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Monday, September 12, 2011

2 years and counting . . . by Zack

 7 years ago today, I kissed my wife for the first time. 2 years ago today, I married her.

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 12:37PM
Sunday, September 11, 2011

9/11/11 by Zack

To all the victims, families, and first responders . . . you are in our thoughts and prayers.

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 09:19AM
Friday, September 9, 2011

Quote of the Day by Zack

"It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel resentful when it doesn't, and when it does, we may well reject it." -Spencer Tracy

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 02:12PM
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

WHALE SONG returns for ONE NIGHT ONLY! by Zack

WHALE SONG or: Learning to Live with Mobyphobia by Claire Kiechel Directed by Brad RaimondoRETURNS FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY!  SUNDAY SEPT 4th at 8pm! The Kraine Theater 85…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 09:15AM
Sunday, August 28, 2011

People You Should Know . . . Laura Eason by Zack

Laura Eason is a Brooklyn-based playwright and director. Recent productions as a playwright include Sex with Strangers (Steppenwolf, Chicago), Mr. Smitten (Humana Festival), The Adventures o…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 10:36AM
Tuesday, August 23, 2011

BOOK REVIEW: WENDY AND THE LOST BOYS by Julie Salamon by Zack

Book Review: Wendy and the Lost Boys by Julie SalamonAt the end of 2006, Frank Rich wrote a column encapsulating the lives of well-known people who had died throughout the past year. “I do…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 07:27AM
Sunday, August 14, 2011

People You Should Know . . . Brian Miskell by Zack

Brian Miskell-NYC: The Un-Marrying Project (Paradise Factory); Ghost Life (Playwrights Horizons Resident Workshop); The Sunken Living Room (Theater 80); The Stray Dog&nbs…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 07:08PM
Thursday, August 11, 2011

Out in LA at the ITV Festival! by Zack

The screening on Monday of Then we got HELP! at the ITV Fest was a huge success. It has been an incredible week. We've gotten to meet some amazing web creators in the community like Julie E.…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 02:21PM
Wednesday, August 10, 2011

People You Should Know . . . Melody Bates by Zack

Melody Bates Theatre includes:  Bartlett Sher’s Le Comte Ory and Les Contes d’Hoffmann at the Metropolitan Opera House; A Midsummer Night’s Drea…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 01:14PM
Sunday, August 7, 2011

People You Should Know . . . Evan F. Caccioppoli by Zack

Evan F. Caccioppoli- Evan recently directed the American Premiere of Unbroken by Alexandra Wood, a modern adaptation of La Ronde. Past directing credits include Dog …

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 08:19PM

People You Should Know . . . J. Stephen Brantley by Zack

J.Stephen Brantley is an actor and playwright whose work has been commissioned by Lincoln Center Director's Lab and Performance Space 122, where his Distortion Taco was named a Vil…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 07:11PM

People You Should Know . . . Ian Holcomb by Zack

Ian Holcomb - OFF BROADWAY: Macbeth (Theatre For A New Audience), Ernest in Love (The Irish Repertory Theatre) Transport (The Irish Arts Center) REGIONAL THEATER: Dial M For Murder (The…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 01:37PM

People You Should Know . . . Bryan Kaplan by Zack

Bryan Kaplan is a graduate of the British American Drama Academy and studies with Penny Templeton.  He won critic acclaim at the Edinburgh Festival and again in London for his starring …

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 12:46PM
Thursday, August 4, 2011

People You Should Know . . . Joe Hutcheson by Zack

Joe Hutcheson earned a BFA in Musical Theatre from Cal State Fullerton and an MFA in Acting from the University of Florida. Regional credits include Frankie in Forever Plaid, Mercu…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 11:02AM
Tuesday, August 2, 2011

People You Should Know . . . Hollis Witherspoon by Zack

Hollis Witherspoon, who stars as Maya Swan in the upcoming FringeNYC world premiere of WHALE SONG or: Learning to Live With Mobyphobia by Claire Kiechel, directed by Brad Raimondo (http://dr…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 01:31PM
Monday, August 1, 2011

