for college and when you return home from college. In Freaks:…

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Spotlight On...Barry Levey by Michael Block

photo courtesy of Dixie SheridanName: Barry LeveyHometown: Beachwood, OHEducation: BA Yale, MFA University of California, San DiegoFavorite Credits: Critical Darling (The New Group), Woman o…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:54PM[SHARE]

Review: Life in the Dust Bowl by Michael Block

Telling stories may be easy for some but finding an audience to listen to it is the challenge.  What makes this particular story important to share? In the unfortunately youthful new mu…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:02PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Gianmarco Soresi by Michael Block

Name: Gianmarco Soresi (I am, however, just 1/8 Italian)Hometown: Potomac, MD. But I tell people DC to sound cool.Education: University of Miami, Ward Studio, Alan Langdon (three different p…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:51AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Spotlight On...Mason O'Sullivan by Michael Block

Name: Mason O'SullivanHometown: Chesapeake, VAEducation: BA in Film and Video Studies, minor in Theater; George Mason University '12, George Mason Improv Association, Private Coaching; Stell…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:30AM[SHARE]

Review: This is a Story About Grief...But Also Important American History by Michael Block

The stories that unfolded in the United States after 9/11 and the resulting War in Iraq were some that tear at your heart. The pain and struggles of those left behind are sometimes more hear…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:18AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Review: Fire Island Tempest by Michael Block

Shakespeare's The Tempest is one of those pieces that treads the thin line between drama and comedy, having elements of both. Unlike many others in his canon, The Tempest explores the surrea…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 07:33PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Stephen James Anthony by Michael Block

 Name: Stephen James AnthonyHometown: Forest Lake, MNEducation: BFA Syracuse University, Shakespeare's Globe LondonSelect Credits: Billy in War Horse at Lincoln Center, Smike in Nichola…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 07:27PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Lulu Fogarty by Michael Block

Name: Lulu FogartyHometown: New York, NYEducation: BFA Syracuse UniversitySelect Credits: NYC: Lillian Smith Being Heard (Syracuse Stage, Theatre Row, Dixon Place), SURRENDER (2009 Drama Des…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:14PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Thom Fogarty by Michael Block

Name: Thom FogartyHometown: St. Augustine, FloridaEducation: BFA, Dance Performance and History, The Ohio State UniversityFavorite Credits: EURYDICE by Sarah Ruhl, DESDEMONA: A PLAY ABOUT A …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:06PM[SHARE]

Review: Australian Comic Gold by Michael Block

A stand up show during a theater festival? That doesn't sound right. As the star coyly says as he starts his set, think of it as story telling. In Joel Creasey in Rock God, the Australian co…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:35AM[SHARE]
Monday, August 11, 2014

Review: A Mess Inside by Michael Block

Art always comes from some place. The inspiration sometimes plays a heavy hand into what the ultimate product will be. And sometimes the inspiration is so important to the artist that the ex…

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Blog Hijack: Unsex Me Here by Michael Block

In today's edition of Blog Hijack, Unsex Me Here creators Annalisa Ledson, Lori Parquet, and Jamie Watkins share a little about their latest project about the wicked ladies of Shakespea…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:33PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Lauren Hayes by Michael Block

Name: Lauren HayesHometown: Walnut Creek, CAEducation: BS in Chemistry, Stanford UniversitySelect Credits: Here're are some of my favorites: THE MYSTERIES (The Flea Theater, Dir. Ed Iskandar…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:14PM[SHARE]

Review: Mommy Knows Best by Michael Block

No one said being a mom was easy. Especially a mom in the concrete jungle where children's dreams are prescribed. In Urban Momfare, a group of city mothers journey over seventeen years as we…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:56AM[SHARE]
Sunday, August 10, 2014

Spotlight On...Anna Fox by Michael Block

Name: Anna FoxHometown: Amherst, MA. (Hometown of playwrights Annie Baker and Madeline George, who are super cool!)Education: BS Skidmore College and graduate of the Eugene O Neill Theatre C…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 10:53AM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Joe Boover by Michael Block

