2,793 stories by "Michael Block"
Striving to live a fulfilling life is unique to each individual. How you reach that point of fulfillment may be by your own doing or guided and maybe by a little bit of luck or karma. But wh…
The 11th Annual Innovative Theatre Awards celebrated the outstanding year of Off Off Broadway. The 2015 NYIT Award Nominees represent 145 individual nominees, 57 productions, and 55 theatre …
Name: Paul BuzinskiHometown: Wilkes-Barre, PAEducation: BA Arts & ScienceWhy theater?: Good question, as I'm not really a theatre creature and came to it late. I found I love the immedia…
The Restoration Comedy was not only meant to entertainment but bring light to certain social issues. William Wycherley's The Country Wife was known for, at the time, its controversial sexual…
Sexual awakenings come when we least expect them. Unless they are completely provoked. Regardless how they happen, it's what occurs next that is the real story. In Spicy Witch Production and…
Name: Laura Zlatos
Hometown: Pittsburgh
Education: M.A. candidate in Performance Studies, New York University; M.F.A. in Playwriting, Columbia University; B.F.A. in Dramatic Writ…
We all love love. And the things we do for love. But sometimes we get a little too deep into making love happen. Some call it perversion. The voyeuristic lens is brought to light in the Will…
Name: Wende O'ReillyHometown: Chelmsford, MAEducation: B.A. in Theater from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles and a Graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse, NYC.Select Credits: Reading…
There will always be somewhere new to explore. It's our human condition to seek the next frontier. With virtually our entire planet now accounted for, the next frontier just so happens to be…
Name: Jesse ThurstonHometown: Boulder, COEducation: Northwestern UniversityFavorite Credits: Last summer I got to perform in new short plays by Halley Feiffer, Todd Almond and Wendy Macleod …
We have become fascinated with behind the scenes stories. The untold tales of the people and inspiration behind the masterpieces. In Exquisite Corpse's immersive site specific Secession 2015…
Name: Elle AnhornHometown: North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.Education: Bishop's University (Sherbrooke, QC) " B.A. (Theatre / Music); Circle in the Square Theatre School (New …
Name: Chris Foley Hometown: Manhasset, NYEducation: Dartmouth CollegeFavorite Credits: Off The Desk and "Billions" (Showtime)Why theater?: I love to perform live and connect with an audience…
Name: Phoebe BrooksHometown: Yonkers NYEducation: Northwestern University, BA in Theater and English LiteratureFavorite Credits: As a director, Gina Gionfriddo's Becky Shaw for SWP, David Ma…
Love is certainly like magic. It's full of surprises. The trick is finding a way to stay in love. In Mariah MacCarthy's sexy and risqué Magic Trick, a trio of adults engage in love and lust…
Rule of 7x7 is back, but this time it's a special Best of Edition! Featuring seven fan favorite plays, Best of Rule of 7x7 returns to The Tank on September 24th at 9:30pm. Early bird tickets…
Theater has the power to evoke emotions. Even within the hearts of comedians. Using her out of body experience during and after a performance of Fun Home as a jumping off point comes the spu…
Name: Andrew NeislerHometown: Lilburn, GAEducation: BFA from NYU Tisch (Playwrights Horizons Theater School)Favorite Credits: Adam Szymkowicz's Clown Bar with Pipeline Theatre Company. Vinny…
Name: Andrew FarmerHometown: Between Laconia, NH and Palm Beach Gardens, FLEducation: Tisch School of The Arts, NYU (Playwrights Horizons Theater School)Favorite Credits: Oh man. Nearly impo…
There's something about love in musicals that draws audiences. It's a universal theme. But the problem is discovering a new way to tell the tale as old as time. Whether it be the plot or the…
Name: Ingrid GriffithHometown: Georgetown, Guyana and Wyandanch, NY, U.S.A. Education: City College (MA, Creative Writing); Studied Acting with Wyn Handman, Vivian Matalon and other influent…
Roy Cohn has a very special place in American history and theater literature. The man who was a key character in the McCarthy Communist investigations was also a key character in Tony Kushne…
Ever wish your life could be turned into a musical? Are you in love? Then bring your partner on down to see Your Love, Our Musical and Rebecca Vigil and Evan Kaufman will make your dreams co…
Love. We all experience it. But why? In Dan Giles' How You Kiss Me Is Not How I Like To Be Kissed, the relationship between a boy and a girl is explored in the simplest of ways. Presented at…
In today's Blog Hijack, Kendra Augstin and Patricia Cardona Roca talk about the inaguaral Leela NYC Theatre Festival!Patricia and I had our first meeting about the Leela NYC Theatre festival…
