TDF Stages Archive
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Let’s Geek Out About the “Last Five Years” Movie
Welcome to Geek Out/Freak Out, where theatre fans get super enthusiastic about things. This week, John Dellaporta (Actor/Writer/Director) geeks out (via Gchat) with Caitlin S. Griffin (Marketer/Educator/Artist) Today’s Topic: The Last Five Years… the movie! — Caitlin Griffin: Hi, John! I have been itching to dish about this movie with you since it was released. […]
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WATCH: What Is a Dramaturg?
We’ve got three great new videos in our Theatre Dictionary !
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What Can We Know About These Wordless People?
The fascinating silence of Small Mouth Sounds — When she signed up for a wellness retreat in upstate New York a few years back, playwright Bess Wohl had no idea she was laying the groundwork for a future play. She also had no idea that the program required a vow of silence. “That was news […]
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Watch: Meet New York Shakespeare Exchange
Meet New York Shakespeare Exchange, which changes all your expectations for the Bard. This video features company members Ross Williams, Cristina Lundy, Brendan Averitt, Carey Van Driest, and Vince Gatton.
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Folk Music is Part of Your Life
Lonesome Traveler celebrates a great American genre — “Tom Dooley” encapsulates the spirit of Lonesome Traveler. When the actors portraying the Kingston Trio perform that classic song, everything from their harmonies to their crisp button downs recall the folk music era of the 50s and 60s. But at the same time, we still see these […]
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Are You a Theatrical Superstition Superstar?
Christina Trivigno is the Director of Digital Strategy for TDF. She has more than 10 years of experience working in the digital space and a lifetime of experience as a disability advocate. She has spoken and written about accessibility at organizations around the country, addressing topics such as transportation, reasonable accommodation, digital accessibility and access at the theatre. She was pr
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The New Life of Paul Taylor’s Modern American Dance
Susan Reiter covers dance for TDF Stages.
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Four Broadway Roles at the Same Time
By MARK BLANKENSHIP Welcome to Building Character, our ongoing look at performers and how they create their roles No wonder it took Tracee Chimo a few performances to discover how Molly speaks. She already had her hands full with April, Betsy, and Fran. Chimo portrays all four women in the Broadway revival of The Heidi […]
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All These Tiny Moments Make a Romance
Playwright Tanya Barfield may live her life from Event A to Event B to Event C, but she says dream logic ruled when she was conjuring up a 45-year romance for Bright Half Life, her two-character play now being presented by The Women’s Project Theater at City Center Stage II. “The play was always nonlinear,” […]