A new play, by Stephen Sachs, now at the Fountain Theatre through March 21.
MOCKINGBIRD, by Julie Jensen, Nominated for 2 Helen Hayes Awards
MOCKINGBIRD, adapted by Julie Jensen from the book by Kathryn Erskine, has been nominated for two Helen Hayes Awards. One for Outstanding Original Play or Musical Adaptation, and one for Outstanding Production, Theatre for Young Audiences. See the full list of nominees here.
Interview with Tammy Ryan: Her Life as a PLONY (Playwright Living Outside of New York)
Tammy Ryan born and raised in Astoria, Queens, left to go to college, and, despite having New York roots, officially became a #PLONY when she wrote her first play as a theater major at the University at Buffalo (UB) and had it produced in the back room of Nietzsche’s bar…
If you were in school for theater, what made you write a play?
I wasn’t being cast in the plays they were doing, which were restoration comedies and I had a thick New York accent and a lisp and something of an attitude. Plus, I’d never even seen a play before I went to college. I came from this big dysfunctional Irish American family and my uncle was an actor, and it seemed like an exotic life so I kind of latched onto that. I lived in New York City; you’d think we would have gone to plays. My mother was a Girl Scout leader, and we went to the Statue of Liberty and Central Park, but not plays.
Read the full interview from Donna Hoke’s blog here.
A Look into Empty The House at The Curtis Institute of Philadelphia
Below are some photos of Anya Klepikov‘s work from EMPTY THE HOUSE at The Curtis Institute of Philadelphia.
Gretchen Cryer, Melissa Errico & Orville Mendoza Set for Prospect Theater’s EVERGREEN Holiday Concert, 12/18-19
Prospect Theater Company, under the leadership of Cara Reichel, Producing Artistic Director and Melissa Huber, Managing Director, will present a concert staging of Evergreen, a family friendly musical for the holidays at The TimesCenter (242 W 41st Street), with performances Friday, December 18 at 7pm and Saturday, December 19 at 2pm and 6pm.
The concert will feature the Obie Award-winning Gretchen Cryer (I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It On the Road), Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk Award winner Melissa Errico (Amour), and Orville Mendoza (Peter and the Starcatcher), alongside Pace University students Hillary Fisherand Joe Ottavi-Perez in the leading roles of Maya and Joshi.
The cast also features an ensemble of youth performers ages 8 to 15, including Abbie Anderson, Anabella Brizuela, Victoria Csatay, Ciela Elliott, Maddox Elliot, Virginia Franks, Andre Gulick, Gabrielle-Marie Kaufman, Irena Kogarova, Joy Kate Lawson, Jibreel Mawbry, Carys Mesinai, McKenzie Mullahey, Lily Peterson, Violet Prete, Nolan Shaffer, Brigit Eileen Tejada,Alexa Valentino, and Thomas Vaethroeder.
Recommended for ages six and up, Evergreen is an original (one act, 75-minute) holiday musical by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel, that follows Maya, a headstrong girl on a fantastic adventure to find the Earth’s last living evergreens.
Read more here.