Name: Joe BooverHometown: Worcester, MassachusettsEducation: American Musical & Dramatic Academy, Upright Citizens Brigade, The Pearl ConservatorySelect Credits:  Most recently appe…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 10:30AM[SHARE]
Friday, August 8, 2014

Spotlight On...Jeremy Weiss by Michael Block

Name: Jeremy WeissHometown: Charlottesville, VAEducation: Senior at Yale University - Majors in Humanities and Theater Studies with a concentration in Energy StudiesSelect Credits: My Fair L…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:19PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Noah Himmelstein by Michael Block

Name: Noah HimmelsteinHometown: Baltimore, MarylandEducation: Emerson CollegeFavorite Credits: Positions 1956: a new opera by Michael Korie (lyricist of Grey Gardens) and composer Conrad Cum…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:38PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Joel Creasey by Michael Block

Name: Joel CreaseyHometown: Perth, Australia (the most isolated city in the world)Education: I went to a private boys school in Perth called Wesley College. It has a patchy history. Google i…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:57AM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Jake Shore by Michael Block

Name: Jake ShoreHometown: Barrington, Rhode IslandEducation: Goddard CollegeFavorite Credits: FringeNYC'13 Overall Excellence in Playwriting Award for DOWN THE MOUNTAIN AND ACROSS THE STREAM…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:50AM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Carl Lundstedt by Michael Block

Name: Carl LundstedtHometown: Libertyville, IllinoisEducation: Carnegie Mellon UniversitySelect Credits: At CMU: The Glass Menagerie (Gentleman Caller), As You Like It (Orlando), Murder of C…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:44AM[SHARE]
Thursday, August 7, 2014

Spotlight On...James Leach by Michael Block

Name: James LeachHometown: Mechanicsville, VirginiaEducation: BA Foreign Affairs & Drama from the University of Virginia; British American Drama Academy; Upright Citizens Brigade; 1 Year…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:26PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Brennan Pickman-Thoon by Michael Block

Name: Brennan Pickman-ThoonHometown: San Rafael, CaliforniaEducation: Drama BFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Stella Adler Studio of ActingSelect Credits: The Lion in Winter (Prince Joh…

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Spotlight On...Matthew Newton by Michael Block

Name: Matthew Newton
Hometown: Born in Melbourne, live in New York City. 
Education: Graduated from the National Institute Of Dramatic Art in Sydney. Trained with Austin Pendleto…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 10:23PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Billy Hutto by Michael Block

Name: Billy HuttoHometown:  As a Navy brat, I lack a "hometown," but I usually say I'm from Fredericksburg, Virginia because I lived there the longest.Education: NYU Tisch School of the…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 08:05PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Matthew Brown by Michael Block

Name: Matthew BrownHometown: Dallas, TXEducation: Undergraduate BFA degree in Theater PerformanceSelect Credits: Early Shaker Spirituals by The Wooster Group, The Record by 600 HIGHWAYMENWhy…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 07:41PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Sam French by Michael Block

Name: Sam FrenchHometown: Saint Petersburg, Florida.Education: I just graduated a few months ago with my BFA in directing from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama.Favorite Credits: Co-direct…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 07:17PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Xavier Toby by Michael Block

Name: Xavier TobyHometown: Melbourne, AustraliaEducation: Bachelor Degrees in Arts & Mechanical Engineer, Masters in Creative WritingTell us about 'Mining' My Own Business?: It's a one m…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 07:07PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Ryan Guess by Michael Block

Name: Ryan GuessHometown: Detroit, MichiganEducation: BA Theatre Performance and Criminal Justice from Western Michigan University and an MFA from The University of Connecticut.Select Credit…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:21PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Cameron Mitchell Mason by Michael Block

Name: Cameron Mitchell MasonHometown: Baltimore, MDEducation: The American Musical and Dramatic Academy - Studio ProgramSelect Credits: Theater: The Tragedy at Hood: 14542 (FringeNYC), Kill …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:11PM[SHARE]

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