Aaron Wigdor Levy is the writer of Monroe, Illinois: Over Here/Townie premiering this week at the Flea Theater, produced by On The Square Productions. Tell us a bit about your body of work? My work usually is pretty naturalistic. Some people have said my plays are political, but I don’t think they’re overtly political. I ... Read The Full Article...
Peter Zinn is no stranger to Retro Productions, having helmed their incarnation of Holy Days and Women and War. He was kind enough to answer a couple of questions regarding his past, his upcoming plans and what it’s been like to be directing Michael Frayn’s Benefactors, which you can still catch tonight at the Spoon ... Read The Full Article...
One of the best things about the Fringe Festival is how it embraces diversity – it becomes one of the best summer reminders as to how culturally rich and fascinating this city can be. In Swaha: Rituals of Union Trinayan Dance Theater mixes tradition, with dance, storytelling and ritualistic precise movements that will evoke your ... Read The Full Article...
This one woman show at the New York International Fringe Festival is the stuff we live for here at The Happiest Medium; as managing director Karen Tortora-Lee will tell you, our mission is to highlight, showcase and celebrate our favorite medium, and that is exactly what writer/performer Leila Arias does in Omarys Concepcion Lopez Perez ... Read The Full Article...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The other day I was walking by myself, minding my own business down Riverside Park, trying to have some me time with . . . well . . . me, and I noticed these pianos just lying there unattended. So I snapped a shot and did some snooping around, and found out about a fantastic ... Read The Full Article...
It’s the 20th Anniversary of D&G men’s line, and boy do those two know how to throw a party on the runway (and off the runway I’m sure). Linens, sheer whites and khakis abound in this special Spring 2011 show featuring the lovely Annie Lennox tickling the ivories. Watch video 1 and 2, and celebrate ... Read The Full Article...