People You Should Know . . . Claire Kiechel by Zack

Claire Kiechel has worked with Ars Nova, New York Stage and Film, The Exchange, and Yarn Films. She has received the Alpha Delta Phi Fellowship for her play Obituary Mambo, as well as an Edi…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 01:22PM
Wednesday, July 27, 2011

People You Should Know . . . Matthew Pilieci by Zack

Matthew Pilieci was born in Long Island, New York and raised on the beach in South Florida. He is a graduate and company member of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City and …

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 07:46PM

People You Should Know . . . Derek Ahonen by Zack

    Derek Ahonen is the resident playwright of The Amoralists Theatre Company. His plays with The Amoralists include The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side, Happy In The Poorh…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 07:36PM

People You Should Know . . . Sarah Lemp by Zack

Sarah Lemp-Recent New York theatre credits include:  Squealer (TNC / Lesser America); Adam Rapp's The Hallway Trilogy (Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre / Trip Cullman, Rapp; dir) and Gh…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 07:27PM
Sunday, July 24, 2011

Indie Theatre Week by Zack

Yesterday marked the beginning of Indie Theatre Week. This is the point in the season where many Indie Theatre artists are gearing up for the New York International Fringe Festival and the D…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 07:01PM
Thursday, July 21, 2011

People You Know . . . Todd Faulkner by Zack

Todd Faulkner recently directed the new web series Exorcists Local 667 (which he co-created with his wife Nicole Greevy). The supernatural comedy is an Official Selection at the Internationa…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 12:01AM
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

People You Should Know . . . Nicole Greevy by Zack

Nicole Greevy is a writer, actor and producer. With her husband, Todd Faulkner, she co-created and appears in the supernatural comedy Exorcists Local 667, an Official Selection of the Inter…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 11:50PM
Friday, July 15, 2011

People You Should Know . . . Nancy Manocherian by Zack

Nancy Manocherian:  Founding Artistic director of the cell. Nancy is a lyricist, playwright and producer. Writing credit include: Sin!; Rio, a Brazilian musical novella (Theatre for th…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 02:34PM

People You Should Know . . . Ken Urban by Zack

 Ken on the set of THE HAPPY SAD at the Summer Play Festival/Public Theatre, July 2009. Photo Credit: Ken Collins   Ken Urban's plays have been produced and develope…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 11:45AM
Wednesday, July 13, 2011

People You Should Know . . . Shay Gines by Zack

Shay Gines graduated from the Actors Training Program at the University of Utah with a dual degree in theatre and marketing. She then made the smartest decision of her life and (despite her …

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 02:16PM
Monday, July 11, 2011

People You Should Know . . . Sid Solomon by Zack

Sid Solomon is a Brooklyn-born and -based actor, currently appearing as Don Pedro in Boomerang Theatre Company's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. He was most recently seen as Mercutio in ROMEO AND JU…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 02:54PM

StageWorks/Hudson by Zack

Yesterday, I took the train up to Hudson, NY to attend the final performance of PLAY BY PLAY: SHADOWS (which featured my play, Violence in the Air).  I couldn't have been more pleased w…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 12:26PM
Friday, July 8, 2011

People You Should Know . . . Sevrin Anne Mason by Zack

Sevrin Anne Mason is currently performing in Boomerang Theater’s Much Ado About Nothing. Sevrin was also seen in The Crucible on Broadway; Michael Grief’s Street Scene and Annie Dorsen�…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 04:28PM

People You Should Know . . . Sara Thigpen by Zack

 SARA THIGPEN has worked extensively with Boomerang Theatre Company, as both an actor and a director, for nearly a decade. She is currently playing Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing an…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 02:17PM
Thursday, July 7, 2011

People You Should Know . . . Erik Sherr by Zack

ERIK SHERR: Six Feet Four of Awkward Grace, has appeared at theaters large and small in roles small and large, regionally and in NYC. Currently appearing as Antonio in Boomerang Theatre Comp…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 11:23AM