2,793 stories by "Michael Block"
Name: Ashley GunsteensHometown: Born Chicago, Illinois. Grew up in Germantown, Maryland (outside of DC)Education: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill " double majors in Dramatic …
We've all heard those horror stories about those auditions. You know, the ones where you're in there forever, it goes on and on, you think you vibe with the director, and then, nothing. Bein…
Fringe festivals are notorious for their quirkiness. From venues to shows, going into a show, you should know the experience will not be like any other. I preface this review by stating that…
Name: Adam OverettHometown: Denver, COEducation: Yale, B.A. in Music and LiteratureFavorite Credits: Covering and performing Fabrizio in The Light in the Piazza at Lincoln Center and on nati…
Name: Oliver TragerHometown: New York CityEducation: Bennington College; B.A. LiteratureFavorite Credits: Dig Infinity! which won the 2014 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity award as Outst…
Name: Kyra Robinov and Tibor ZonaiHometown: KR: NYC
TZ: Kecskemet, HungaryEducation: KR: BA Tisch Film & TV; MFA Tisch Graduate Musical Theatre Writing ProgramTR: I'm an …
We claim that we "won't go there" to get ahead but most of us haven't actually been in that position. In a world where knowing and doing the right people is more important than talent comes …
Not everyone should be a playwright. Especially an entire audience. It's no secret that Woyzeck, the Georg Buchner classic, was never completed due to his untimely death. Because of the inco…
Comedy is all about the perfect dynamic. The right jokes. The right people. The right situation. People say comedy is hard. But in this case, these guys made it look easy. The Curious Case o…
Name: Kevin CironeHometown: Veazie, Maine, currently residing in Woburn MA.Education: B.S. In Computer Science, University of Maine OronoFavorite Credits: Creative License is the first full-…
Name: Vinnie UrdeaHometown: Alamo, California (in the San Francisco East Bay)Education: BFA from NYU Tisch (Lee Strasberg Institute and CAP21)Select Credits: Dogfight (Eddie Birdlace) at Old…
Geek theater is on the rise. Bringing those characters and shows and games onto the stage is allowing a new genre to flourish. In EverScape, the world of role-playing is brought to life as f…
Names: Alexander Rotella & Laura MinadeoHometown:AR: Cranston, R.I.LM: Warwick R.I.Education:AR: Community College of R.I.LM: Community College of R.I., Berklee College of Music AlumniFa…
Every now and then you find that piece of theater that, on paper, has all the elements that give it great potential. A topical story. Contemporary characters. Themes that society wants to ta…
Name: Julian DruckerHometown: New York CityEducation: The Dalton School; Yale UniversityFavorite Credits: "My Bunny" performed by Laura Osnes; "I Only Want To Be With You" arrangement perfor…
You know how on sitcoms when the characters are forced to go see theater, that it tends to be really bad and over the top? Imagine if that kind of show actually exists? Baby Hubris, a new pl…
Whether we want to admit it or not, we strive to be our parents. We do it because we admire them. In Baba, Alex Mahgoub tells the story about the man that made him the person he is today. Th…
Name: Emily FeinsteinHometown: Syosset, New York (Lawn Guyland, represent!)Education: BA Theatre from Barnard College, Columbia UniversityFavorite Credits: Taming of the Shrew (New York Clas…
Name: Rachel GoodgalHometown: Wyckoff, NJEducation: Middlebury College " BA in theatre, minors in math & FrenchSelect Credits: PTP/NYC's The Castle, Diwata in Speech & Debate, Olive …
Name: Drew GeraciHometown: Originally from La Grange Park, IL, currently live in d a BronxEducation: Butler University , and a few decades of living in NYC.Favorite Credits: Disaster! The Mu…
Name: Annie LuxHometown: Santa Fe, New MexicoEducation: Columbia University (MFA Theatre), New York University (BFA Dramatic Writing), Carnegie Mellon UniversityFavorite Credits: Playwright-…
Name: Stephen FriedrichHometown: Cleveland, OhioEducation: BFA from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts Drama ProgramSelect Credits: Recurring as Demetrius with the New Place…
No one dreams of working in a restaurant. That's not entirely true. If you own one, you might, but it's rare to find anyone itching to be a server or busboy or sous chef. In Tony Borden's De…
Name: Patrick JuddHometown: Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaEducation: Stockton UniversitySelect Credits: Some of my favorites include Eugene in Brighton Beach, Jerry in The Zoo Story, Paul in Bar…
Name: Craig J. GeorgeHometown: St. Louis, MOEducation: BA from Trinity University, MFA from UC IrvineFavorite Credits: As a director, projects are like your children-- you try never to…
