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Never Norman Rockwell

We’ve reached our final installment of our Midtown International Theatre Festival‘s Q&A. Today we chat with Kyle Baxter, writer of Never Norman Rockwell, and co-artistic director of The Collective Objective. Related Posts:Entrevista: The Starship Astrov and Asian Belle (Midtown International Theatre Festival 2010)The Starship Astrov: Best Of Both Worlds (Midtown International Theatre Festival 2010)The Gospel ... Read The Full Article...

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We continue our Midtown International Theatre Festival Q&A and speak with not only the playwright of Until We Find Each Other (Brooke Berman), but we also asked the show’s director, David Winitsky some questions. Related Posts:Entrevista: Island To Island – The Photography Of Marielle DeLunaEntrevista: From Vermont To NYC – Playwright James Lantz And The ... Read The Full Article...

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We continue our Midtown International Theatre Festival Q&A with writers Duncan Pflaster of The Starship Astrov, and Michelle Glick, writer and performer of the solo show Asian Belle. Let us start with Duncan. When did you know you wanted to be a writer? Not until about 15 years ago- I thought for a long time ... Read The Full Article...

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The Gospel According To Josh

In case you haven’t noticed, it’s pretty hot outside… summer, yeah… summertime! What that also means is it’s theatre festival season. If you live on the motto that “life is like a box of chocolates,” you can easily apply the same to the festival circuit. Festivals hold lovely truffles covered with exquisite themes, filled with ... Read The Full Article...

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When Shea Elmore talks about his upcoming project, This Is Storybox, his face lights up and you can’t help but listen and be intoxicated with his excitement and sincerity.  What he brings us is an interactive approach to performance, where audience members choose to be part of the action or plainly be a viewer. The ... Read The Full Article...

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A professor once told me –”If you want to be cast in the kind of plays that you really believe in, if you want to do work that is meaningful to you, with actors  trained in the same way as you, and have the same aesthetic… create your own theatre company together, the most important ... Read The Full Article...

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Austin Pendleton  (photo by George Hartpence)

In the fourth and final installment of our Oberon Theatre Ensemble Rep Interview Series, we’ve got a treat – actor, director, and teacher Austin Pendleton. With a body of work on stage and screen that has spanned several decades, Austin is a vocal and active member of the Off-Off-Broadway community, who has championed the need ... Read The Full Article...

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othello

In the third part of our interview series on Oberon Theatre Ensemble’s Summer Rep 2010, I was delighted to be able to speak with Cara Reichel, Director of Othello, and Producing Artistic Director for Prospect Theatre Company. Coincidently I finally got to see Othello last night (Othello is one of my favorite plays of The ... Read The Full Article...

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Order

Next up in our Oberon Theatre Ensemble Rep interview series is Brad Fryman, the Artistic Director of this esteemed theatre company, who produces the shows, and who essentially decides what will be running season after season. Not only is Brad producing two shows simultaneously at Theatre Row, he is also co-starring in Order, as the ... Read The Full Article...

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soraya-DE

I am fascinated with driven entertainers who do more with their beautiful mug and talent than the average human. In saying this, no one fits this mold better than German sensation Soraya Garcia.  Born in Hannover to Spanish parents, Soraya has risen out of an array of fashion models and musicians to stand alone. She ... Read The Full Article...

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Order Othello

One theatre company very near and dear to my heart is Oberon Theatre Ensemble, now celebrating its 13th season bringing invigorating theatre to New York City. Their M.O. is usually a Rep that involves both a play by The Bard and an original piece or revival. The last few years they have been doing their ... Read The Full Article...

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Planet Connections Theatre Festivity is New York City’s premiere eco-friendly theatre festival, connecting artists and audiences with diverse dynamic charitable organizations. The Planet Connections experience entertains, enlightens and informs. The Happiest Medium (proud sponsors of The Planet Connections Festival), will be running Q&A throughout the festival. Today we ask one question each of Andrew Rothkin ... Read The Full Article...

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