2,793 stories by "Michael Block"
Name: Dan FingermanHometown: Huntington, NYEducation: University at Albany (SUNY)Favorite Credits: Boys of a Certain Age my play that's about to open. I'm in love with this show, the t…
By Kaila M. StokesBoom Bat Gesture Performance Group had been around since 2012 and they have recently created Blankland presented by The Exponential Festival. Blankland is a multi-exp…
By Michael BlockThe year is 1599. It's the year that may have been William Shakespeare's greatest year of writing. In that year, he wrote Henry V, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, and Hamlet. …
Name: Anna Tempte
Hometown: Vipperoed, Denmark
Education: Lee Strasberg Film & Theatre Institute New YorkSelect Credits: I loved playing Masha in Chekov's Three Sisters. The …
By Michael BlockThe journey to Broadway was not nearly as long as Leo Tolstoy's novel but there's a grand coronation for the arrival of Dave Malloy's astonishing Natasha, Pierre, and the Gre…
Name: Dan DineroHometown: Rochester, NYEducation: BA from Yale University, MA and PhD in Performance Studies from NYU/TischFavorite Credits: I'm still really fond of one of the first shows I…
By Michael BlockHenrik Ibsen wrote an epic play in five acts that has often scared audiences and artists away while others affectionately embraced it. So when someone tries to tackle Peer Gy…
Name: Gracie GardnerWhy theater?: It's a living, breathing animal.Tell us about Pussy Sludge: I always know my clinical depression is back when the thought "humor isn't funny" occurs to me. …
Name: Mary Catherine BurkeHometown: Fairfield, CTEducation: Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TexasFavorite Credits: I always love working at Mile Square Theatre! I've dir…
By Michael Block We all strive to write the next great American play. But what is the great American play exactly? Ask ten different people and you'll receive ten different answers. The…
In today's Blog Hijack, Sheri Sanders takes over to talk about Rock the Audition which will launch at Broadwaycon!Hey there! It's me, Sheri Sanders!You may or may not have heard of me, but I…
By Michael BlockWhether we like it or not, we live in a lovely bubble here in America. We take for granted the journey of the products we use. Though we may read a story or two, until you se…
Name: Holly Payne-StrangeHometown: London, UKEducation: Aberystwyth University, Harvard extensionFavorite Credits: Five Flights at the Davenport Theater, for the amazing, dedicated and…
By Michael BlockWhen it comes to relationships and romance, just because you love someone doesn't mean you have to be intimate with them. Such is very much the case in Stuart Fail's Consider…
Name: James Edward Becton

Hometown: Youngstown, NY by way of Buffalo, NY

Education: BFA from Niagara University.Favorite Credits: Some of my favorite and most memor…
By Kaila M. StokesFringe of Humanity produced by Primitive Grace Theater Ensemble and written by Paul Calderon is a stressful tale of chaos chalk-full of characters that are mentally unstabl…
Name: Danny K BernsteinHometown: Hartsdale, NYEducation: Cornell University, Class of 2014Favorite Credits: Far From Canterbury (Winner - Outstanding Overall Musical, FringeNYC 2015)Why thea…
In today's episode of Block Talk, we sit down with Matt Mastromatteo as we dive into the world of balancing life, grad school, and producing a FringeNYC play!To listen to Block Talk, visit u…
Name: Jason LaskyHometown: I've got two of them: Sleepy Hollow, NY and Monroe, NY. The first one's high school mascot was the Headless Horseman (yes, that Headless Horseman), and the second …
By Michael Block Jason O'Connell has one true love. Batman. As the singular constant in his life, O'Connell tells the story of his life as it paralleled the Batman movie franchise. From…
Name: Sean DunningtonHometown: Waimea, HawaiiEducation: Currently a sophomore studying Visual and Dramatic Narrative at University of Redlands in the Johnson Center for Integrative StudiesFa…
by Michael Block I've never really been to Providence, Rhode Island. I've been stuck on an Amtrak train for a few hours right outside the station after striking an Amtrak worker. Not re…
Name: Jenna SpiwackHometown: Brewster, NY.Education: Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA.Why theater?: Three things come to mind: 1. Because of the sound of an audience watching something ex…
Name: Kristin HecklerHometown: Sellersville, PAEducation: Duke University, BA in Women's Studies & Spanish. The New School for Drama, MFA in Theatre DirectingFavorite Credits: How I Lear…
Name: Liarra MichelleHometown: Denver, ColoradoSelect Credits: The Public Theatre's Twelfth Night. Also, Captive Audience, The Signal Season of Dummy Hoy, Smoke on the Mountain, and Inherit …
