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An MS Diagnosis Becomes a Sci-Fi Lounge Act
By ELIZA BENT
Thursday, March 26, 2015  •   Borough Play  •    0 comments Share This
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Lisa R. Clair turns her medical condition into a trippy musical performance --- For playwright/actor Lisa R.Clair, receiving a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis was an oddly enlightening artistic moment. "I thought, 'At least now I have an ending for my show,'" she deadpans. Clair's What's YOUR Problem? A Deep Space Lounge Act, which she...
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Can We Put a Perfect World On Stage?
By ELIZA BENT
Thursday, March 05, 2015  •   Borough Play  •    0 comments Share This
Thu Mar 5, 2015  •   Borough Play  •    0 comments Share This
By ELIZA BENT Welcome to Borough Play, our exclusive series on theatre in Brooklyn, Queens, and beyond What is it about the idea of a perfect community that's so alluring? And is the attempt to make art all that different from the quest to create a utopia? Members of the theatre ensemble Piehole found themselves wrestling with these questions...
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If You're Only 40, How Do You Play an 80 Year Old?
By ELIZA BENT
Thursday, February 26, 2015  •   Borough Play  •    0 comments Share This
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Actors are often told to make a character "their own." But what exactly does that mean? And how do actors put themselves into a role when they're playing someone who's almost twice their age? For the 40-year-old performer Elizabeth Dement, who stars as an 80-year-old retiree in Christina Masciotti's Social Security, at the Bushwick Starr Feb. 25...
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What Exactly Is Queens-Style Dance?
By LAUREN KAY
Monday, October 20, 2014  •   Borough Play  •    0 comments Share This
Mon Oct 20, 2014  •   Borough Play  •    0 comments Share This
In dance reputation terms, Manhattan has made its mark with stalwart institutions like American Ballet Theatre and Lincoln Center, as well as 1960s-bred, avant-garde downtown companies. Brooklyn's dancescape is known for Mark Morris, BAM, and even more experimental flavors. But do audiences ever think of---or even recognize---what could be called "Queens-style"...
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Want to Know How The Story Ends? Pay Up.
By ELIZA BENT
Wednesday, September 03, 2014  •   Borough Play  •    0 comments Share This
Wed Sep 3, 2014  •   Borough Play  •    0 comments Share This
For a practical lesson in economics, try being hungry on Governors Island. The ferry ride to this lovely enclave is only $2---or completely free if you sail out early---and considering all the activities, views, and traffic-free silence the place offers, that's a spectacular deal. But if you don't bring your lunch, noontime might find you on the...
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Climbing a Mountain With Gertrude Stein
By ELIZA BENT
Monday, April 14, 2014  •   Borough Play  •    0 comments Share This
Mon Apr 14, 2014  •   Borough Play  •    0 comments Share This
Ripe Time turns a Stein story into a fable for grown-ups and kids --- Gertrude Stein may be known for avoiding narrative in her novels, poems, and plays, but her 1939 book The World Is Round tells the relatively straightforward tale of Rose, a young girl who envies her alpha male cousin and decides to climb a mountain in an attempt to find answers...
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Are Those People Acting or Fighting?
By ELIZA BENT
Thursday, May 23, 2013  •   Borough Play  •    0 comments Share This
Thu May 23, 2013  •   Borough Play  •    0 comments Share This
Welcome to Borough Play, our exclusive series on theatre in Brooklyn, Queens, and beyond. --- For Alec Duffy, artistic director of the Obie-winning theatre group Hoi Polloi, watching a DVD of John Cassavetes' Shadows provided a light bulb moment. "About halfway through watching I was like, 'Damn. This would be so great with live actors in a theatrical...
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