The two lovers at the center of Amir Reza Koohestani’s haunting Timeloss have fought the same battle so many times, that it has practically stopped affecting them. They are two actors who have reunited years after their split in order to record lines …Read more
Why isn’t Taylor Mac in charge of all musical education programs in the United States? At his A 24-Decade History of Popular Music: 1900s-1950s on January 23, the outrageous theater artist made it clear that his knowledge of music is only perhaps sur …Read more
Dan Hasse is no stranger to Shakespeare. As one of the founders of Shakespeare in the Square, which for five seasons has performed for free in Washington Square Park, he has tackled some of the Bard’s most famous works, including Twelfth Night, The T …Read more
Kate Benson is living the dream! This thoughtful and courageous playwright is now enjoying the fruits of her labor as her first produced play, A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes, opens at New York City Center …Read more
Benjamin Britten’s witty comic opera Albert Herring is a coming of age story plus a clever satire on the perils of provincial living in a small English village. The Bronx Opera Company has mounted an excellent production with a strong cast and a magn …Read more
At first, it begins like any other party. You arrive and the hostess greets you as a guest. You grab a nametag and a drink, and settle into your surroundings, a small East Village apartment. You make small talk with some strangers. You notice there’s …Read more
With so many different variations of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet out there today, one can often forget how powerful and evocative the original script is, on it’s own, delivered expertly by a small cast of talented actors. Shakespeare in the Squar …Read more
Pulitzer Prize finalist, Adam Rapp is one of the most prolific artists in America; in 2015 alone he has a new novel coming out, called Know Your Beholder, he’s planning on bringing two shows to the stage – one he did last year in Australia, the other …Read more
Ever wanted to sit in on someone else’s first date? You’ll get to do just that at The Blind Date Project, presented as part of the 2015 COIL Festival. What is fun about the piece is that every single performance is different. The audience enters the …Read more
Thanksgiving has never been more athletic than is portrayed in Kate Benson’s new play, whose full title is A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes, a co-production of New Georges and the Women’s Project. The play v …Read more
