Theater for The New City Archives • First Online with Fran

September 18, 2024

Alyssa Simon: An Actor Commits

I came to New York to meet people I read about in college like Joe Chaiken and Judith Malina, and I met them! I took workshops with Joe Chaiken, and…

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October 27, 2021

Coni Koepfinger & Dan Carter: LIVE FROM THE BARDO: My Dinner With Mary

The Greeks believed that theatre was threefold: to entertain, to educate, and exalt the human spirit. And if we're going to exalt the human spirit we're gonna have to understand…

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September 24, 2021

Jessica Wu: Open Access Paths to Success

Actors Equity is opening its doors. I think this is one of the most exciting things that's happening in my almost two decades as a Union member. It shifts the…

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August 22, 2017

A Conversation with …Marcina Zaccaria, Playwright/Director VILLAGE, MY HOME

Being a playwright, a critic, and a theater director has given me the opportunity to work with such smart, creative people, who every day search for deeper meaning. The world…

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June 30, 2014

DEAR MOM is coming to NYC!

written by Jay Falzone & Nancy Holson Based on actual letters written by real daughters to their mothers