Just in time for the Halloween season comes a new immersive production of Menotti’s one act opera, The Medium, bound to keep you on the edge of your seat. You get to interact with the performers, be a part of the seance, and be transported to Baba’s parlour. The action takes place around you and…
A Write Teacher(s) Spotlight: Isabel Rose
Hello Beautiful People, Exactly one week ago I went to see Isabel Rose in concert at 54 Below. I had absolutely no idea what to expect – but hey, it was a night out at one of my favorite venues in New York – how could I go wrong? The simple answer to that question…
COMING SOON: Over There @ Columbia Stages
Columbia Stages is proud to present Over There, a playful drama by Mark Ravenhill (Shopping and Fucking) and an allegory of competing ideologies set across both the Berlin Wall and consumer driven America. “I found you. You’re here. And I was over there. But now I’m over here. I’m here. You’re my brother. I love…
COMING SOON: The Subject
MIDTOWN DIRECT REP (MDR), the company that brought New Jersey the award-winning Rated P for Parenthood and Listen to Your Mother: North Jersey, returns to the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) with Theatre in the Loft, a series of staged readings of new plays and musicals. Chisa Hutchinson’s The Subject, directed by Jade King…
A Write Teacher(s) Spotlight: Our Cameras, Our Stories
Hello Beautiful People, This past week, I was invited to the pilot screening of Our Cameras, Our Stories at DCTV. In their own words, Our Cameras, Our Stories is a six-part documentary series of original films created by the talented youth in our PRO-TV media arts training program. Teenage homelessness, coping with a crippling illness, the difficult life of…
COMING SOON: Martha Graham Dance Company at Queens Theatre
Queens Theatre (QT) is pleased to announce that their 2014-2015 Season Dance Series will begin with performances by the world-renowned Martha Graham Dance Company on Saturday, October 11 at 2pm & 8pm and Sunday, October 12 at 3pm at Queens Theatre (14 United Nations Avenue South, Flushing Meadows Corona Park). Tickets are available at queenstheatre.org…
A Write Teacher(s) Playlist: October Tunes
Hello, friends! Happy October and happy autumn! I’m not sure what it’s like in your part of the country/world, but here in West Virginia, it’s starting to feel and look a whole lot like fall. The mountains are exploding with hues of orange and gold and red. The days are getting cooler. The last of…
The Write Teacher(s) Bookshelf: October Picks!
Hello Beautiful People, As L.M. Montgomery once said, I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. And I couldn’t agree more! And now, without further ado, here are our bookshelf picks for this month: Dogs Rule Nonchalantly, by Mark Ulriksen The Harm In Asking, by Sara Barron — Our book club…
A Write Teacher(s) Review: Attachments
Dear Bookworms, I’ve been hearing a lot recently about the author Rainbow Rowell. She has written several books that have made quite a splash among the readers that I know. So I set out to discover why. I began with Eleanor & Park, (the book club book for the month of May here at The…
Behind the Scenes: Lucky Disaster Volume 4
Hello Beautiful People, Lucky Disaster Volume 4 is two weeks from now. TWO WEEKS. And I’m not even sure where to begin with this behind the scenes feature – there’s just so much to say. And I’m trying to spare you all from a novel here. Let’s start with this – Lucky Disaster Volume 4…