Author: Ned Moore

  • Tying Tongues and Opening Hearts in Yilong Liu’s JUNE IS THE FIRST FALL

    Tying Tongues and Opening Hearts in Yilong Liu’s JUNE IS THE FIRST FALL

    Yilong Liu is a Chinese-born playwright who writes plays in English. Michael Leibenluft is an Obie-winning, American-born director who directs in Chinese. Together, they’ve been working on the New York premiere of Liu’s play, June is the First Fall in a production by Yangtze Repertory Theatre of America now playing at The New Ohio. We…

  • Five Questions with Lucy Powis

    Five Questions with Lucy Powis

    So you’re a dramaturg. What inspired you to pursue dramaturgy? I discovered it while I was in undergrad as a devised theatre major. At that point, I was a bit of a generalist, as we were encouraged to be—I’d done some acting, directing, writing, stage managing, you name it, and enjoyed them all but didn’t…

  • Five Questions with Tamara Sevunts

    Five Questions with Tamara Sevunts

    Tamara Sevunts is a Canadian-Armenian actress, originally from Montreal and now based in NYC. A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, she is fluent in six languages. Off-Broadway credits include: “Your Alice” (BAM), “Daybreak” (Beckett Theatre), “The Good Girl” (59E59 Theatres) and “Loose Canon” (SoHo Playhouse). Regional credits include: Feste in “Twelfth Night”,…

  • Five Questions: Anchuli Felicia King

    Five Questions: Anchuli Felicia King

    Anchuli Felicia King is a multidisciplinary artist of Thai-Australian descent who works primarily in live theater.

  • NUMB: a history of painlessness

    NUMB: a history of painlessness

    Our work tends to look back to look forward.

  • The Unrelenting Grip of Ellen McLaughlin’s THE TROJAN WOMEN

    The Unrelenting Grip of Ellen McLaughlin’s THE TROJAN WOMEN

    Haley’s production fully commits to its fearless examination of the monstrosities of war, and offers an in-your-face look at the suffering women are subjected to on behalf of men.

  • SWEAT & TEARS at JACK

    SWEAT & TEARS at JACK

    Call me a sap, but the idea that theatre can be a vehicle for magic enchants me whenever I’m watching a good play. That is, until the fight scene happens… Where is that slap sound coming from? Was that supposed to be a head-butt? What’s with all the egregious grunting? Is that blood made of…