2,793 stories by "Michael Block"
By Kaila M. StokesChokehold written by Anthony P. Pennino was a profound outlook on the prevalent racial issues in our country today. It opened with a director type figure named Jason, playe…
Name: Joe FerraroHometown: West BabylonEducation: University at BuffaloFavorite Credits: As an actor- George Tesman in Hedda Gabler and Lee in True West. As a writer- Diamond Dogs and Deadly…
Name: Quinn FranzenHometown: Kailua, HIEducation: Williams College '09, LAMDA '08Select Credits: Doug in Threesome (59e59 Theatres), Tor in The Lucky Ones (Ars Nova), Louis in Angels in Amer…
By Michael BlockSome theater makes set out to engage through intellect. Others seek engagement through entertainment. Both are viable options but sometimes entertaining gets in the way of co…
Name: John Ahlin and Christopher Patrick MullenHometown: JA: Born in Houston Texas, Moved to New York when I was 6 months old.CPM: Raised in Malvern PA, lives in Brooklyn New York.Education…
Name: Kathleen MarshHometown: My family and I lived all over the country but the closest thing to a home town would be South Windsor Connecticut where I went to high School.Education: I have…
By Kaila M. StokesGeist, produced by Horizon Theatre Rep, is a story of solders putting on plays by the greats; Stramm, Marx, Kafka, and more. Geist means "ghost" in German and from the desc…
Name: Terence MacSweenyHometown: Tulsa, OKEducation: MFA ColumbiaSelect Credits: Iago (New York Shakespeare Exchange), MacBeth (Southwest Shakespeare), R.P. McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuc…
Name: Vishaal ReddyHometown: Johnson City, TNEducation: Boston University and Atlantic Acting SchoolSelect Credits: Death of a Salesman, Out Cry, Sweeney Todd, Godspell, Reasons to be Pretty…
Name: Arpita MukherjeeHometown: New Delhi, IndiaEducation: University of Virginia , Columbia UniversityFavorite Credits: How to Succeed as an Ethnically Ambiguous Actor - 2016 (NY), Romeo &a…
Name: Winsome Brown

Hometown: Toronto, Canada
 
Education: High school: University of Toronto Schools. College: Harvard College 

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By Michael BlockThere are pioneers in every industry but sometimes a pioneer turns into an icon for all the wrong reasons. In Dead Shot Mary by Robert K. Benson, the life of a fascinating fi…
Name: JJ PyleHometown: Somewhere near Hillsboro, IndianaEducation: Purdue University. I currently study Strasberg technique with David Gideon.Select Credits: Match Girl in Times, Scream &…
By Michael BlockSometimes all it takes is a seasoned performer and a piano to perfect the art of a cabaret. In John Epperson: The Artist Principally Known as Lypsinka, Epperson takes the sta…
Name: Douglass TruthHometown: Indianapolis IN (born) live in: Nevada City, CAEducation: 1 yr college - UC DavisWhy theater?: I had a story I wanted to tell, and I had to go on stage to do it…
By Michael BlockIt may be the 21st century and progress has surely been made but being a member of the LGBTQ community in every country has its own litany of struggles. Take Putin's Russia f…
By Michael BlockThe desolate city of Troy is in ruin and on the verge of destruction but the women of Troy are not giving up without a fight. In Ellen McLaughlin's adaptation of The Trojan W…
Name: Dana WatkinsHometown: New York CityEducation: Lycee Francais de New York, Stuyvesant High School, SUNY Purchase acting conservarorySelect Credits: Hallmark Hall of Fame's "Christmas wi…
By Michel BlockBritney Spears. "Singer." Legend. Icon. Since her debut, Britney Spears has been ripe for the tributes. Especially in the gay community. RuPaul's Drag Race All Star Mimi Imfur…
By Michael BlockWe all know the story of John Wilkes Booth and his historic assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. But what about the story of his brother Edwin? Do you know his tale? I…
Name: Victoria FringsHometown: San Francisco Education: University of Pennsylvania, BA in Environmental Studies and Science, Technology and Society StudiesSelect Credits: An Enemy of t…
Name: Malini Singh McDonald Hometown: New York, NYEducation: MFA in Directing, Actors Studio Drama School, New School University; BA in Theatre Arts and English LiteratureFavorite Credits: T…
Name: Ian Charles Covington WhittHometown: Rushville in the New York Fingerlakes (Population 600, largely inhabited by Mennonites, farmer, hunters…) Think horse and buggies, literally, not…
Name: Rachel McPheeHometown: Racine, Wisconsin Education: BA at University of Wisconsin Madison, Post Graduate Degree in Professional Acting from the Drama Studio LondonSelect Credits: "Unbr…
by Kaila M. StokesHeld, written by Kelly Maxwell, was a musical fantasy alright. Set in the cabaret style venue of Drom, this dark yet flirty musical was a solid attempt. The plot revolved a…
