Are you aware that most of the Greek and Roman gods can be found working in Brooklyn? It’s not much of a stretch: whether driving the Chariot of the Sun, ferrying the dead, or guarding the entrance to Hades, the gods have jobs, just like us. With Pantheon, Happenstance Theater takes this unlikely conceit and […]
Archives for June 25, 2019
Zombies move into Wilder’s Our Town in Capital Fringe show Our Town Plus Zombies
I’ve been in Our Town five different times in my acting career, from college to community to summer stock to regional over a twenty year span. I have played or understudied nearly every adult male character. Very often I wound up in the Act III chorus of the Dead, where I’d usually doze off in […]
American Tranquility. Solo artist Daniel Damiano’s bridge across the American divide
A brief interview with NY-based Actor/Playwright Daniel Damiano regarding his acclaimed solo play, American Tranquility, coming to the 2019 Capital Fringe Festival. What was the impetus for American Tranquility? The theme of division was the sort of driving force. I was already seeing how divided the country was, specifically as it relates to ageism, immigration […]