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November 15, 2024

Adam Davenport: The Power of the Actor

For me, acting is the greatest tool we have right now to teach people empathy. Because empathy requires you to put yourself squarely in the shoes of another person. I…

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December 13, 2023

Adrienne D. Williams: Art is Ageless

Art is ageless. There is no number on Art. As long as your heart is in it, you can do it. And that's a fantastic thing because very often we…

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July 12, 2023

Valerie David: Celebrating Differences

My mission is to keep culture alive; to sustain that culture because we don't want history repeating itself. And to educate - we are all the same people. We are…

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June 29, 2023

Maleni Chaitoo: Breaking Through the Silence

Even though is comical it's an opportunity to change thoughts about who we are, and they can see us as normal people with disabilities. There should be no barriers between…

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September 26, 2022

Romy Nordlinger: An Empowering Voice

Learning through The Arts being one of the most transformative vehicles in which we really get to a person's soul and to realize they're not alone in their feelings and…

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September 14, 2022

Yvette Heyliger: Lessons to Learn

I am encouraging my students to be students of the world: to look around them, to see what's happening, see how their lives are affected by world events and the…

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September 15, 2016

Off-Broadway Review: ‘The Lady Liberty Theater Festival’ at Urban Stages

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August 19, 2016

Continuing the Conversation with. . . Marisa Vitali: Part II

Marisa Vitali returns home to Northport, LI to show the premier screening of her movie, GRACE at the John W. Engeman Theater. To raise awareness of the plight of recovering…

June 19, 2016

Former Northport teacher impacts students decade after retiring

Updated June 18, 2016 10:18 AM By Joe Diglio joe.diglio@newsday.com The biggest piece of advice Frances McGarry gave students over the course of her 30-year teaching career -- take risks…

September 30, 2015

League of Professional Theatre’s NETWORKING MONDAYS; Meet the Music Makers!

In our continuing effort to develop and promote women in the professional theatre we invite you to . . .

September 1, 2015

An interview with…Cheryl Navo, Playwright LIE OF OMISSION, World Premiere Play

“As a female playwright I believe strongly that I need to concentrate on writing good, strong roles for women. For each play I write, I've made a personal commitment to…

June 2, 2015

Connecting Communities: as easy as ABC

The Alphabet Series at Metropolitan Playhouse Lillian Rodriguez as Jonas Mekas Jason C. Brown as Jeanise Aviles Tammy McNeill as Jimmy Webb Inspired…

June 2, 2015

Connecting Communities: as easy as ABC

The Alphabet Series at Metropolitan Playhouse Lillian Rodriguez as Jonas Mekas Jason C. Brown as Jeanise Aviles Tammy McNeill as Jimmy Webb Inspired…

May 13, 2015

Continuing the Conversation with. . . Marisa Vitali, actor/screenwriter/producer

SOHO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WINNER In 2013, Marisa Vitali, Alysia Reiner and I sat down to talk about GRACE, the movie: its message, its momentum and its moving evolutionary progress. …

April 21, 2015

Here Come The Tempest Ladies!

Interview with Stella Berg & Katherine Elliot By Frances McGarry In 2008, six Syracuse University Acting students imagined a novel approach to presenting Shakespeare. Inspired by a semester abroad program…

February 17, 2015

Testimonial #46: Erik Abbott, Theatre Artist, Producer, Scholar, Critic and Teacher, Actors Repertory Theatre Luxembourg

“Madame French Teacher had a limited background in theatre, but she had an infectious spirit, an ability to inspire -- and high expectations: she demanded commitment and discipline and hard…

November 4, 2014

Actor Frances McDormand: A Star Who Has No Time for Vanity

Frances McDormand will star in “Olive Kitteridge,” a four-part mini-series, based on Elizabeth Strout’s book, that will air November on HBO. Credit Alison Cohen Rosa for The New York Times…

July 12, 2013

Testimonial #24: Susan Chase, Actress/Playwright

"Here's the amazing thing. . . I got past my crippling shyness and began to enjoy performing, enjoy telling a story in a way that moved my audience.” How has…