The production of Lyle Kessler’s Orphans that opened on May 31 at Aftershock Theatre in Lawrenceville is clearly a labor of love for its cast and crew. The production, put on without an es…
kThis is the second half of my interview and rehearsal observation with the creative team of Orphans. We recommend reading up on Part 1 before diving into Part 2! Étude #3 For the third…
Étude #1 The actors begin in silence. They circle each other. They chase each other. They grab. They wrestle. They hide. They jump off furniture. Bounce off walls. Pull. Tug. Push. Words ar…
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association Hollywood Bowl's upcoming production of Annie, one of the longest-running shows in Broadway history, will be this summer's annual staged musical at t…
The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. Guest: Lindsey Ferren…
Less than three years later after making her Off-Broadway debut, playwright Lindsey Ferrentino has two productions running Off-Broadway: "Amy and the Orphans" at the Roundabout and "This Fla…
Roundabout Theatre Company Todd Haimes, Artistic DirectorCEO, has just announced that Edward Barbanell will play the title role in Amy and the Orphans on Wednesday and Saturday matinee perfo…
By: David Sheward
The Pershing Square Signature Center is currently housing a diverse array of theatrical attractions Off-Broadway, one from the resident Signature Theater Company and a p…
In the new play "Amy and the Orphans," disability, dysfunction, and delusion are the contentious components that drive an anomalous family unit to a place they were not expecting to visit ca…
Casting of Brewer (best known for her several roles on "American Horror Story"), an individual with Down syndrome, is a real coup as she doesn't have to be inventing a role she knows intimat…
By Sandi Durell "We're orphans now!" cries Maggie. Orphans at age 60? Well, when your last parent passes on at about 90 . . . but, who's to say. Let me not rush Amy and …
By Jil Picariello, Theater Editor, March 9, 2018 Sometimes I get stuck on the details. Like how a brother and sister well into their sixties (he says he's 60 but I don't buy it) can have a s…
What would you do? You are happily married with two children (a boy and a girl) and have just given birth to a third – a girl who the doctor has, unfortunately, told you is a "Mong…
