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Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Interview: Kat Woods’ Edinburgh Fringe Hit ‘Wasted’ Explores the Gray Area in Consensual Sex by Stephanie Rodriguez

After gaining critical acclaim at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe with her play Belfast Boy, Kat Woods returned to the annual festivities this year with a new hit, Wasted, starring Britis…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 05:23PM

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

The Edinburgh Fringe Hit “Magdalen” Makes Its Way to NYC: An Interview with Playwright and Actress Erin Layton by Stephanie Rodriguez

From the 18th through the late 20th centuries, women and young girls deemed fallen were forced to atone for their “sins” at labor camps in Ireland known as Magdalene laundries. These wo…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 09:21PM

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Interview: Tackling Mental Illness in Playwright Jacob Marx Rice’s FringeNYC Hit “Coping” by Stephanie Rodriguez

A group of friends must deal with the aftermath of a suicide in Jacob Marx Rice’s play Coping. After a hit run at this year’s New York International Fringe Festival, it makes its way to …

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:07PM

Interview: The Amoralists’ James Kautz on Directing Fringe Overall Excellence Winner “SCHOOLED” by Stephanie Rodriguez

At a prestigious art school, one teacher and two students get tangled in an unpredictable web of power and deceit in playwright Lisa Lewis’ SCHOOLED. After its successful premiere at the N…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 02:17PM

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Director Yvan Greenberg on “Genet Porno”, the 2nd Play in his Trilogy Inspired by 20th-century Gay Writers by Stephanie Rodriguez

Director Yvan Greenberg explores the rampant narcissism and blurred lines between what is public and private in modern society in Genet Porno, opening September 9 at HERE Arts Center.…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:36PM

Monday, August 3, 2015

Laura Braza and Ted Caine On Reviving John Patrick Shanley’s Comedy of Anguish “the dreamer examines his pillow” by Stephanie Rodriguez

One of theater’s greatest gifts is that it can externalize the internal, connecting people by articulating emotions that are impossible to convey in ordinary life with ordinary language. J…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 02:58PM

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Interview: Writer/Director Lucia Cox on Bringing Anthony Burgess’ “One Hand Clapping” to the Stage by Stephanie Rodriguez

The British are coming! Off Broadway, that is, as part of 59E59 Theaters’ Brits Off Broadway Festival, introducing American audiences to innovative works from the UK. Writer and direct…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 02:15PM

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Revisiting the ’90s Indie Rock Scene with Playwright Laura Eason by Stephanie Rodriguez

In the 1990s, Laura Eason was a singer, songwriter and bass player for the Chicago indie rock band Tart. Today, she brings her rock origins to the stage with The Undeniable Sound of Right No…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 05:28PM

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