Saturday, September 17, 2016
Name: Winsome Brown
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Education: High school: University of Toronto Schools. College: Harvard College
Select Credits: This i…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:28PMFriday, September 16, 2016
By Michael BlockThere are pioneers in every industry but sometimes a pioneer turns into an icon for all the wrong reasons. In Dead Shot Mary by Robert K. Benson, the life of a fascinating fi…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 10:38PMName: JJ PyleHometown: Somewhere near Hillsboro, IndianaEducation: Purdue University. I currently study Strasberg technique with David Gideon.Select Credits: Match Girl in Times, Scream &…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:04PMThursday, September 15, 2016
By Michael BlockSometimes all it takes is a seasoned performer and a piano to perfect the art of a cabaret. In John Epperson: The Artist Principally Known as Lypsinka, Epperson takes the sta…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:34PMWednesday, September 14, 2016
Name: Douglass TruthHometown: Indianapolis IN (born) live in: Nevada City, CAEducation: 1 yr college - UC DavisWhy theater?: I had a story I wanted to tell, and I had to go on stage to do it…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:10PMTuesday, September 13, 2016
By Michael BlockIt may be the 21st century and progress has surely been made but being a member of the LGBTQ community in every country has its own litany of struggles. Take Putin's Russia f…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:22PMBy Michael BlockThe desolate city of Troy is in ruin and on the verge of destruction but the women of Troy are not giving up without a fight. In Ellen McLaughlin's adaptation of The Trojan W…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:13PMName: Dana WatkinsHometown: New York CityEducation: Lycee Francais de New York, Stuyvesant High School, SUNY Purchase acting conservarorySelect Credits: Hallmark Hall of Fame's “Christmas …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:13PMMonday, September 12, 2016
By Michel BlockBritney Spears. "Singer." Legend. Icon. Since her debut, Britney Spears has been ripe for the tributes. Especially in the gay community. RuPaul's Drag Race All Star Mimi Imfur…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 07:20PMBy Michael BlockWe all know the story of John Wilkes Booth and his historic assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. But what about the story of his brother Edwin? Do you know his tale? I…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:13PMTuesday, September 6, 2016
Name: Victoria FringsHometown: San Francisco Education: University of Pennsylvania, BA in Environmental Studies and Science, Technology and Society StudiesSelect Credits: An Enemy of t…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:52PMName: Malini Singh McDonald Hometown: New York, NYEducation: MFA in Directing, Actors Studio Drama School, New School University; BA in Theatre Arts and English LiteratureFavorite Credits: T…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:57PMMonday, September 5, 2016
Name: Ian Charles Covington WhittHometown: Rushville in the New York Fingerlakes (Population 600, largely inhabited by Mennonites, farmer, hunters…) Think horse and buggies, literally, not…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:44AMName: Rachel McPheeHometown: Racine, Wisconsin Education: BA at University of Wisconsin Madison, Post Graduate Degree in Professional Acting from the Drama Studio LondonSelect Credits: “Un…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:44AMTuesday, August 30, 2016
by Kaila M. StokesHeld, written by Kelly Maxwell, was a musical fantasy alright. Set in the cabaret style venue of Drom, this dark yet flirty musical was a solid attempt. The plot revolved a…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 10:44PMMonday, August 29, 2016
By Michael BlockWe all love “The Sound of Music.” We all likely can sing the entire score if we were asked to. But did you ever wonder what life is like off camera while Maria and the vo…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:32PMBy Michael BlockThere are certain ingredients that make up a pop star. It’s mainstream formulaic. But sometimes there comes an artist that breaks the mold. They may not see the light of ra…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:26PMBy Michael BlockIf you went looking for a clean piece of theater, you would be greatly disappointed at Sex, Cynicism, and Other Small Miracles. What you will experience is a theatrical conce…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:26PMBy Michael BlockIt's official. Dave Droxler has figured out how to get your project funded. Claim Christopher Walken is involved! Walken On Sunshine is a fluff comedy that knows what it is a…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:27PMBy Michael BlockClaire Christine Sargenti transports the audience right into the French Quarter in her smoky solo drama Interludes: A New (Orleans) Play. In a city fond of the dead, the spir…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:27PMBy Michael BlockIn Jesse LaVercombe's hyper ambitious solo work Love Me Forever Billy H. Tender, the audience is thrust into the future to watch the lives of three relatives unravel. Billy H…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:13PMBy Michael BlockTo start, Ben Holbrook has written a sensational script. Sinners on a Southbound Bus is an example of perfectly dangerous theater. Holbrook's play follows a pair of runaways …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:13PMby Kaila M. StokesInheritance is a one-woman show that portrays the soul of a beauty whose previous generations haunt her own present. Jessica Wanamaker, writer/director/actress of Inheritan…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:13PMSunday, August 28, 2016
By Michael BlockIn Kevin R. Free's campy comedy Night of the Living N Word, Free delivers a powerful message straight to the gut. Barbra, a white woman, brings her black husband, son, and fa…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 09:15PMSaturday, August 27, 2016
By Michael BlockWith comedy like "Veep", drama like "Scandal" and Sorkin-esque wisdom and sensibility, Dream Ticket by Ryan Bernsten is an aptly timed political play. Republican Senators Les…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 07:13PMBy Michael BlockA troupe of strolling of players take over the 14th Street Y to share a history you likely had no clue about. Ed Malin's The Troubadour Struck By Lightning explored the gay h…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 07:13PMFriday, August 26, 2016
Name: Dennis Williams AKA Destiny Devine.Hometown: Queens NYCEducation: High school Diploma | AMDA Graduate | Two-year, Theater Conservatory, Certificate Program.Select Credits: Some of my f…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:36PMName: Geovanny FischettiHometown: Phillipsburg, NJEducation: Performing Arts High SchoolWho do you play in The Illusory Adventures of a Dreamer: Actor 2: Solveig, Man in Green, Anitra, Nurse…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:36PMBy Michael BlockSometimes all it takes is a strong story and basic storytelling to make the perfect Fringe play. Those were the main ingredients of Sean-Patrick O’Brien's nearly flawless Z…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:08AMThursday, August 25, 2016
Name: Jessica KazamelHometown: Fort McMurray, Alberta, CanadaEducation: American Academy of Dramatic Arts, NYCFavorite Credits: As an actor, Linda the Chicken from MilkMilkLemonade, and Pete…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:55AMBy Michael BlockTwo slacker types sit on a bench waiting for a bus back to Jersey. As they wait, they engage in an intellectual conversation about finding the meaning of their own lives. And…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:55AM 
