Ciarán O’Reilly is the producing director and one of the co-founders of The Irish Repertory Theatre, an Off-Broadway theatre dedicated to showcasing the Irish and Irish-American voice through drama and performance. His previous directing credits incl …Read more
Good Enough, written and performed by Matthew LaBanca and part of the United Solo Festival, explores territory that most of us experience at some point in our lives: the struggle to believe that we are enough, just as we are. A quadrupl …Read more
It doesn’t begin previews until next February but we’re already counting down the days until the On The Twentieth Century revival makes it way to Broadway (its first revival since its 1978 premiere!) Not just because we’re excited to see Kristin Chen …Read more
When I found out that Chemistry, the play I recently attended as part of the Fringe Encore Series, was about mental illness, I was apprehensive at best. Through experiences with family and friends, I understand mental illness firsthand, am all too aw …Read more
While the world may never be free from the struggles that the class system brings, in terms of division and identity, Brooklyn director Jess Chayes and The Assembly Theater Project (The Assembly) are determined to break the mold. Reflected not only i …Read more
With poetic dialogue and powerful imagery, playwright Catherine Filloux in her new play Selma ’65 has written a beautiful solo vehicle for actress Marietta Hedges. Based in part on the true events surrounding the civil rights movement and the Selma V …Read more
The weird tales of H.P. Lovecraft have assumed new life at the Kraine Theatre in RadioTheatre’s sixth festival devoted to the author’s work. The week-long event, presented as part of the FRIGID Festival, casts the reclusive Rhode Island writer as a k …Read more
The EstroGenius Festival, running from October 2nd – November 2nd, celebrates female voices and gives female theater professionals the means to perform their art form on stage. The festival features one-woman shows, stand-up comedy, benefit performan …Read more
Check out the sets, the stage and some backstage secrets with Mamma Mia’s Rosie, Lauren “Coco” Cohn, on StageBuddy.com’s exclusive behind the scenes tour of The Broadhurst Theater. https://youtu.be/mY6XH-MW230
In a city where mega-musicals and big-budget productions of magical creatures, epic heroes, and spectacles often dominate the stage, the DR2 Theatre on East 15thStreet contains a gem that reminds us how compelling normal everyday life can be. The Iri …Read more