Wednesday, September 17, 2014

A Site to Be Seen…Environmental Theatre Abounds by Nicole Stodard

My theatre company, Thinking Cap Theatre, recently finished a site-specific run of Young Jean Lee’s play, CHURCH, a play about exactly what the title suggests: sermonizing, sinning, su…

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Saturday, March 23, 2013

Going to the theater: a rites of passage or a passage of time? by Nicole Stodard

When you last went to see a show, why did you go? Filed under: Life of Drama Tagged: Audience, theatre attendance

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Why’d You Pick This Play? by Nicole Stodard

My Fort Lauderdale-based theatre company, Thinking Cap Theatre, is currently midway through a four week run of the Florida premiere of Cleansed by Sarah Kane.  During post-show conversation…

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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

The World Premiere of DEATH FOR SYDNEY BLACK by Nicole Stodard

Last week my theatre company, Thinking Cap Theatre, opened DEATH FOR SYDNEY BLACK, a world premiere dark comedy by NYC-based playwright, Leah Nanako Winkler. The play, both reminiscent of a…

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Monday, October 3, 2011

Theatre & Critics, not just frenemies, but friends? Lynn Gardner weighs in (again) by Nicole Stodard

On the Guardian theatre blog today, Lynn Gardner revisits the perennial topic of theatre and criticism. Her post’s title sums it up: theatre and critics need each other. Her post was i…

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Theatre and the ‘Art’ of Influence by Nicole Stodard

Influences on playwrights and theatre practitioners run the gamut. Everyday life experiences are an obvious influence.  History, another.  Politics, psychology, religion, science, too. Whe…

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Some American Women Theatre Directors from Coast to Coast by Nicole Stodard

My director-to-director interview series over at 2AMt continues. Meet three fantastic American women directors: Melissa Hillman of Impact Theatre, Berkeley, CA.  Kate Powers, freelance dire…

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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Meet Some More American Theatre Directors by Nicole Stodard

Here are links to several of my recent 2amtheatre director-to-director interviews: Meet Kevin Houle, Rebecca Zellar, Tony Adams and Melissa Hillman.  Filed under: Life of Drama Tagged: Di…

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Director Spotlight #3: Meet Dominic D’Andrea & I’m Back to Brook by Nicole Stodard

Here’s the next installment of my director-to-director interview series on http://2amtheatre.com Back To Brook: I’m also 2/3 of the way through re-reading Peter Brook’s 196…

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Sunday, March 27, 2011

Director Profile #2: Mark Fossen & Some Links by Nicole Stodard

The director-to-director interview series that I began last week on 2amt continues with Mark Fossen, a freelance director in Salt Lake City, UT. Check it out. The current production of The T…

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

An Interview w/ Michael Leeds & April Shakespeare Event by Nicole Stodard

Posting on Drama, Daily has been all too light lately, but my theatre-related work has been anything but that! In this post, I draw your attention to two links: A director-to-director interv…

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Thursday, February 24, 2011

S/HE Remount at Black Queer Arts Festival: This Sunday, February 27th by Nicole Stodard

Don’t miss Thinking Cap’s remount of S/HE by Nick Mwaluko this coming Sunday, February 27th, 5pm at The Pride Center in Fort Lauderdale (2040 N. Dixie Hwy, Wilton Manors, FL 3330…

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Friday, January 28, 2011

You’re in the Profession, but Are You a ‘Professional’? by Nicole Stodard

The post below is cross-posted at 2am Theatre. You’re in the profession, but are you a ‘professional’? I like to read mission statements.  In particular, I find it interesting to comp…

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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

A Tuesday Treasure, A Tune, and More by Nicole Stodard

As writing and other deadlines loom, I find myself all too easily distracted today.  With a 2AMt post to finish, a review to write, youth drama workshop planning to further flesh out, a pro…

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Thursday, January 13, 2011

Black Swan, Reviews, and Reading Habits by Nicole Stodard

Warning: Spoiler Alert This is not a post about reviews per se, but about when we read them–that is before or after the event.  Today I had a very pure movie experience.  I saw Black…

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Sunday, January 9, 2011

Youth, Death, and Drama by Nicole Stodard

Youth and death are two words we never want to see joined together, but all too often they are, evoking terms we commonly associate with art–dramatic, tragic. The shooting death of 9-y…

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards