Interview: Penny Jackson & Kathy Gail MacGowan
The Battles of Richmond Hills, a new comedy from Penny Jackson (I Know What Boys Want at the Lion Theatre; A Different Place in the 2017 FRIGID Festival) and directed … Continue reading
Interview: Sofia Alvarez & Nicola Korzenko
Nicola Korzenko and Sofia Alvarez (pictured left) founded Blockchain Theater Project “to empower artists to produce the work they create, funded in part by cryptocurrency donations.” The company’s initial production, NYLON, written … Continue reading
Interview: Regan Sims
Regan Sims is an actor and artist born and raised in New York City. As valedictorian from the Professional Performing Arts School in 2014, she has most recently graduated from … Continue reading
WBW Brief: September 17, 2018
Pictured: Jaclyn Backhaus (Playwrights Horizons), Lauren Yee & Tanika Gupta (Adam Bennett) Playwriting Award: Jaclyn Backhaus and Lauren Yee are the winners of the 2018 Horton Foote Prize–lauded for India Pale … Continue reading
Interview: Laura Gragtmans
Laura Gragtmans is an actress, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and theatre maker from Prince Edward County, Ontario. In 2014, she completed her first full score for the Ars Nova production of Astronaut, and in 2016 … Continue reading
Interview: Gabri Christa
Born and raised in the Caribbean island nation of Curaçao, Gabri Christa has created an impressive body of work for stage and screen. Following her graduation from The School for … Continue reading
WBW Brief: September 2, 2018
Aretha Franklin & Barbara Harris RIP Aretha Franklin: Here’s Nelson George’s beautiful tribute (via Billboard) to Aretha Franklin. She touched billions of lives around the world, and anyone who has … Continue reading
Interview: Vanessa Aspillaga
Vanessa Aspillaga has appeared on Broadway, Off Broadway, in television and in film. She is a New York Theatre Workshop Usual Suspect, and a member of LAByrinth Theater Company. She … Continue reading
Interview: The Syndicate
Pictured: Ellenor Riley-Condit, Megan Paradis Hanley and Alanna Coby The Syndicate was founded four years ago by a group of SITI Conservatory graduates, who wanted to create and devise work … Continue reading
WBW Brief: August 12, 2018
Desiree Akhavan | photo credit: Katherine Anne Rose for the Observer Here’s the latest news in film and theater. Artistic Director Announced: Earlier this week, Stephanie Ybarra was named as … Continue reading
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