March 2011

Lickin’ With Bricken – An Interview With Bricken Sparacino

by Michelle Augello-Page on March 31, 2011 · 1 comment

in Off-Off-Broadway, Theatre

  Bricken Sparacino is an award winning/nominated performer, writer and director. She is also a bright, confident woman who has been involved in theatre for most of her life. To watch her work is to watch an artist with a powerful command of her talents. I have seen her ability to transform a space, as [...]

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Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women In The Arts – Spotlight On Jenn Boehm

by Karen Tortora-Lee on March 30, 2011 · 0 comments

in Karen's Interviews, Off-Broadway, Theatre, Women's History Month

  These women of the arts hail from different disciplines, but they all have an indomitable spirit and a luminescent spark that makes them amazing human beings who are out there every day, doing amazing work. Today we continue our series with Jenn Boehm. The first time I saw Jenn she was standing on the [...]

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Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women In The Arts – Spotlight On GiGi La Femme

by Karen Tortora-Lee on March 28, 2011 · 0 comments

in Karen's Interviews, Off-Off-Broadway, Theatre, Women's History Month

  These women of the arts hail from different disciplines, but they all have an indomitable spirit and a luminescent spark that makes them amazing human beings who are out there every day, doing amazing work. Today we continue our series with GiGi La Femme.  The first time I saw Ms. La Femme it was [...]

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Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women In The Arts – Spotlight On Diánna Martin

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 27, 2011 Karen's Interviews

These women of the arts hail from different disciplines, but they all have an indomitable spirit and a luminescent spark that makes them amazing human beings who are out there every day, doing amazing work. Today we continue our series with Diánna Martin. Of course you’ve heard of Diánna Martin – she’s one of our [...]

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Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women In The Arts – Spotlight On Dev Bondarin

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 26, 2011 Karen's Interviews

These women of the arts hail from different disciplines, but they all have an indomitable spirit and a luminescent spark that makes them amazing human beings who are out there every day, doing amazing work. Today we continue our series with Dev Bondarin. Like so many dedicated theatre women whose role is behind the scenes [...]

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Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women In The Arts – Spotlight On Brett Umlauf

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 24, 2011 Karen's Interviews

These women of the arts hail from different disciplines, but they all have an indomitable spirit and a luminescent spark that makes them amazing human beings who are out there every day, doing amazing work. Today we continue our series with Brett Umlauf. The first time I saw Brett she was decked out in a [...]

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Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women In The Arts – Spotlight On Heidi Grumelot

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 24, 2011 Karen's Interviews

These women of the arts hail from different disciplines, but they all have an indomitable spirit and a luminescent spark that makes them amazing human beings who are out there every day, doing amazing work. Today we continue our series with Heidi G. Grumelot. Heidi Grumelot is the Artistic Director of Horse Trade Theater Group. [...]

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Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women In The Arts – Spotlight On Franca Vercelloni

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 23, 2011 Karen's Interviews

These women of the arts hail from different disciplines, but they all have an indomitable spirit and a luminescent spark that makes them amazing human beings who are out there every day, doing amazing work. Today we continue our series with Franca Vercelloni. The first time I saw Franca she was on a stage and [...]

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Mimic – Mockery Is The Default Mode

by Geoffrey Paddy Johnson March 23, 2011 Manhattan

There are several occasions during Mimic when performer Raymond Scannell’s kohl-lined eyes look directly out into the audience and rake through the crowd with a malevolent glitter. The moments induce goose bumps, and a magnetic tug that would have you surrender all resistance and follow him willingly towards the heart of darkness he is hinting [...]

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Us Vs. Them – We Are Both

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 23, 2011 Manhattan

It’s rare that a six-degrees of separation type plot unravels as elegantly as Us vs. Them. The play, written by Wesley Broulik and directed by Michelle Seaton, begins simply enough at a road side rest stop where two sisters have pulled over to take a break, stock up on some fortifying snacks, and continue to get [...]

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On Campus – Not All Lessons Happen In The Classroom

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 22, 2011 Manhattan

Looking back now, a movie like The Breakfast Club seems so innocent, but back when I was a teen, watching the movie with my friends in the actual movie theater, we were in awe of how “a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, and a criminal” could find common ground one Saturday – [...]

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Three Sisters – Checkov In Queens

by Lina Zeldovich March 22, 2011 Off-Off-Broadway

Three Sisters, Olga, Masha and Irina lead a quiet but not content life in a small garrison town of Russia, much longing for Moscow they had left elven years ago. The oldest, Olga, is only twenty-eight, yet she is already considered an old spinster; at some point admits that she would marry “any man, even [...]

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A Creation Story: An Interview With Eric Sanders And Dave Nuss – The Team Behind “Original Innocence”

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 22, 2011 Art

In early February I did a mini-interview with Eric Sanders knowing that I’d soon have the opportunity to have a much longer conversation with him and his collaborator, Dave Nuss.  Together they have created Original Innocence – The Rock Opera and I’m already fascinated by what I’ve seen.   This Friday, March 25th I’ll be [...]

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Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women In The Arts – Spotlight On Emily Owens

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 21, 2011 Karen's Interviews

These women of the arts hail from different disciplines, but they all have an indomitable spirit and a luminescent spark that makes them amazing human beings who are out there every day, doing amazing work. Today we continue our series with Emily Owens. Without exaggeration I can say that Emily paved the way for making The [...]

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Spring EATFest 2011 – Something For Every Taste

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 18, 2011 Manhattan

I have to hand it to Emerging Artists Theatre Company‘s artistic director, Paul Adams – when putting together the program for the Spring EATFest  he perfectly chose the one-acts that comprise the evening of theatre – they managed to tell three great stories and still have you out of the theatre in about an hour. [...]

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Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women In The Arts – Spotlight On Kathleen Warnock

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 18, 2011 Karen's Interviews

These women of the arts hail from different disciplines, but they all have an indomitable spirit and a luminescent spark that makes them amazing human beings who are out there every day, doing amazing work. Today we continue our series with Kathleen Warnock. Kathleen Warnock is a playwright and editor. She is company manager of the [...]

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Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women In The Arts – Spotlight On Penny Pollak

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 16, 2011 Karen's Interviews

These women of the arts hail from different disciplines, but they all have an indomitable spirit and a luminescent spark that makes them amazing human beings who are out there every day, doing amazing work. Today we continue our series with Penny Pollak. I picked this photo above ‘specially for her: “DON’T let your woman [...]

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