By Byrne Harrison Photo credits: Carla Barnett (headshot), Raymond Liu ("Foster Care" promo) Patrick Burns is an actor, playwright, and musical director. Currently the Assistant Conduc…
By Padraic Lillis Photo by Betsy Waddell Hi, I'm Padraic Lillis, director of Kelly Kinsella's one woman show "When Thoughts Attack." The play is fucking hilarious. I offered to …
By Liam Billingham I shouldn't say my show. It's more like OUR show. It's called "Human Fruit Bowl," and it involves a whole buncha rockin' ladies (like Harmony Stempel, Andrea Kuchlewska, …
By Jennifer Lane Photo by Jennifer Lane It's overcast in San Diego and I was on a plane for nine hours yesterday. I was pretty sure that they'd passed some law about how long they could …
By Mark Sam Rosenthal Photo by Evan Schwartz Sorry to just say "you" instead of calling you by name, but I really can't remember what your name is! I'm sure you can't really understand wh…
By Anne Meighan and Philip-Dimitri Galas Photography and graphic design by Anne Meighan Whatever happened to...whatever happened to....Baby Four Strings? You might be surprised to hear tha…
By Adam Szymkowicz Photo by Erica Min When I say I have a solo show going up people ask me if I'm in it. Let me be clear. I wrote a solo show for someone else. I will n…
By James Harrison Monaco I picked this headline (of the three that were offered) because it's only partly true. The byline on this play, "Reception," is mine, and the fast stream of…
By Byrne Harrison Name: Lenny Schwartz Show: "Accidental Incest: Someone For Everyone" Relationship to production: Writer/ Director How did you first get involved in theatre? I ha…
By Byrne Harrison John Kearns is the author of the short-story collection "Dreams and Dull Realities" and the novel, "The World." His novel-in-progress, "Worlds," was a finalist in …
By Byrne Harrison Name: Troy Miller Show: "The Bad Date Project" Relationship to production: Co-Creator, Producer, Director How did you first get involved in theatre? I started as a …
By Byrne Harrison Name: Susan Wallack Show: "Searching For a New Sun" Relationship to production: Producer, Actor How did you first get involved in theatre? I had wanted to act my whol…
By Byrne Harrison Abigail Taylor is a New York City playwright, originally from Knoxville, Tennessee. Her work has been presented at: The PlayGround Theatre (FL), OnStage Atl…
By Byrne Harrison Name: Hope Weiner Show: "Smacker and the Highway" Relationship to production: Writer How did you first get involved in theatre? I am 44 years old and…
By Byrne Harrison Daniel Durkin is a New York-based director, video designer, producer and writer. Directing Credits: "I Loved Sam Stone" (The Tank); :Sticks and Bones," Daria Tavana's ad…
By Byrne Harrison Actor/writer/producer Amanda Johnson is originally from Seattle where she earned a degree in drama from University of Washington. She began her career performing at Walt…
By Judd Hollander Photo by Joan Marcus The usually reliable acting troupe the Civilians makes a rather large misstep with You Better Sit Down: Tales From My Parents' Divorce, a work that…
By Judd Hollander Playwright Ethan Coen loves to study the human condition. Specifically man's foibles, follies, prejudices, preconceptions and carefully laid plans gone terribly ask…
By Judd Hollander As seen through the eyes of director J.R. Sullivan, the Pearl Theatre Company delivers an illuminating production of William Shakespeare's Richard II; one filled with sa…
By Judd Hollander Photo by Carol Rosegg Anton Chekhov called his play The Cherry Orchard "a comedy", though it's usually been presented with heavily dramatic overtones. The Classic S…
By Mark A. Newman Photo by Scott Suchman I have to admit to being somewhat hesitant about the new musical Brother Russia at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia. It is another cre…
By Olivia Jane Smith Photo by Sandra Coudert Jose Rivera's "Massacre (Sing to Your Children)" begins amid the shock and adrenaline rush of a group of newbie killers who've just perpetrated …
By Byrne Harrison Miriam Kulick, an actor, playwright, director and teacher, first performed "Open Hearts" at the 2011 Washington D.C. Fringe Festival where it was named Pick of The Fring…
By Judd Hollander Photo by Stephen Kunken Neil Simon's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-wining play Lost in Yonkers makes a triumphant return to New York City in this lovely and intimate re…
By Judd Hollander Photo by Pavel Antonov Many performers end up looking totally ridiculous on stage, but it takes that special blend of performance and personality to be able to do it with s…