Hello Beautiful People, Freddie Kimmel is one of the most thoughtful and wise people I’ve ever met. He has been seen in numerous Broadway Workshops, National Tours, and concerts, including SuperFly, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, On The Town, Annie Get Your Gun, Broadway Bares XX, Broadway Backwards, JUNK: A Rock Opera, and has been…
Ask A Teach: Student Teaching in Graduate School
Hello Beautiful People, So, we had the following question posed, and since I personally don’t have a tremendous amount of experience with this, we’re coming to you, Write Teacher(s) Readers! [custom_blockquote style=”purple”] I’m now pursuing my M.A. in Special Education, I’ve student taught before, am currently teaching AND substitute teaching, but the M.A. program that…
The Artist(s) Resource: BACKSTAGE PASS
Hello Beautiful People, I’m pleased to bring a fabulous resource for all you NYC actors…BACKSTAGE PASS. BACKSTAGE PASS is a six-week workshop (starting May 7th) led by Dustin Flores (senior talent agent at The Mine) and Anna Ty Bergman (actor, lyricist, coach). Over this course, twelve actors will be offered a safe environment to sing from…
Music Notes: Daytrotter
Hey, music fans! I’m back with another cool music find for you to check out! This month I’m spotlighting Daytrotter, a website dedicated to recording and posting live sessions from both up-and-coming and well-known alternative and indie artists. Started in 2006 by Sean Moeller and headquartered at Horseshack Studio in Rock Island, Illinois, Daytrotter is…
COMING SOON: An Evening With Groucho
QUEENS THEATRE Proudly Presents … AN EVENING WITH GROUCHO “ARTFUL…” — THE NEW YORK TIMES AWARD-WINNING ACTOR/DIRECTOR/PLAYWRIGHT FRANK FERRANTEFOUR PERFORMANCES ONLY MARCH 28-30, 2014 AT QUEENS THEATRETICKETS ON SALE NOW AT QUEENSTHEATRE.ORG/EVENING-GROUCHOQUEENS THEATRE is pleased to present Frank Ferrante’s AN EVENING WITH GROUCHO. The limited engangement will play four performances only March 28-30, 2014 at Queens Theatre (14 United Nations Avenue…
Book Club Questions: Someone Else’s Love Story
Hello Beautiful People! The day has come to list the first set of book club questions for our upcoming Book Club Chat on March 31st: What did you expect from this book when you first read the title? When you first read the opening line – “I fell in love with William Ashe at gunpoint, in…
Backstage with The Write Teacher(s): ONE FOR MY BABY
Hello Beautiful People, Full disclosure here – I absolutely, positvely love Daisy Eagan. She’s one of the smartest women I know, and that intellgience is coupled with a ferocity and honesty and beauty that I admire, respect, and wish I had more of. Daisy was one of the first people to grace us with an…
A Write Teacher(s) Review: Netflix’s House of Cards
Hey Friends! Another Netflix original has taken the world by storm. I have been completely geeking out about House of Cards, as I’m sure some of you have as well. Arguably, Kevin Spacey is trying to take over the world with this new series that he produces and stars in. When I watched the first…
Ask A Teach: Independent Reading
Hello Beautiful People, This lovely question was emailed to us from a Write Reader this week – [custom_blockquote style=purple]My son has independent reading in his sixth grade class, but absolutely HATES sitting down with a book. I’ve tried every way I could think of to get him to focus and interested – HELP! – Anonymous [/custom_blockquote]…
GIVEAWAY – The Cripple of Inishmaan
Hello Beautiful People, The Cripple of Inishmaan, by Martin McDonagh, is making it’s transfer from the West End to the Cort Theatre on Broadway! Set on the remote island of Inishmaan off the west coast of Ireland, word arrives that a Hollywood film is being made on the neighboring island of Inishmore. The one person…