2,793 stories by "Michael Block"
Name: Andrew ScovilleHometown: Elmhurst, ILEducation: New York University, Playwrights Horizons Theater SchoolFavorite Credits: Love Machine (Incubator Arts Project), People Doing Math (ongo…
Sometimes we want what we shouldn't have. Those things that are attainable but cause an avalanche of consequences if acquired. But why do we want them? Maybe because we're unhappy in a curre…
After four plus years, Theater in the Now is expanding! And part of the expansion is a new podcast feature called Block Talk! We will talk to some of New York's finest theater artists about …
In their latest drunken theater spectacular, Three Day Hangover hunts the world's most famous vampire. Staged in a fittingly perfect room at The West Park Presbyterian Church, Dracula, as wr…
Name: Kristin McCarthy ParkerHometown: Chapel Hill, NCEducation: University of EvansvilleFavorite Credits: Hold On To Your Butts, Kapow-i GoGoWhy theater?: The stories we tell and how we tel…
Name: Tom SlotHometown: I grew up just outside of Washington D.C. on the Maryland side, then spent about ten years in Baltimore before moving to NYC in 2006. So at this point I consider New …
Name: Colby DayHometown: Alamo, CAEducation: New York University, Department of Dramatic WritingFavorite Credits: Felix & The Diligence which a high school in Vermont performed and it wa…
I had the great fortune of finally getting an opportunity to see Hamilton. I felt like I was the only person who hadn't seen it so when the chance for standing room tickets was presented, I …
Sometimes it's the stories that you don't know about but the events you do know that are the most fascinating. Unless you were living under a rock in the first decade of the 21st century, yo…
Name: Mel HouseHometown: BaltimoreEducation: 2 Year Training Program at the William Esper Studio, MA Applied Drama: University of Exeter's School of Drama (UK), BA Theatre: …
Name: Brandi VarnellHometown: Tulsa, OKEducation: New School UniversitySelect Credits: Sylvia, 9 to 5, Kiss Me Kate, Evita, 3 Penny Opera, Staged Readings at The Drilling Company, Abingdon, …
It's inevitable that a wild one-night stand can make a pretty good story days later. In Red Soil Production's double bill Good Morning & Good Night, two pairs of sex hungry people experi…
After a nearly solid run at FringeNYC, Andrea Alton's Possum Creek returns at the Celebration of Whimsey, or the C.O.W., for an encore engagement. Written and performed by Alton, Possum Cree…
For our latest edition of Blog Hijack, the creative team of The Witches are here to tell you about their upcoming production and the inspiration for the magic of their production!Valeri…
All Lance wants to do is make you smile. And he'll stop at nothing to do so. In Peter Michael Marino's wickedly comical solo spectacular Late With Lance, Marino takes on the titular role of …
Name: Kathryn McConnellHometown: Fairview, MontanaEducation: I have a a BFA in Drama from the University of OklahomaFavorite Credits: There are so many! I had the incredible pleasure to work…
It takes bravery to take a risk. Especially in theater. Sometimes that one risk you take can alter an entire production. Such is the case in Pipeline Theatre Company's The Gray Man by Andrew…
Name: Tim MotleyHometown: Melbourne, AustraliaEducation: B.A. in PhilosophyFavorite Credits: Best Comedy: London Fringe Festival, Best of Fest: Edmonton Fringe Festival, Patron's Pick: Winni…
Usually the rule is if it ain't broke don't fix it but Deaf West Theatre's Spring Awakening is a rule breaker. And thankfully so. Deaf West, Michael Arden, and their extraordinary team reinv…
Politics in America will forever feature two sides debating right and wrong. Even if one fight is over, there will always be another battle brewing. Such is the case in Paul Buzinski's polit…
Name: Carly StipancicHometown: Burlington, ON CanadaEducation: BA in Radio & Television Arts. 2-Year Acting Conservatory Diploma from the William Esper Studio.Select Credits: A Christmas…
Name: Jac GradyHometown: Abilene, TXEducation: 2 year full time actor training program William Esper Studio, BFA in Musical Theatre from Sam Houston State University.Select Credits: Film: "F…
Money makes the world go round. Money can tear down people, governments, even countries. In Rise and Fall, a group of convicts, lead by Jimmy Gallagher, set up an ideal community in a bar, b…
Name: Mia Raye SmithHometown: Detroit, Mi Education: William Esper StudioFavorite Credits: Black Actress Web SeriesWhy theater: Theatre is a universal cultural phenomenon that exists in ever…
Name: Verna Gillis Hometown: My hometown meaning where I was born is NYC. My hometown meaning where I live now is Kerhonson, NY " in the middle of somewhere.Education: Ph.D. in…
