2,793 stories by "Michael Block"
"Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus", the best selling relationship book by John Gray is now a stage show and it's a two-hour laugh fest. Led by Peter Story, Men Are From Mars, Women Ar…
Name: Arthur ElbakyanHometown: Currently in the City of Angels. Although sometimes it seems that I live in all of my favorite cities at the same time. To live somewhere is a state of mind. O…
Name: Jonathan KrukHometown: Cold Spring on Hudson,NYEducation: B.A. English Holy Cross College, M.A.Educational Theater New York UniversityFavorite Credits: My solo shows of The Legend of S…
There are moments in history that seem to go unnoticed or wash away over time. The Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918 was deadly. In Aleks Merilo's The Widow of Tom's Hill, Merilo uses the history…
We all love to play the "what if" game. And when it comes to the "what if" game in Britain, Mike Bartlett plays an epic version. In King Charles III, a royal fan fiction, Bartlett writes a f…
Name: Lindy VoeltnerHometown: Watertown, WIEducation: University of Minnesota Twin CitiesFavorite Credits: Dating: Adults Embracing Failure (co-writer/co-star), Period Piece: The Musical (Le…
Name: Katie BradenHometown: Glidden, IowaEducation: B.A. in Theatre Arts from Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa, and Gregory Abels Training Ensemble (GATE), NYCSelect Credits: New York Theatr…
There seems to be quintessential decades that directors drop their Shakespearean iterations into. It's inevitable to see some Shakespeare play set in the 50s, 60s, or 70s at least once in yo…
Name: Brianna SeagravesHometown: Silver Spring, MDEducation: Temple UniversitySelect Credits: Stella in "Domesticated" (web series); Aliyah in A Train; Michelle Obama in "Michelle Responds" …
Name: Josh LanzetHometown: Westchester, NYEducation: Washington University in St. Louis (Undergrad)Favorite Credits: Dating: Adults Embracing Failure (co-writer/co-star), Do You Want a …
We all want to fit in one way or another. Finding that place to do it is the trick. But what if when you find that safe zone, you still feel out of place? Created by performer Gardiner Comfo…
Name: Anna BridgforthHometown: Vienna, VAEducation: A little of this, a little of that, a lot of hard knocksSelect Credits: A healthy dose of indie horror movies, "We Call Her Benny" and "Bi…
To say that nothing happened in Because Me would be a little harsh. But finding all the checkpoints of the dramatic structure within the text is quite difficult. Written and directed by Max …
Name: Gavin BroadyHometown: Portland, OregonEducation: Kenyon College (Fiction, Theater and Classics)Favorite Credits: The Oath (Weston Playhouse). The Summoners (Hook & Eye Theater Co.)…
A Clockwork Orange is a cautionary tale. Even within the story, the meta moment warned our narrator of the future to come. In a time of glorifying violence through the ease of technology, A …
Simplicity. Sometimes it's all you need to tell a story. In an age of an overabundant amout of Shakespeare companies, sticking out can be hard. But when the focus is on the text rather than …
Taking classic texts and reinventing them into a musical form is old hat. From Kiss Me, Kate to West Side Story, works like these have stood the test of time. But one fellow who's plays have…
Name: Jordan Bean and Patrick TaylorHometown: JB: Huntington, West VirginiaPT: Jacksonville, FloridaEducation:JB: B.A. Public Relations, Marshall University, 2013PT: B.F.A. Theatre Perf…
Name: Jean RandichHometown: Brooklyn, NYEducation: BA, MA, Brown University; MFA, Yale School of DramaFavorite Credits: Antigone, Cabaret, The Dispute, The Don Juan Project, Girl Under Grain…
Name: Robert MurphyHometown: Lewis, IowaEducation: Undergrad: University of Iowa (Theatre and Music), Grad: Yale School of Drama (Sound Design)Favorite Credits: This one, so far...Why theate…
There's a sad reality of workplace sexual harassment but what if it was taken to the extreme. Set against a backdrop resembling the case of ex-CEO of American Apparel Dov Charney, Unseamly, …
Name: Chad LindseyHometown: Saginaw, MichiganEducation: BA in Music from Valparaiso UniversityFavorite Credits: Midsummer at Classic Stage Company, Chekhov Lizardbrain with Pig Iron TheaterW…
Life grants us experiences that are perfect to talk about. You know, life experience. We've all gone through something that could easily be turned into theatrical material. Chris Foley sure …
Name: Carmen RomanHometown: Hobbs, New MexicoEducation: Bachelor's in Theater UCLASelect Credits: Wit at The Goodman Theater. Master Class at Northlight Theater Chicago and tour. Angels…
What if you have a really cool idea but it just gets executed so badly? You get Hell's Belles, a new musical revue from book and lyricist Bryan D. Leys and composer Steve Liebman. The revue …
