2,793 stories by "Michael Block"
Finding a manner in which to discuss important issues can be hard. That's where art can come in. Art is a medium where a story can be told all the while educating and informing an audience a…
by Michael BlockWe get enamored with origin stories. Just recently, Wicked celebrated becoming the tenth longest running show in Broadway history. And right down the street, another origin s…
Name: Leah GabrielHometown: Melbourne, AustraliaEducation: Circle in the Square Theater School, NYCSelect Credits: Tartuffe! with Three Day Hangover, Othello and King Lear with Titan Theatre…
by Michael BlockWelcome to paradise. A tropical getaway where your inhibitions are whisked away as you embark on a hypnotic journey, encountering beautiful cabana boys, a family looking for …
Name: Taylor DohertyHometown: Buffalo, NYEducation: Theatre Graduate studies at Bowling Green State and The University at Buffalo, Undergrad English studies at Hilbert College.Favorite Credi…
Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the acclaimed musical, the Secret Theatre's production of A Chorus Line reminds us why we love this musical. Between the music from Marvin Hamlisch and Ed…
Company XIV has a knack for taking the risqué form of burlesque and marrying it with a modern spin, often using classic stories as a skeleton for a steamy night of spectacle and seduction. …
Life in the lower tier of the class system has never been thought of as easy. Finding ways to make ends meet is a daily struggle that many go through. Just wondering if your electricity will…
Name: Giacomo BaessatoHometown: Vancouver, BC, CanadaEducation: Circle in the Square Theatre SchoolSelect Credits: "X Files," "Once Upon A Time," "Ally Was Screaming," "Little Pink House"Who…
Actions speak louder than words. Or maybe the power comes within the words of the actions. In Ginger Lazarus' Burning, a story of love, loss, and passion, follows Cy, a woman who is kicked o…
Name: Zeke HunterHometown: NYCEducation: SUNY PurchaseFavorite Credits: As a director, The War Machine by Johnny Alspaugh and The Elephant's Fable (Project Greenlight 2015 first round finali…
Bio-musicals are all the rage. Rather jukebox musicals that tell the lives of infamous musicians using their songbook as the score. The unspoken lives of legendary rock stars serve as wonder…
Name: Michael Joel and Kaitlin OvertonHometown: M: Point Pleasant, New JerseyK: High Bridge, New Jersey.Education: K: Both of us are graduates of Montclair State University's BA Th…
Name: Eva DolanHometown: Saratoga Springs, NYEducation: American Academy of Dramatic Arts; Emerson College; Ruth St. Denis Foundation, LA; Paul Sanasardo at Skidmore College &nb…
Name: Tom RowanHometown: Boulder, ColoradoEducation: BA in Theatre from Trinity University, MFA in Directing from The University of Washington, SeattleFavorite Credits: A Midsummer Night's D…
I'm really excited to share my latest play, Go On Forever, at the Venus/Adonis Festival! It's coming up THIS WEEK and it would be a thrill to see some friendly faces in the audience! I could…
Name: Rhiannon LattimerHometown: Banstead, Surrey England.Education: The Three Year program at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. The Brit School of Performing Arts and Technology.Select…
It's winter which means the Frigid Festival is upon us! This year for their 10th edition, Horse Trade Theater Group will play host to an assortment of producitons at the Kraine Theater and U…
Name: Genny YoscoHometown: Brooklyn, NYFavorite Credits: The Countess in Countess Dracula!, Miss Hannigan in Annie, Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Trinculo in Tempest, Katherine in Tam…
Name: Luke DarnellHometown: Morristown, NJEducation: I was born into a "theatre family" and grew up in and around theatre and learned much by doing and observing. I studied at Worth-Tyrrell …
Name: Hi, my name is Vanda. I only use my first name, which seems to really upset some people. One director informed me that he would never work with a playwright who only had one name. Stil…
photo by Russ RowlandName: Dee RoscioliHometown: Easton, PAEducation: BA in Theatre arts/actingSelect Credits: Wicked (Elphaba, Chicago, San Francisco, Broadway and touring companies); …
Name: Danny AshkenasiHometown: Living in Brooklyn, NY; born and raised in Berlin, GermanyEducation: BFA in Drama from NYU (Acting and Directing track at Playwrights Horizons Theater School)F…
by Michael BlockImmersive theater is all the rage. And rightly so! Immersive theater offers a unique opportunity for theatermakers to create art that allows the audience to be fully engulfed…
Name: Annie-Sage WhitehurstHometown: Nyack, NYEducation: Smith College, MASelect Credits: Cabel in UNTAMEABLE, an immersive diamond heist from The Unsoft War/ Highly Impractical Theatre (Nov…
