2,793 stories by "Michael Block"
There's a time and place to experiment. That place is usually the rehearsal room. In Unhealthy, Battalion Theatre Company decided to give each separate audience a different experience that c…
Halloween is just around the corner as is another edition of Rule of 7x7: All Hallow's Eve-dition. Before you head to The Tank, check out the writers for this month's edition!The RulersName:…
Finding a new lens to tell a classic tale is what can draw an audience in. In Fab Marquee's Macbeth of the Oppressed, adapted and directed by Tom Slot, Shakespeare's Scottish play gets an in…
Life post Civil War featured a lot of hardship alongside some promise. As America was picking up the pieces, a new frontier of promise opened up when gold was struck. In Rush, Callie Kimball…
Name: Jerry RagoHometown: Hoboken, NJEducation: BFA: London Academy of Music and Drama.Select Credits: Bottom in Midsummer Night's Dream, Lopakhin in The Cherry OrchardWhy theater?: I …
Love comes when we least expect it. Even when the situation is immensely predictable. In Joe Godrey's love drama Romance Language, a widow seeks comfort from a younger Italian man who seeks …
The science fiction play can be hard to portray on stage. There's usually something amiss in the execution. So how do you create a successful sci-fi play? Ask Mac Rogers. The Honeycomb Trilo…
Name: Jara JonesHometown: Modesto, CA. Imagine you're playing Pin the Tail on the Donkey, but with a map of California. If you made a blind leap and aimed at the dead center of …
Name: aLyssa KimHometown: Danbury, CTEducation: I tried out that "campus life" thing at University of Connecticut and lasted a semester; I tried out that BFA thing at Marymount Manhattan Col…
Sometimes a piece of theater starts off so well. The plot is intriguing. The commentary is stimulating. The actors are great. And then a curtain gets ripped down and everything that just cam…
Name: Bryan D. LeysHometown: Amherst, NYEducation: BA, SUNY Fredonia, MFA University of ConnecticutFavorite Credits: Won the Michael Stewart Award for lyrics. Why theater?: Musical the…
As stated in the Playbill, the revue-style show used to fill Broadway but now are a dying breed. And there is a reason for it. It's called content and artistry. Sure, not everything passes a…
Looking at the canon of work from Gilbert and Sullivan, they've had some hits that stood the test of time. Sure, some things are considered to not be so PC nowadays (looking at you The Mikad…
Meta theatricality can be fun. It's a strong device that allows a commentary to be formed by the author to the audience. But sometimes it can get a little too far. In Dylan Lamb's Ten Ways O…
Name: Alex EtlingHometown: Pittsburgh, PAEducation: I earned my BFA in Acting from the Conservatory of Performing Arts at Point Park University.Select Credits: Alex in The Little Dog La…
There is a natural element of magic built into Macbeth. Witchcraft plays an integral role in the plot as it aids in the future Scottish king's madness. In The New Collectives in association …
Name: Sofya WeitzHometown: Los Angeles, CaliforniaEducation: MFA in Writing for the Screen & Stage from Northwestern University, BA from Loyola Marymount UniversityFavorite Credits: My c…
The beauty of novels is the ability to write with great freedom that allows the reader to create a world with their imagination. Adapting a book for screen has its own set of challenges but …
Name: Daniel LincolnHometown: I grew up in Los Angeles, California, but I've lived in New York for nine years. Does that qualify me for "New Yorker" status yet?Education: I got my BA i…
Everywhere you look, there's a cheap joke (cheap joke) and a groan from beside you. Ok that's not really how the "Full House" theme song goes but it pretty much sums up the mixed bag known a…
Name: James MasciovecchioHometown: Sleepy Hollow, NYEducation: Point Park University Conservatory of Performing Arts.Favorite Credits: Shining City (Off the Wall Theatre), Clue!: The Staged …
Name: Michael BorrelliHometown: San Diego, CAEducation: University of Southern California for 2 years and then left to study with Larry Moss at his studio in LA for 3 years and then complete…
Campus rape is an unfortunate hot topic plaguing society. In Frank Winter's courageous drama Student Body, a group of students are brought together to collectively decide how to handle the r…
Abandonment is a natural fear. Being left by someone close can stunt the psyche. Abandonment and companionship are some of the central themes in the twisted fantasy Comes a Faery by James Mc…
Name: A.D. Penedo Hometown: NashvilleEducation: Colgate University, BA, Washington College of Law, JD, BMI Lehman-Engle Musical Theater Workshop, ASCAP Musical Theater WorkshopFavorite…
