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Friday, November 11, 2016

Spotlight On...Byron Loyd by Michael Block

Name: Byron LoydHometown:  Chattanooga, TennesseeEducation:  Undergrad: Southwestern at Memphis, MFA and Phil in Theater from Columbia (ABD)Favorite Credits:  Acting--Sandy Ty…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:54PM

Review: Trouble on the Road by Michael Block

By Michael BlockThere are certain mediums for certain stories. Be it novel, play, or screen, each format provides something unique to its storytelling. In the world of stage and screen, ther…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:02AM
Thursday, November 10, 2016

Spotlight On...Mariah Freda by Michael Block

Name: Mariah FredaHometown: Sea Isle City, New Jersey (The Jersey Shore!)Education: BA in Anthropology from Boston University and an MFA from The New School for DramaWhy theater?: I love the…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:18PM

Spotlight On...Chuk Obasi by Michael Block

Name: Chuk ObasiHometown: Bronx, NYEducation: Bachelor of Arts from SUNY Geneseo (Communication Major, Musical Theatre and Dance double minor)Favorite Credits: Tracers (Habu) at SUNY Geneseo…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:02AM
Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Review: Drunk History by Michael Block

By Michael Block FringeNYC can be a fairy tale for a show. Sometimes you can journey from way downtown theater to Times Square marquee. After filling glasses to audiences for some time,…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:31PM

Spotlight On...Jean Goto by Michael Block

Name: Jean GotoHometown: NYC baby!Education: NYU, Maggie Flanigan StudioSelect Credits: Give Us Bread, Half Moon Bay, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt", "The Blacklist", "Ghost Source Zero"Why the…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:12PM

Spotlight On...Michael Ables by Michael Block

Name: Michael AblesHometown: Chattanooga, TNEducation: B.S Theater Performance, Skidmore Scholarship Program CertificationSelect Credits: Johnny Bogle in What Sprang Off A Gypsy Rooster and …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:12PM
Sunday, November 6, 2016

Review: Revolving Door of Divas by Michael Block

By Michael Block RuPaul's Drag Race Season 7 star Mrs. Kasha Davis and her best gal pal Aggy Dune return to the Laurie Beechman for another engagement of their hit Big Wigs. In one quic…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:18PM

Review: Perfect in Pink by Michael Block

By Michael BlockRuPaul’s Drag Race is a platform for Drag Queens to showcase their craft for the world. But there’s only so much time per episode, per season, for one to truly offer it a…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:18PM
Saturday, November 5, 2016

Spotlight On...Rebecca Crookshank by Michael Block

Name: Rebecca CrookshankHometown: South Devon (Plymouth) now London UKEducation: First Class BA Hons from the Italia Conti Academy London UKFavorite Credits: Coming to New York with Whiskey …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:12PM

Review: Frankenstein is Fantastic in Phantasmagoria by Michael Block

By Ed MalinPhantasmagoria; or Let Us Seek Death! is now playing at LaMaMa in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s novel “Frankenstein”. The piece is …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:12PM

Spotlight On...Sean Pollock by Michael Block

Name: Sean PollockHometown: Mountain Lakes, New JerseyEducation: Ithaca College, National Theatre InstituteFavorite Credits: That’s so tough! I worked on like, six shows in a row this summ…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:48PM

Introducing Our New Contributing Writer: Ed Malin! by Michael Block

Please welcome our newest addition to the writing team, Ed Malin!Ed Malin’s work has been anthologized in Plays and Playwrights 2015 and in the Spontaneous Combustion Anthology, and perfor…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:48PM

Spotlight On...Elizabeth Bell by Michael Block

Name: Elizabeth BellHometown: San Francisco, CAEducation: Graduated with a BA in Business, University of Puget Sound; Acting Education - A.C.T. (San Francisco), Actors Bridge Ensemble Meisne…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:48PM
Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Spotlight On...Randolph Curtis Rand by Michael Block

Name: Randolph Curtis RandHometown: Galesburg, IL, and Brooklyn, NYEducation: BFA, Penn State (the Sandusky years), MFA, Naropa University, and the Theatres of NYC.Why theater?: I thought I …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:24PM
Monday, October 31, 2016

