David speaks with playwright/actor/podcaster Bernardo Cubria about his play Neighbors: A Fair Trade Agreement, a coproduction of InViolet Theater and Intar through October 7, 2017 at Intar’s home on 52nd Street. Use the discount code NAFTAPOD for $15 tickets. Bernardo’s website Off and On Podcast What Can I Do? Podcast Bad Hombres[…]
We’re back from summer break with our September preview of theater beyond Broadway. Liz, PennyMaria, and Lindsay discuss what they’re most looking forward to seeing this month: KPOP conceived by Woodshed Collective and Jason Kim, book by Jason Kim, music and lyrics by Helen Park and Max Vernon from Ars[…]
An interview with author Mac Rogers and director Jordana Williams on their new radio play Steal the Stars. To listen to Steal the Stars click here. Subscribe to Maxamoo’s Theater and Performance Podcast for free on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher. Comments? Feedback? Find us on Facebook and Twitter. We have merch! Buy it here, all proceeds go to improving the[…]
An interview with Magie Dominic, a poet, artist and memoirist who worked at Caffe Cino in the 1960s. Dominic reminisces about her first meeting with Joe Cino and talks about how the venue evolved from coffee house to the birthplace of Off-Off-Broadway. Magie Dominic’s Official Website. Subscribe to Maxamoo’s Theater and Performance[…]
Jose speaks to Zulema Clares one of Repertorio Español’s key players now starring in Blind Spot where she plays the mother of an undocumented immigrant who joins the Marines in order to become an American citizen. We spoke to Zulema about her training, why she wanted to become an actress and how she became[…]
Jose speaks to Pedro de León who is making his Repertorio Español debut in Blind Spot as an undocumented immigrant who joins the Marines in order to become an American citizen. Pedro speaks about his origins, working in two languages and some of his unique skills. Blind Spot at Repertorio Español.[…]
Jose speaks to playwright/activist Sheila Callaghan about The Kilroys 2017 list and her play (Not) Water currently at 3LD Art & Technology Center. The Kilroys 2017 List. (Not) Water by Sheila Callaghan at 3LD Art & Technology Center Subscribe to Maxamoo’s Theater and Performance Podcast for free on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher. Comments?[…]
Liz, Jose, and Lindsay discuss five new productions beyond Broadway in New York City: Say Something Bunny! by Alison S.M. Kobayashi at UNDO Project Space (00:36) Ghost Light by Zach Morris from Third Rail Projects at LCT3 (08:53) Sweetee by Gail Kriegel at Ford Foundation Studio Theatre at the Pershing Square Signature[…]
Ben, PennyMaria, and Lindsay discuss what we’re looking forward to at the theater beyond Broadway this month. We revisit annual summer favorites like ANT Fest at Ars Nova and Second Stage Uptown plus world premieres, immersive theater, a couple of wacky originals, and new shows on urgent social topics. Summerworks[…]
Diep, Lindsay and new contributor PennyMaria from To See or Not To See discuss four new productions beyond Broadway in New York City: 3/Fifths by James Scruggs at 3-Legged Dog (1:20) Sojourners by Mfoniso Udofia at New York Theatre Workshop (28:36) Her Portmanteau by Mfoniso Udofia at New York Theatre Workshop[…]
Jack, Jose, and Lindsay discuss what they’re looking forward to this month at the theater beyond Broadway: Sojourners and Her Portmanteau by Mfoniso Udofia at New York Theatre Workshop (1:30) (Listen to our discussion of Sojourners when it premiered in New York City last year and listen to this gorgeous interview[…]
By Lindsay Barenz There’s a narrative developing — emboldened this week by theater critics David Cote and Linda Winer’s departures from Time Out New York and Newsday — that theater criticism is dying. But that’s not true. Theater criticism, like the news and editorial industry as a whole, is struggling. We’ve seen[…]
Jose, Lindsay, and new contributor Ben chat about what they’ve seen lately at the theater in New York City: Performeteria from TDF (00:58) CasablancaBox by Sara Farrington at HERE Art Center (8:42) The Profane by Zayd Dohrn at Playwrights Horizons (15:50) American Mill No. 2 by Gian Marco Lo Forte from Pioneers Go East[…]
Jack, Liz, and Lindsay share what they’re looking forward to at the theater this month: Samara by Richard Maxwell with music by Steve Earle from Soho Rep (1:55) The Antipodes by Annie Baker at Signature Theatre (5:35) American Mill No. 2 by Gian Marco Lo Forte from Pioneers Go East Collective (8:50)[…]
Jose, Diep and Lindsay discuss four new shows opening this week beyond Broadway: The Light Years from The Debate Society at Playwrights Horizons The Moors by Jen Silverman presented by The Playwrights Realm at The Duke on 42nd Street Sundown, Yellow Moon by Rachel Bonds and music and lyrics by[…]
We’re baaaaack and so excited to be here! Liz, Jose and Lindsay discuss six new shows from beyond Broadway in New York City. What we saw: The Great American Drama, created by Connor Sampson, The New York Neo-Futurists (00:59) En El Nombre De Salomé, written by Marco Antonio Rodríguez, Repertorio[…]
We spent two weeks seeing a ton of theater. This is our final report from the 2017 January NYC theater festivals. Jack, Liz, Diep and Lindsay discuss: Blind Cinema, Britt Hatzius at COIL (2:00) Black Light, Daniel Alexander Jones at Under The Radar (9:55) [PORTO], Kate Benson at Exponential Festival[…]
After a week of four-show days, Jack, Lydia, Jose and Lindsay report on their experiences at the January theater festivals in New York City: The Fever, 600 Highwaymen at Under The Radar (1:13) Blueprint Specials, Waterwell at Under The Radar (10:30) Clap Hands, Jen Rosenblit at American Realness (19:37) Hundred Days,[…]
It’s our fourth year covering the January NYC theater festivals, the most wonderful time of year! Jack, Lydia, Jose and Lindsay tell us what they’re most excited to see this month. Shows Breaking the Waves by composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrekat at PROTOTYPE Clap Hands by Jen Rosenblit at American[…]
It’s our annual year-end extravaganza when all of our most frequent contributors gather on a single episode to discuss the year in review at the theater in New York City. This is the second half of our two part year-end podcast and we take listener questions! For the first-half of the[…]