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Broken Story: A Murder Mystery Theater Experience

Broken Story: A Murder Mystery Theater Experience

Written and directed by Cyndy A. Marion, “Broken Story” follows Jess, played by Jessie Ruane, who’s looking to fill in the missing pieces of an ivestigation of a mob-style murder. The mystery unfolds as the driven New York reporter travels to Los Angeles in pursuit of justice for one of her favorite novelists, Jane Hartman. While investigating Jane’s murder, Jess […]

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Alternating Currents: A Look into Life in the City

Alternating Currents: A Look into Life in the City

Alternating Currents, the Queens segment of The Working Theater’s “5 Boroughs/1 City” theater initiative, examines the relationship of two newlywed electricians who move from a run-down apartment in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn to a home of their own in Electchester, an apartment complex in Flushing, Queens. Alternating Currents hones in on the concept of community, and what it means to be a […]

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“A Deal” is a Multicultural Explosion

“A Deal” is a Multicultural Explosion

What are we willing to lose in our lives to make it where we think we want to be? What are we ready to dispose of so we can get to our preferred destination? Who are we willing to hurt to get to the ultimate reward? These questions have been explored and examined for centuries by literary minds, philosophers, culture […]

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Representation Matters: Rebecca Aparicio

Representation Matters: Rebecca Aparicio

  To be an actual immigrant in this country of immigrants, is to be a sort of an outsider with a foot in the door. We pride ourselves on being the land of the free, but sadly as the last representation matters article explained, it’s been proven through history that we are only to be presented if we are white washed […]

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Representation Matters: Ricki Lynée

Representation Matters: Ricki Lynée

I was an actor once. I wanted to be a film director, but I went to an acting class and it was love. I trained for years, did a lot of college productions and some in NYC. I got myself a manager and had offers coming. To the bare eye, things were looking up! But the thing is, they weren’t. […]

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“Game of Thrones: The Rock Musical” is a Bloody Good Time in Westeros

“Game of Thrones: The Rock Musical” is a Bloody Good Time in Westeros

The beauty of art is that it’s subjective, that it allows artists to create and bend rules to give their audiences what they want. Some go for deep and complex plotting that question the philosophical aspects of our everyday life. Others are musicals in which the desire to express something is so big, they have to sing to be able […]

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Representation Matters: Jes Tom

Representation Matters: Jes Tom

I was an actor once. I wanted to be a film director, but I went to an acting class and it was love. I trained for years, did a lot of college productions and some in NYC. I got myself a manager and had offers coming. To the bare eye, things were looking up! But the thing is, they weren’t. […]

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DIRECTING THEATER: Female is the Future – Meet Taylor Reynolds

DIRECTING THEATER: Female is the Future – Meet Taylor Reynolds

We are in the middle of summer here in New York City, which means theater festivals have taken over the city and talent is blossoming on every corner as we speak. In the years since I started working in the theater industry, I have seen my fair share of ups and downs and let me tell you, we are on a […]

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DIRECTING THEATER: Female is the Future – Meet Rachel Stevens

DIRECTING THEATER: Female is the Future – Meet Rachel Stevens

We are in the middle of summer here in New York City, which means theater festivals have taken over the city and talent is blossoming on every corner as we speak. In the years since I started working in the theater industry, I have seen its fair share of ups and downs and let me tell you, we are on […]

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“My Heart Is In The East” Brings the Power of Language to the Forefront

“My Heart Is In The East” Brings the Power of Language to the Forefront

Language in all its glory is the main source of the history we know. The evolution of language through the ages, and what it managed to accomplish when used right, is fascinating. Through centuries, languages have been created, bent, used and abused to entertain and progress our societies. Language is both our most important tool and our way to a […]

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