542 stories by "Mark Blankenship"
Why Disney Junior Live on Tour! is joining TDF’s Autism Theatre Initiative — For Alana Feld, there’s no question why family-friendly theatre is so important. “To have…
In Sarah Ruhl’s Stage Kiss, romance requires both reality and absurdity — It makes no sense that the heroine would still be wearing that dress in Act Two, yet it also makes perfe…
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 The Play Company, w…
In The Woodsman, puppets create a hero from Oz — There are maybe (maybe) 1000 words in The Woodsman, Strangemen & Co.’s new show about the Tin Man of Oz, now at 59E59. But as…
The design of The Bridges of Madison County reflects the musical’s heart — There are so many reasons we don’t see a farmhouse in The Bridges of Madison County, or at least …
The careful chaos of the Rude Mechs’ Stop Hitting Yourself — Even if they never talked to us or invited us to strip naked for money, the Rude Mechs could still make a point with …
Malik Yoba navigates the complex staging of The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner — Welcome to Building Character, TDF’s ongoing look at actors and how they create their rol…
How movement shapes the world of I Am the Wind — Like all good abstract plays, Jon Fosse’s I Am the Wind is real and unreal at the same time. On one hand, this 50-minute show is …
George Brant’s new play is suddenly everywhere — If you haven’t heard of George Brant’s play Grounded, then you should jot down the name. No matter where you live, it…
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 New York Neo-Futuri…
Lyndsey Turner finds an uncomfortable truth in Machinal — For director Lyndsey Turner, Machinal is a much more terrifying play when the characters occasionally seem like real people. T…
Welcome to the spring edition of the Brodaway season preview. These 20 plays and musicals are all scheduled to open on the Great White Way by April 24, which is the last day of eligibility f…
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 Blessed Unrest, whe…
Inside their approach to Shakespeare’s fairies — As she was preparing to direct her production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which is currently inaugura…
Patrick Barlow finds rich texture in the holiday classic — From a certain angle, A Christmas Carol is a story about storytelling. After all, the ghosts make Scrooge listen to stories a…
Lincoln Center’s revival enhances the power of evil — In Lincoln Center Theater’s current Broadway revival of Macbeth, there’s no doubt that terrible magic is afoot. …
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 The Pea…
Inside 35 seasons of TDF’s accessibility programs — “It’s one thing to say, ‘You have a right to go to the theatre.’ It’s another thing to say, R…
A cultural district finds new life — Welcome to Borough Play, our exclusive series on theatre in Brooklyn, Queens, and beyond. It’s like a curtain being lifted. In the last few w…
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 New Geo…
With Good Person of Szechwan, director Lear deBessonet finds Brecht’s heart and joy — “Is there anything more toxic than the academic way of understanding Brecht?” So…
How the lighting in The Snow Geese affects our mood — If the production were in a different theatre, the lighting for The Snow Geese might not be so emotional, or at least, it might no…
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 Classic…
The writer and director of Luce keep things ambiguous (but not inscrutable) — If you don’t know what to make of Luce, then everything’s working out fine. The play, written …
Steven Rattazzi finds finds new depths in the darkly comic Marie Antoinette — Welcome to Building Character, TDF’s ongoing series about actors and how they create their roles In …
