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Thursday, October 25, 2018

Intimate Exchanges by Carey

Originally published in American Theatre magazine View this story online Adam Noble had been teaching an advanced scene study class for just one month when he faced a startling encounter wit…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 11:45AM
Friday, October 19, 2018

How Do You Conjure a Feminist Icon Onstage? by Carey

Originally published on TDF Stages View this story online Breaking new ground for women in theatre is nothing new for Emily Mann. The 66-year-old playwright and director, who has served as t…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 01:14PM
Monday, October 15, 2018

How Immersive Theater Is Bringing Intimacy Back to Entertainment by Carey

Originally published on Electric Literature View this story online  Where is Narnia?” I joked as I stepped through the back of the large wooden wardrobe featured in the center of a Lower …

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 10:52AM
Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Be More Chill by Carey

“Welcome to the human social ritual known as theater,” intones the pre-recorded voice before the curtain rises on Be More Chill. But theater is just one of the social rituals featured in…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 12:37PM
Friday, August 17, 2018

How Do You Direct Two Musicals at Once? by Carey

Originally published on TDF Stages View this story online Working on two shows simultaneously has driven Andy Sandberg to drink — large quantities of Pepsi Max. “The actors fre…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 03:34PM
Monday, August 6, 2018

This Ain’t No Disco by Carey

The lanky man in the blonde wig has the right idea. The lights in the club are suitably dim, but he keeps his sunglasses on for almost his entire time onstage. Audience members at This Ain�…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 04:46PM
Saturday, July 7, 2018

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever by Carey

There’s a reason why some shows have never succeeded. As much as fans might love them in spite of – or because of – their flaws, their creators simply cannot make them work. And, despi…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 12:12PM
Thursday, July 5, 2018

7 Things a Neurosurgeon Wants You to Know About Parkinson’s Treatment by Carey

Originally published on ShareCare.com View this story online

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 02:59PM
Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Desperate Measures by Carey

How does one take a noted problem play by Shakespeare filled with abuses of political power and flagrant inequality between the sexes and somehow transform it into a two-hour musical comedy …

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 07:00PM
Wednesday, May 30, 2018

How One Man Turned His Love For Theater Into A Grammy-Winning Company by Carey

Originally published on Forbes.com View this story online “It’s almost like I had a crystal ball,” Van Dean reflected. “If you look at a lot of the things I’ve …

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 02:38PM
Thursday, May 24, 2018

News: Cancer Deaths in America Are Declining by Carey

Originally published on ShareCare.com View this story online

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 03:02PM
Thursday, April 19, 2018

Navigating Through the Darkness in The Seafarer by Carey

Originally published on TDF Stages View this story online  Irish Rep revives Conor McPherson’s Tony-nominated play The Seafarer, Conor McPherson’s tale of despair and redemption…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 01:00PM
Thursday, April 12, 2018

Angels in America Conquers Broadway Again by Carey

Originally published on The Culture Trip View this story online  Now in revival, Tony Kushner’s shattering diptych proves as relevant as it was in 1991. Angels in America is a confusing …

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 11:15AM
Monday, April 9, 2018

How Staying Free From Corporate Funding Helps R.Evolución Latina Work Around The World by Carey

Originally published on Forbes.com View this story online  When asked about the future of R.Evolución Latina, founder and director Luis Salgado answered without hesitation: His plan for t…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 05:13PM
Tuesday, April 3, 2018

An Apology by Carey

Regarding my piece for the Washington Post on interfaith relationships: I am truly sorry I offended so many. It was never my intention to disrespect the Jewish faith or anyone who engages i…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 02:59PM
Thursday, March 22, 2018

Get in, Losers: We’re Learning How the Mean Girls Musical Got Made by Carey

Originally published on Vanity Fair Hollywood View this story online “Bitches get shit done!” Coming from soft-spoken Nell Benjamin, this foul language is slightly surprising. But …

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 12:26AM
Monday, March 12, 2018

A Perilous Flight From Afghanistan Skillfully Staged in Manhattan by Carey

Originally published on The Culture Trip View this story online  An aura of mystery surrounds Flight. It begins with the quiet, wood-paneled elevator inside the McKittrick Hotel that trans…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 09:21AM
Friday, March 2, 2018

