542 stories by "Mark Blankenship"
How the Fly By Night team created their unusual new musical — Most musicals have multiple authors, and the division of labor is typically pretty clear. While everyone might contribute …
The many female voices in Sarah Treem’s new play — Sarah Treem’s new play When We Were Young and Unafraid, now in its world premiere at Manhattan Theatre Club, may be set i…
Inside the deeper mission of TDF’s education department — The casual observer might not expect Tare Suriel to be so passionate about the theatre. After all, as a senior at Queens…
Much Ado About Nothing star Steel Burkhardt on what happens to plays during Shakespeare in the Park — “In the park, you know that everyone is experiencing the same thing at th…
Welcome to Geek Out/Freak Out, where theatre fans get super enthusiastic about things. This week, Stages editor Mark Blankenship geeks out (via email) with his friend Christie Evangelisto, t…
Inside the lives of two After Midnight stars — Welcome to Building Character, our ongoing look at actors and how they create their roles Since previews began last October, Dormeshia Su…
Featuring INTAR Theatre, which has been producing Latino voices in English since 1966. work. This video features playwright and Oscar-nominated screenwriter José Rivera, INTAR artistic dire…
Why Flux Theatre Ensemble builds online worlds for its plays — You’ve only got a few more chances to see Flux Theatre Ensemble’s Jane the Plain—it runs through Saturd…
Why everyone puts on a persona in Too Much Sun — It’s not just because the lead character is an actress that Medea and Violet Venable are lurking in the background of Nicky Silve…
Ensemble theatres thrive in the Archive Residency — CollaborationTown’s Family Play (1979 to Present) zips by in under two hours, yet it still seems to encompass everything that …
Which Broadway family should you belong to? To find out, go take our jaunty quiz, which is specially tailored for Mother’s Day. Use the comments to let us know which family you got! (S…
From time to time, TDF Stages will highlight exciting Off and Off-Off Broadway theatre companies with exclusive “getting to know you” videos. Today, we’re featuring Stolen …
Patrick Fitzgerald finds new life in Sea Marks — Before you settle into Sea Marks, be warned: the play is not as cozy as it looks. At first, it seems like Gardner McKay’s 1971 sc…
Inside Beowulf Boritt’s remarkable design for Broadway’s Act One — People have actually gotten lost on the set of Act One. Now on Broadway at Lincoln Center Theater’s…
The New York Neo-Futurists find the power in O’Neill’s stage directions — What do actors have to do to make us feel something? Do they need to cry? Do they need to speak? D…
Inside his work on Broadway’s The Velocity of Autumn — Welcome to Building Character, our ongoing look at actors and how they create their roles “The thing that draws me to…
In Less Than Rent’s new show, wild comedy masks a dark American secret — The script for John Presson and Sean Patrick Monahan’s Little Mac, Little Mac, You’re the Ver…
Michael Pennington finds new facets in Shakespeare’s tragic king — Welcome to Building Character, our ongoing look at actors and how they create their roles “I’ve alw…
In the Broadway musical Violet, director Leigh Silverman trusts your imagination — “Every choice I made comes from the very first choice, which was not to show the scar.” S…
Why he’s happy that Mothers and Sons rocketed to Broadway — It all happened so quickly. Last June, Terrence McNally’s drama Mothers and Sons had its world premiere at Bucks…
From time to time, TDF Stages will highlight exciting Off and Off-Off Broadway theatre companies with exclusive “getting to know you” videos. Today, we’re featuring Target …
Decades after it faced homophobic derision, And Baby Makes Seven returns — Maybe now, after all these decades, we can see the show with new eyes. When it was produced in the 80s and 90…
Inside the 35th Anniversary Gala for TDF Accessibility Programs (TAP) — On Monday night, the Edison Ballroom became a celebration of inclusion. That’s when Theatre Development Fu…
From time to time, TDF Stages will highlight exciting Off and Off-Off Broadway theatre companies with exclusive “getting to know you” videos. Today, we’re featuring Axis Co…
Francis Jue guards the soul of David Henry Hwang’s new play — Welcome to Building Character, TDF Stages’ ongoing series about actors and how they create their roles Want to…
