At the age of 14, if someone told me I couldn’t do something, I might get pretty righteously indignant, but likely would have felt powerless to do something about it, and then moved on to the next thing to be righteously … Continue reading →

Think of a mime. Now go see Broken Box Mime Theater, and let them explode whatever preconceived notions you have. Their new show is called Above/Below, a series of vignettes about what’s on the surface, and what’s hidden underneath, all … Continue reading →

“From the first it has been the theatre’s business to entertain people, as it also has of all the other arts. It is this business which always gives it its particular dignity; it needs no other passport than fun, but … Continue reading →

Touring an independent theatre production can be challenging, but also really rewarding—and really fun. Maybe you’ve been out on the road with a show; if you have had the pleasure of touring, now imagine you’re doing it on your bicycle. All … Continue reading →

Even being as into independent theatre as I am, I always seem to miss most of Fringe each year. Thankfully, I was able to get out to The Kraine with a microphone for just one show in this year’s festival, … Continue reading →

No robo-calls. No obnoxious, omnipresent ads. No idealistic young campaign workers knocking at your door, interrupting dinner. Just a good, ol’ fashioned, wholesome (and of course, often antagonistic) debate between some of your favorite Shakespearean characters—Phoebe, Bottom, Malvolio, and Lady … Continue reading →

Playwright Howard L. Craft was tasked with creating a 10-minute play based on a work of art from the Ackland Art Museum’s permanent collection, and he chose Slow Down Freight Train, a painting by Rose Piper. Actor J. Alphonse Nicholson … Continue reading →

Summer means free Shakespeare in the Park! But not just Central Park… Hip to Hip Theatre Company has been bringing the Bard’s classics to parks throughout Queens for years now—and this summer, they’re expanding to the Bronx, to New Jersey, and … Continue reading →

Question 1: In a fallen, dangerous, post-apocalyptic world, what would you do to preserve the state from tyranny? Question 2: In a difficult independent theatre landscape, what do you do to get a production of a Shakespeare classic mounted, and … Continue reading →

This podcast’s affection for all things “radio drama” has been well-documented (see past episodes on All That Fall, three episodes on RadioTheatre’s Lovecraft series, and The Offering for a few examples). But what we haven’t yet heard on the podcast is a … Continue reading →