Hello Beautiful People, The Write Teacher(s) was started for a multitude of reasons, many of which were a variety of teaching experiences. You see, I grew up around the theater. I went to my first Broadway show when I was five. I grew up listening to the soundtracks of shows, Broadway shows. Family car rides…
Movers & Shakers Q&A Series: Rob Rokicki
Hello Beautiful People, Rob Rokicki is a gem of a man, and he also happens to be an actor, songwriter, and music director. He is proud graduate of the University of Michigan and is a member of the Dramatists Guild, Actor’s Equity, and an alumnus of the Tony award winning BMI Musical Theatre Workshop. Rob…
PLL: World War A
Hey Friends! It’s here. The season finale of Pretty Little Liars. It’s coming. The anticipation is unbearable… I don’t know about you guys, but the mysterious figure that supposedly was Red Coat, crawling under the hay towards Spencer and Emily when they were in that truck that suddenly just disappeared, freaked me out. Where did…
COMING SOON: Love Slap AND Michael in Room 2 at the June Havoc Theater
COMING SOON: Love Slap AND Michael in Room 2 at the June Havoc Theater Love SLAP!… A Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy dealing with love and relationships. When it comes to love…SH!T HAPPENS! Michael in Room 2…A new drama dealing with love & loss. A man finds himself in a therapist’s office. Realizing the therapist is half the man’s…
The Bookstore Pledge: McNally Jackson Books
Hello Beautiful People, In honor of #FridayReads, we’ll be bringing you another independent bookstore to your attention – McNally Jackson Books. Nestled in downtown Manhattan, at 52 Prince Street to be exact – it’s a book lover/coffee lover/culture loving paradise. Here’s what the site says – McNally Jackson is an independent bookstore in New York City….
A Write Teacher(s) Review: The Best of Us, by Sarah Pekkanen
Hello Beautiful People, It’s no secret that I love Sarah Pekkanen. NO. SECRET. AT. ALL. If you love the words of Jennifer Weiner and Emily Giffin, you too will adore this delightful author. I think I read The Opposite of Me, Skipping A Beat, and These Girls in a day, maybe two, and The Best of…
Actors & Actresses Q&A Series: Susan Egan
Hello Beautiful People, Susan Egan. Oh goodness, what can I possibly say about Sus? She’s by far one of the most generous, kind, and talented people I have ever met. When I met her, I was feeling a myriad of emotions, mainly a large sense of frustration with the education system and the place of…
Beyond Broadway – D. Lynn Meyers
Hello from Beyond Broadway! The American Regional Theatre Movement is one of the great artistic experiments of our country, and we’re reaching out to learn just what makes these artists and this aspect of theatre unique – from the specific challenges these theatres and artists face to their ever-changing audiences. Each month, we’ll meet someone…
The Bookstore Pledge: LEFT BANK BOOKS
Hello Beautiful People, There is a little gem in the West Village called Left Bank Books. And I mean, GEM. It’s tiny. It’s cute. And it’s probably the size of your NYC bathroom. But there’s oh so much charm, when I was there they were preparing for a showing of a movie that was filmed…
GUEST POSTIN’ – Who Needs Teaching Artists? By Caleb Winebrenner
Hello Friends, One of the challenges of working in an “emergent” field is that practically nobody knows exactly what you do. I often get asked, “What exactly is a teaching artist?” I sometimes wonder if I should describe it like a recipe: Add equal parts artist, advocate, and educator in large bowl. Knead well until…