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Roadkill Confidential at 3LD

If this article were one of the hammy, “noir-ish” asides from Sheila Callaghan’s “Roadkill Confidential” at 3LD it would cheat diagonally and speak from the side of its mouth, à la the F.B.I. agent who leads the audience through this interesting, if hard to grasp,

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Miguel Gutierrez opens at DTW

Opening Tuesday, and running till Sept 19, Miguel Gutierrez and the Powerful People will be showing their first group piece since 2007.  Always provocative on stage, on a panel, or leading DEEP AEROBICS, Miguel is sure to start the DTW season off with a bang. 

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New Island Festival starts today

If you haven’t been out to Governor’s Island this summer, for the next two weekends, you have no excuse. If you’ve already braved the line for the ferry, I don’t need to convince you of the island’s magic. To celebrate the 400th anniversary of the

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Chicago's House Theatre Company

Greetings from Chicagoland. My name is Ellen Ratchye-Foster. Andy & I met in NYC a while back. I’ve since migrated westward & he’s invited me to write some Chicago-based posts on Culturebot (see my post on Tinariwen) What else to set the scene? I grew

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13P's MONSTROSITY opens tonight

Badass playwrights’ collective 13P is on to P#8, Lucy Thurber, whose brand-new MONSTROSITY opens at the Connelly Theater tonight. Lear deBessonet is directing, the cast is all-star, and I will personally hand you an icy cup of free lemonade. Do not miss this. Tickets here.

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Yves-Noel Genod – insane and oh so good

It’s got no shape or direction, no message or maybe too many of them, it’s irrevent and subversive, sometimes boring, sometimes utterly shoking, sometimes just beautiful. The performers have little in common but their willingness to explore and break as many barriers as possible. In

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Soho Rep Gala

Here’s some shots from tonight’s gala dinner for Soho Rep at The Park in Manhattan. Andy will have the recap in a bit. Edward Norton Steve Buscemi Edward Albee & Marian Seldes More after the jump!

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Five Questions For…. Jeremy Pickard

Name: Jeremy Pickard Title/Occupation: Captain Organization/Company: Superhero Clubhouse URL: www.superheroclubhouse.org 1. Where did you grow up and how did you end up where you are now? I grew up on the hyphen of Jordan-Elbridge, NY, a small town-village outside Syracuse.  Most of my early theatrical

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Gabbing about Arts Funding

Hey y’all, Come on down tonight and listen to me gab about alternative arts funding – specifically, about the project I work on called FEAST  – www.feastinbklyn.org Can’t make it tonight?  There’s more on May 13th at Galapagos in Brooklyn, presented by The Field.  Check

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Superhero Clubhouse presents MERCURY at The Tank

Hello, my lovely ‘bots – I’ve been tucked away in these woods directing theater students and fighting off a fever for a few weeks now. Many thoughts to share in this space on my experiences here, but first, a heads up about a new play

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Spring is almost over

You’ve put away the winter gear.  You’ve pulled out the short pants, and maybe planted some foliage on your stoop.  At 88 and sunny, it sure feels like spring is already over. For one last night, go play in the glittery wonderland that is Justin