Around here, at The Happiest Medium, we’re often congratulating people on winning awards, getting their plays published or being accepted into a festival. So it’s so nice when we can celebrate LOVE for a change – especially when it’s someone we consider one of the family. Hollis James, creator and star of the popular web ... Read The Full Article...
The Happiest Medium is back, and we’ve missed you! After a long hiatus we’re excited to return, bigger and better than ever. We’re kicking things off by once again sponsoring the FRIGID New York Festival – a winter fringe festival that is always the highlight of THM’s year and a tradition we’re eager to get ... Read The Full Article...
There’s one more chance to see some of the most exciting Fringe Shows of the 2012 festival! Beginning September 7th, the FringeNYC Encore Series will present 19 “Best of The Festival” shows in rotating repertory at SoHo Playhouse and The Huron Club (both located at 15 Vandam Street between 6th Avenue & Varick) as well ... Read The Full Article...
It’s always a joyful celebration when Off-Off Broadway has the opportunity to commend its own worthy artists. Throughout the year, at every show, audiences all over New York are urged to vote for their favorite shows … and all those votes culminated last night with the final nominees for the 2012 NY IT Awards. ... Read The Full Article...
What’s in this year’s Mini-Fridge? Some tasty treats you won’t wanna miss – and in honor of the mini-festival which highlights a small but savory platter of hors d’oeuvres made up of FRIGID and FRINGE deliciousness we here will be presenting Mini-Fridge Elevenses. What is Elevenses? If you were too lazy to follow that link we’ll tell ... Read The Full Article...
Author Howard Bloom has given audiences The Lucifer Principle, Global Brain and The Genius of The Beast. He’s now on to The God Problem which ”tackles the puzzle of how a godless cosmos creates; of how a universe without a bearded and bathrobed god in the sky pulls off acts of genesis.” Sounds interesting? Here’s ... Read The Full Article...
There are several things we love around here. We love the terrific Kathleen Warnock whose name pops up on THM from time to time because she is an amazing playwright, a fantastic person, and someone I’m proud to know. Kathleen has that rare talent of being able to share her spirit in words that are ... Read The Full Article...
In 2010 The Happiest Medium was thrilled to be able to be one of the media sponsors for the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity – “a place that shelters new and experienced artists who want to use their art to make a difference”. We’re excited to be able to sponsor the festivity once again this ... Read The Full Article...
Every year the Frigid Festival gives us a hangover – of shows, that is! A Frigid Hangover has nothing to do with alcohol but it has everything to do with shots! As in — these shows get one more shot at entertaining audiences. HORSE TRADE THEATER GROUP PRESENTS THE 2012 FRIGID HANGOVERS THE BEST & BRIGHTEST ... Read The Full Article...
As part of the Board of Directors of MTWorks I’m really proud to be involved with the National Newborn Festival. Part of my job was to help choose the Excellence in Playwriting Award (see below for the winner!) and this year I’ll be introducing one of the plays — but I won’t tell you which ... Read The Full Article...
If Christmas in New York could be found on the map I think most people would agree that its address would be Rockefeller Center, filled as it is with the tree and the giant decorations, and the fabled City of Radio … where Rockettes dress up as reindeer and dance their little hearts out, doling ... Read The Full Article...
The greatest gift you could give a playwright is time. Endless time to work and re-work the kinks out of a plot, time to make the characters feel more real, time to make the situations ring more true. Time to write and re-write until all you are has been put on that page and there’s ... Read The Full Article...