701 stories from Stage Buzz
By Byrne Harrison
Name: Kimberly PauShow: "Baby Plays the Banjo"
Relationship to production: Writer/Producer
Website: http://www.kimberlypau.com/
How did you first get involved in th…
By Byrne Harrison
Duncan Pflaster has won awards for his plays "The Tragedy of Dandelion," "The Empress of Sex," "Prince Trevor Amongst the Elephants," "The Thyme of the Season," "The S…
By Byrne Harrison
Photo credits: Carla Barnett (headshot), Raymond Liu ("Foster Care" promo)
Patrick Burns is an actor, playwright, and musical director. Currently the Assistant Conduc…
By Padraic Lillis
Photo by Betsy Waddell
Hi, I'm Padraic Lillis, director of Kelly Kinsella's one woman show "When Thoughts Attack." The play is fucking hilarious. I offered to …
By Liam Billingham
I shouldn't say my show. It's more like OUR show. It's called "Human Fruit Bowl," and it involves a whole buncha rockin' ladies (like Harmony Stempel, Andrea Kuchlewska, …
By Jennifer Lane
Photo by Jennifer Lane
It's overcast in San Diego and I was on a plane for nine hours yesterday. I was pretty sure that they'd passed some law about how long they could …
By Mark Sam Rosenthal
Photo by Evan Schwartz
Sorry to just say "you" instead of calling you by name, but I really can't remember what your name is! I'm sure you can't really understand wh…
By Anne Meighan and Philip-Dimitri Galas
Photography and graphic design by Anne Meighan
Whatever happened to...whatever happened to....Baby Four Strings?
You might be surprised to hear tha…
By Adam Szymkowicz
Photo by Erica Min
When I say I have a solo show going up people ask me if I'm in it. Let me be clear. I wrote a solo show for someone else. I will n…
By James Harrison Monaco
I picked this headline (of the three that were offered) because it's only partly true. The byline on this play, "Reception," is mine, and the fast stream of…
By Byrne Harrison
Name: Lenny Schwartz
Show: "Accidental Incest: Someone For Everyone"
Relationship to production: Writer/ Director
How did you first get involved in theatre?
I ha…
By Byrne Harrison
John Kearns is the author of the short-story collection "Dreams and Dull Realities" and the novel, "The World." His novel-in-progress, "Worlds," was a finalist in …
By Byrne Harrison
Name: Troy Miller
Show: "The Bad Date Project"
Relationship to production: Co-Creator, Producer, Director
How did you first get involved in theatre?
I started as a …
By Byrne Harrison
Name: Susan Wallack
Show: "Searching For a New Sun"
Relationship to production: Producer, Actor
How did you first get involved in theatre?
I had wanted to act my whol…
By Byrne Harrison
Abigail Taylor is a New York City playwright, originally from Knoxville, Tennessee. Her work has been presented at: The PlayGround Theatre (FL), OnStage Atl…
By Byrne Harrison
Name: Hope Weiner
Show: "Smacker and the Highway"
Relationship to production: Writer
How did you first get involved in theatre?
I am 44 years old and…
By Byrne Harrison
Daniel Durkin is a New York-based director, video designer, producer and writer. Directing Credits: "I Loved Sam Stone" (The Tank); :Sticks and Bones," Daria Tavana's ad…
By Byrne Harrison
Actor/writer/producer Amanda Johnson is originally from Seattle where she earned a degree in drama from University of Washington. She began her career performing at Walt…
By Judd Hollander
Photo by Joan Marcus
The usually reliable acting troupe the Civilians makes a rather large misstep with You Better Sit Down: Tales From My Parents' Divorce, a work that…
By Judd Hollander
Playwright Ethan Coen loves to study the human condition. Specifically man's foibles, follies, prejudices, preconceptions and carefully laid plans gone terribly ask…
By Judd Hollander
As seen through the eyes of director J.R. Sullivan, the Pearl Theatre Company delivers an illuminating production of William Shakespeare's Richard II; one filled with sa…
By Judd Hollander
Photo by Carol Rosegg
Anton Chekhov called his play The Cherry Orchard "a comedy", though it's usually been presented with heavily dramatic overtones. The Classic S…
By Mark A. Newman
Photo by Scott Suchman
I have to admit to being somewhat hesitant about the new musical Brother Russia at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia. It is another cre…
By Olivia Jane Smith
Photo by Sandra Coudert
Jose Rivera's "Massacre (Sing to Your Children)" begins amid the shock and adrenaline rush of a group of newbie killers who've just perpetrated …
By Byrne Harrison
Miriam Kulick, an actor, playwright, director and teacher, first performed "Open Hearts" at the 2011 Washington D.C. Fringe Festival where it was named Pick of The Fring…