13 stories by "Marcina Zaccaria"
was a student of Lee Strasburg in his private class. I was directing around town, off-off Broadway, and in other areas in New York. I was invited to go to his Directors Unit at The A…
It is ridiculous to think that it's not enough to curate a Festival. I would stack up our good to bad ratio against any network season, any Hollywood studio, any program season. It's…
"It's completely organic. We take the best work from the United States, New York City, and around the world. We've worked with artists from 117 countries, 30 tribal nations. Every year in…
Getting to the truth - the emotional truth and understanding. I think emotion more than ideology. It resonates with us is how we feel. I can understand that we can be in conflict, I…
Finding artists, nurturing them, supporting them. Seeing their work to fruition, and creating a community of support. We really try to do this at the Apollo New Works, too. It's …
Especially at this age, if you're going in to try to be looking for fame, you know, it is a myth. I mean then you really are misdirected, and you're gonna be very, very frustrated. I'm n…
Staged in the round with fewer than 25 people in a white box that feels like a gallery space, The Employees feels like a space-age journey that leaves one with many more questions than answe…
Solo Performers John Rwothomack and Fidaa Zidan join forces to unravel the discovery of life after political rallies and prison sentences in Lines.
The full version of the article From Exile…
I was instantly transported into the world of the play as soon as I walked into the theater. A mismatch assortment of upholstered chairs made up the small audience, butting right up against …
I was mesmerized by Courtney Love, performing in Kansas City Choir Boy at Prototype in 2015. Â Moving around New York to find the best new music, it was a liberating experience to listen t…
While we believed in the upward mobility of America in every way, we became shockingly aware of our tragic limits. Â In "An Astronaut's Tale," we get every sense of looming and desperate f…
Life cannot exist without art. That is something that is hard to get into people's heads, because they say 'I have to eat. I have to pay the rent. I have to be warm in the Winter…
When the stage floods with pink smoke at the end of the show, you question if you're supposed to get lost in it. The division between actor/ spectator becomes less defined. Should we…
