2,793 stories by "Michael Block"
Name: Matthew CohnHometown: New York CityEducation: Dartmouth CollegeFavorite Credits: Harry Horner in The Country Wife"the show on which I met Meg MacCary, who pulled me into Seen/By Everyo…
Let's just get it out of the way now. Kiss It, Make It Better by Erika Phoebus, produced by Theatre 4the People, is a tale of two acts. Act I is the example of brilliant writing and storytel…
Name: Ryan DuncanHometown: Originally: Lawrence, MA; Grew up in and moved to NYC from: Woodbridge, VAEducation: George Mason University (degree in foreign language), and Universidad de Salam…
Did you know that elephants have exceptional memory and never forget a face? It's true. So how does this fact serve as an overarching metaphor in Jackob G. Hofmann's A Persistent Memory? Thi…
Name: Jason TsengHometown: Potomac, MDEducation: University of RichmondFavorite Credits: This is my first produced play, so I guess... this one?Why theater?: Theater asks us to be present an…
Name: Robin GoldfinHometown: Philadelphia, PA.Education: BA/English: Temple University. MFA/Dramatic Writing: New York UniversityFavorite Credits: I danced for 5 years with Lauri…
Name: David L. CarsonHometown: Kokomo, INEducation: Masters - Michigan State Univ.Favorite Credits: As Director: Mother/Son By Jeffrey Solomon (Original Production); The Ethics Of Rav Hymie …
by Michael BlockIn the high heat of the spring at the Access Theater's Black Box comes something that sounds really cool. It's Flux Theatre Ensemble's production of Jason Tseng's Rizing. It'…
Name: Emily HartfordHometown: Middleborough, MAEducation: BFA Theatre Arts Performance, Hofstra UniversityFavorite Credits: Directing: Mother of Exiles in Flux Theatre Ensemble's Breathe Fre…
By Michael BlockThrough a blurry neon haze of the 80s comes a gritty drama that has taken over a decade to make its New York debut. Written by Octavio Solis and presented by Boundless Theatr…
Name: Antonio Minino.Hometown: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.Education: Universidad Pedro Henriquez Urena, Universidad APEC, Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes, Michael Howard Studios, Lar…
By Michael BlockHow do you put on a show if you continually stop the show with number after number? Ask Sutton Lee Seymour. Making her triumphant debut at the Laurie Beechman Theater, Sutton…
By Kaila M. StokesIt is always a thrill to see a show that takes history and messes with it. The "what if" question is one of the reasons that theater so addicting. Harry and the Thief, by S…
By Michael BlockReligion is one of those topics that is personally comforting but when discussed out loud in a group, it becomes a hot button topic. No matter the context, someone is going t…
Name: Victoria VanceHometown: Canton, OhioEducation: Various Theatre schools outside the U.S. Ohio University School Of Theatre BFASelect Credits: Unbroken Circle (St. Luke Theatre), Engagin…
Give a queen a stage, a pianist with a wealth of showtunes in his fingers, and a crowd of boozy patrons the power to request songs and you get Jinkx Sings Everything, an evening of unplanned…
Name: Danny SharronHometown: Ft. Lauderdale, FloridaEducation: University of Florida (BA Theater; BS Marketing)Favorite Credits: I thought about this question a lot, and I have to say that i…
Name: Drew LedbetterHometown: LaFayette, GA (30 miles south of Chattanooga, TN)Education: UC Berkeley, Brown/Trinity MFASelect Credits: A lot of Shakespeare. I play Romeo on the iPad educati…
You've got one night only for Rule of 7x7: A May One Show Stand on May 26th at 9:30pm at The Tank. To get you ready, here is another edition of The Rulers!The RulersName: Will ArberyHometown…
Name: Vanessa ShealyHometown: Oklahoma City, OKEducation: I got my MFA in Theater Performance from the University of Georgia, and a BA in theater from Oklahoma Baptist University.Favorite Cr…
Name: Nathan LeighHometown: Newton, MAEducation: UConnFavorite Credits: The Convert (Central Square Theatre, 2016), Mother Hicks (Emerson College, 2015), Sealand The Musical (#Serials@TheFle…
Name: Sven RatzkeHometown: Berlin and Amsterdam 
Education: Learning by doing, and watching and working with the greats like Nina Hagen, Hanna Schugulla, Joey Arias, The Tiger Lillies …
The joke set up is simple. A guy walks into a bar. But the punchline, that's where things get interesting and the ingenuity of the writing comes in. In Half Moon Bay by Dan Moyer, a drunken …
Name: Ami BrabsonHometown: Cleveland, OhioEducation: M.F.A. , NYU / TISCH Graduate School of ActingSelect Credits: Frequently appeared as Mary Pembleton in Homicide: Life on the Streets. Oth…
Name: Erika PhoebusHometown: Glen Burnie, MDEducation: University of Colorado, BoulderFavorite Credits: I workshopped this new musical in college called Knock Out by Raechel Sherwood. It was…