Spotlight On...Billy Lewis Jr. by Michael Block

Name: Billy Lewis Jr.Hometown:  Selden NYEducation:  AMDASelect Credits:  "Glee", Hair Tour, Spring Awakening Tour, The Who's: TommyWhy theater?: Because I don’t know how to…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 08:54PM
Sunday, October 30, 2016

Spotlight On...Chana Porter by Michael Block

Name: Chana PorterHometown: Columbia, Maryland, Brooklyn since 2008 (and a little bit of Queens)Education: MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College, MA in Playwriting from University of …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:12AM

Review:An A.R. Gurney Double Greekture Theater Show by Michael Block

By Michael Block To close out their long tenure at their space on White St., The Flea has offered a double showing of A.R. Gurney one acts that are thematically linked. Directed by Staf…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:06AM
Saturday, October 29, 2016

Review: Dancing with The Loons! by Michael Block

By Kaila M. StokesThe Loon is a funky dance-theater piece that makes for an all-around enjoyable evening.  There is a narrator, Robert M. Johanson, and then dancers that physical tell t…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:48AM
Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Spotlight On...Noam Shapiro by Michael Block

Name: Noam ShapiroHometown: New York CityEducation: I attended the Bronx High School of Science and then double majored in History and Theater Studies at Yale. Coming out of Bronx Science, I…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:48PM

Spotlight On...Matthew Van Gessel by Michael Block

Name:  Matthew Van GesselHometown:  Westport, Connecticut. Education:  BFA in Drama from University of North Carolina School of the ArtsSelect Credits:  Jene in Miss Juli…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:42PM

Spotlight On...Kyle Michael Yoder by Michael Block

Name: Kyle Michael YoderHometown: Indianapolis, INEducation: BA Cognitive Science, Yale UniversitySelect Credits: Spread The Gospel (Russell), Icarus (Beau), The Crucible (John Proctor), A M…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:42PM
Sunday, October 23, 2016

Review: I Would Go To Hell With Anais Nin! by Michael Block

by Kaila M. StokesAnais Nin Goes to Hell is a salacious complex satire on women’s rights, desires, and society’s expectations of the female sex. First of all, if you do not know who Anai…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 09:28PM

Spotlight On...Susan Ferrara by Michael Block

Name: Susan FerraraHometown: Rochelle, IllinoisEducation: Millikin University; National Theatre, UKSelect Credits: The Wonder, Sans Merci, Then We Got HelpWhy theater?: It's immediate; visce…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 08:32PM

Spotlight On...Shara Ashley Zeiger by Michael Block

Name: Shara Ashley ZeigerHometown: Bensalem, PA (right outside of Philly)Education: Ithaca College, The National Theater Institute at The O'Neill Center, UCB, etc.Favorite Credits: Awhile ba…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:32PM
Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Spotlight On...Adam Knight by Michael Block

Name: Adam KnightHometown: Greenville, South CarolinaEducation: University of Evansville (Indiana)Favorite Credits: Naperville by Mat Smart (Slant, 2014), Exit Carolyn by Jennie Berman Eng (…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:01AM
Monday, October 17, 2016

Theater in the Now at 54 Below! by Michael Block

In case you haven't heard, we are celebrating 5 years of Theater in the Now with a birthday bash at 54 Below THIS SATURDAY! And we want you there. As loyal supporters of the website, here is…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:38PM

Spotlight On...Elena Grosso by Michael Block

Name: Elena GrossoHometown: Venice (Italy)Education: The Lee Strasberg Theater And Film InstituteWhy theater?: Theater give me the possibility to be truly myself , playing somebody else, liv…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:27PM
Friday, October 14, 2016

Review: The Game of Life and Death by Michael Block

by Michael BlockRather than opting for a generic family drama, Leegrid Stevens levels up his story by layering in the world of 8-bit gaming in The Dudleys. A cathartic piece about the afterm…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:12PM

Spotlight On...Jill Bianchini by Michael Block

Name:  Jill BianchiniHometown:  Cheltenham, PAEducation:  NYU (Drama)Favorite Credits:  Ann in Balm in Gilead, Suzy in Hot L Baltimore and Lee in Marvin's Room.Why theate…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:13PM
Thursday, October 13, 2016

Review: A Bloody Circus Mess by Michael Block

By Michael BlockHave you ever wanted to see a spooky dance circus? Well Hideaway has delivered something unique in Slumber, a haunted delight ready for Halloween. With a mix of acrobatic tri…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 08:00PM

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