890 BROADWAY " A NEW CHARLES STROUSE MUSICAL
Earlier this week, on Tuesday, I had the honor of directing a closed reading of a new Charles Strouse musical, “890 BROADWAY”. We were fortunate to have a fantastic cast …
Earlier this week, on Tuesday, I had the honor of directing a closed reading of a new Charles Strouse musical, “890 BROADWAY”. We were fortunate to have a fantastic cast …
Come see what I’ve been working on! I’ve been busy directing the Columbia Graduate Actors Showcase 2012. There are two showings, this Monday April 23rd at 2pm and 6pm. It’s…
BE IN THE ROOM Are you interested in learning about theatre, the ins and the outs? Are you interested in directing, producing, marketing? Are you in college, a recent college graduat…
THIS WAY TO KADDISH! We’ve opened KADDISH (or the Key In The Window) an adaptation of Allen Ginsberg’s poem, reviews are coming in and critics are raving. This is our final week …
We are so excited! Â ROOM 16 has been selected for the Broadway Close Up: Bound For Broadway XI series hosted by Liz Callaway at *Merkin Concert Hall at The Kaufman. Â The sneak peak wil…
This September I’ll be back up at The O’Neill Center in Waterford, CT … a place that is as unbelievably beautiful as it is supportive. Â I’m returning to teach in N…
This Friday May 20th 2011 at 7pm  please come support the launch of: The Adaptations Project Hosted by The Allen Ginsberg Estate “Kaddish (or The Key in the Window)” directed …
ROOM , directed by Anne Bogart and based on a lifetime of Virginia Woolf’s writing adapted by Jocelyn Clarke, will return to the New York stage 11 years after its world premiere when W…
This past Tuesday morning in the Viewpoints class I teach at Primary Stages we spent a dedicated hour and a half working on shape. Â The work was a kind of deep non-verbal communication th…
Are you an actor with an appetite for great material? Come be a part of my Iron Director class at Primary Stages. Â We are seeking actors to participate in our Tuesday night directing clas…
"The arts matter because they are universal; because they deal with daily experience in a transforming way; because they question the way we look at the world; because they offer different e…
PLEASE TAKE ACTION! On February 18 an amendment to reduce FY11 funding to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) by $20.6 million was approved by the House of Representatives. This amendm…
About two weeks ago, I returned to one of my alma maters, Columbia University, School of the Arts, to attend a "studio" production of Caroline Prugh's terrific new play The Estate artfull…
Tonight at 7:30pm at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, CT we will have our VERY FIRST audience EVER for ROOM 16! Stephen and Andrea have been diligently working and it is paying off.…
…well actually Eric Anderson who is playing G. Gordon Liddy, who arrived from NYC on Sunday. We've had two days of rehearsal with him and he is terrific but before I say anymore let me…
Tuesday January 3, 2011 All the housing and rehearsal buildings at Goodspeed are in short walking distance from one another….let me stress this again a VERY SHORT WALKING DISTANCE but some…
WELCOME 2001! It's a new dawn, a new day and a new year! I don't know about you but I'm excited to start this new year! Monday January 3, 2011 I’m writing from East Haddam, CT …
The Phoenix New Times came out with it’s list of the Top Ten Theatre Moments of 2010 and BIG LOVE and Julie Peterson has honored us with the number one spot. You can read her original …
November 5, 2010 7:00pm Opening night I assemble the cast onstage to thank them. I must single out Jessica and Lee for without their strong conviction, their ability to follow their interest…
September 26 12:18pm My six week residency at ASU begins. My room has a lovely northern view of the campus, the huge Grady Gammage Auditorium, the desert hills upon which is emblazoned a mig…
April 29, 2010 12:40pm As I disembark US Airways flight 683, bright blinding white sunlight hits my face straight on, unexpectedly hot dry desert air envelops me seeming to suck every ounce …
January 7 2010, 8:12pm The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society sends an email to its membership announcing the new Guest Artist Initiative Program to facilitate the hiring of SDC prof…
Today is our first day of tech for “An Error of the Moon” a new play by Luigi Creatore that I’m directing. It opens Off-Broadway on August 30th at the Samuel Beckett Theatr…
Great News! Monday night the NY Innovative Theatre Awards held a swinging party to announce the nominees for this year’s ITAs and Fetes de la Nuit was nominated for a whopping 7 NYITAs…