I had heard of Robert Anton, but didn’t know much about him. He died of AIDS while I was in college (in 1984.)  I had read a couple of articles in TDR (the Drama Review), which I used to pore over.  Knowledgable artists and critics loved his work, and extolled him to the high heavens– and though he had not much […]
Read moreMark Lonergan and Joel Jeske of the Physical Theatre company Parallel Exit  are teaching a Comedy Academy. Open to all levels, the classes (8 in number) will give students practical knowledge and technique that will make them funnier as they develop and perfect their own performance, material, character, and style.Classes are mix and match (you can go to all 8, […]
Read moreI don’t know if March is New York Clown Month or something, or if I’ve been living the good life for a while, but RIGHT NOW, RIGHT HERE, in NYC, there is an INCREDIBLE confluence of some of the best clowns in the world! Â And we’re not even having a festival or anything! Let’s forget about the cornucopia of comedy […]
Read moreMovement Theatre Studio is a NY based company that is dedicated to teaching LeCoq technique for the American Actor. Their aim is to create a home for the teachings of Jacques Lecoq in New York. MTS believes that there is no separation between the psychological and the physical actor. The most exciting performer is one who can engage their imagination […]
Read moreDrew the Dramatic Fool, whose projects have embellished this blog more than once, (Here, Here, and Here, at the least) is in NY for a run of shows at the Canal Park Playhouse, a tiny gem of a theatre in Tribeca. The theatre seats 50, and is mostly dedicated to family and vaudeville/variety shows. Drew is presenting his fabulous one […]
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