How Much Do You Know About Your Cleaning Lady? by Carey

Originally published on TDF Stages View this story online Martyna Majok conjures an all-female immigrant community in queens — It’s fitting that Martyna Majok’s new play …

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 04:31PM
Thursday, March 1, 2018

‘Let the Men Be as Bland as Possible’: An Interview With “[Porto]” Playwright Kate Benson by Carey

Originally published on The Village Voice View this story online  The world is not suffering from a shortage of thinkpieces and essays about urban millennial women. Analyses of relationship…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 03:38PM
Wednesday, February 21, 2018

How Cynthia Von Buhler Turned A Crowdfunded Party Into A Lavish ‘Illuminati Ball’ by Carey

Originally published on Forbes.com View this story online Playwright Robert Anderson famously said, “You go into show business to make a killing, not a living.” But Cynthia von B…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 10:29AM
Saturday, February 3, 2018

Sexism Is a Problem in the Polyamorous Community, Too by Carey

Originally published on Alternet.org View this story online The morning after a date, Hannah* woke up with what she described as “all the feelings.” She and Greg* had met the night befor…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 12:22PM
Friday, February 2, 2018

Theater: ‘Say Something Bunny!’ Re-Animates a Family’s Mysteries by Carey

Originally published on The Culture Trip View this story online  The everyday becomes enthralling in Say Something Bunny!, a surprising new show that discovers compelling mysteries where t…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 12:34PM
Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Hayley Mills Shows Her ‘Party Face’ Off-Broadway by Carey

Originally published on The Culture Trip View this story online The definition of what constitutes a good party differs from person to person. For some, top-shelf liquor makes the night. For…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 04:11PM

How A ‘Robin Hood’ Business Model Supports An Artistic Clubhouse In Tribeca by Carey

Originally published on Forbes.com View this story online Robin Sokoloff wears many hats: dancer, choreographer, lighting designer, construction worker, activist and producer are some of the…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 12:45PM
Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Was Natalie Portman Right to Call Out Golden Globes’ All-Male Directors? by Carey

Originally published on Playboy.com View this story online  FeatureflashSHM/REX/Shutterstock Natalie Portman is easily one of the more accomplished women in Hollywood, with many titles and …

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 10:12AM
Sunday, December 24, 2017

Lesli Margherita Slays in the Raunchy Grinch Spin-Off Who’s Holiday! by Carey

Originally published in the Village Voice View this story online In Matthew Lombardo’s one-woman show Who’s Holiday! (directed by Carl Andress), Cindy Lou Who is all grown up — and …

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 10:21AM
Wednesday, December 20, 2017

A Ranking of Hallmark’s Most Iconic Holiday Movies Based on How Problematic They Are by Carey

Originally published on MarieClaire.com View this story online Look at any given Hallmark holiday movie poster, and you’ll see the same thing: a woman dressed in an unbuttoned winter c…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 09:56AM
Monday, December 4, 2017

December is an expensive time to be single by Carey

Originally published in the Washington Post View this story online January is a month of disciplined eating for many attempting to drop extra pounds gained during two months of holiday parti…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 10:41AM
Sunday, November 5, 2017

Is he interested in me, or does he just want Hamilton tickets? by Carey

Originally published in the Washington Post View this story online Dating is rarely easy, but it was a lot easier for me before 2015. Not because I was younger, thinner or less cynical. Rat…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 10:47PM
Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Of Thee I Sing Star Bryce Pinkham on Current Events, Corn Muffins and Carnegie Hall by Carey

Originally published on The Huffington Post View this story online “Apparently, we’re all chasing corn muffins,” Bryce Pinkham laughed, before adding in a more serious tone, “Hopeful…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 11:16PM
Saturday, October 28, 2017

“No Fatties”: When Health Care Hurts by Carey

Originally published on Longreads.com View this story online A fat person walking into a doctor’s office can expect lectures, condescension, and misdiagnoses from a medical culture that ch…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 02:38PM

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