Mari Blake

THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE To Play Off-Broadway At The Gene Frankel Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 3, 2025

Following a run in 2022, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance will return to The Gene Frankel Theatre for a limited Off- Broadway run. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

TIMMY A New Comedy Premiers At Columbia's Lenfest Center For The Arts
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 12, 2024

Experience the premier of TIMMY, a new comedy about catfishing by Megan Rivkin at Columbia's Lenfest Center for the Arts.

A HUNGER ARTIST Directed By Yibin Wang To Be Presented At Lenfest Center for the Arts
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 20, 2024

Columbia University School of the Arts presents A Hunger Artist, a directing thesis production by current student Yibin Wang at Lenfest Center for the Arts, Thursday, February 8– Sunday, February 11, 2024.

Photos: First Look at the World Premiere of SHADOWS at ART/NY
by Stephi Wild - Dec 14, 2023

Anthony M. Laura's new play SHADOWS is currently playing through December 16 at ART/NY. The limited engagement features a all female cast. The production features original music written by Rose Hart, composed by Philip Lauto and is directed by Laura. Check out all new photos here!

Photos: In Rehearsal For The New Play SHADOWS At ART/NY
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 29, 2023

Anthony M. Laura's new play SHADOWS opens on Friday, December 1 at 7pm at ART/NY. The limited engagement runs until December 16 and features and all female cast. See photos from inside rehearsal.

Face To Face Films Returns With The World Premiere Of Anthony M. Laura's New Play SHADOWS
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 14, 2023

A once successful singer faces personal and professional challenges in the World Premiere of the play Shadows. Follow Lyndsy as she navigates love, tragedy, and the power of music. Don't miss this limited engagement at ART/NY.

Columbia University School of the Arts WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING Directed By Ares Harper
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 30, 2023

Columbia University School of the Arts will present Ares Harper's (Columbia MFA Directing Candidate 2024) production of When the Rain Stops Falling.

New Play SHADOWS Written and Directed By Anthony M. Laura To Debut At A.R.T. New York This December
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 22, 2023

Anthony M. Laura, Artistic Director of Face To Face Films, will direct his new play 'Shadows' Off-Broadway at The Jeffrey And Paula Gural Theater / A.R.T. this December.

Mari Blake to Star in World Premiere of SHADOWS From Face to Face Films
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 14, 2023

Mari Blake has been announced as the cast member to play Tatum Ross in the upcoming world premiere of Shadows, produced by Face to Face Films. The play, written and directed by Anthony M. Laura, will debut on December 1, 2023, at the A.R.T. / New York Theatres. Get all the details about this highly anticipated production.

Review: HARRISBURG FRINGE FESTIVAL DAY 3 at Various Harrisburg Venues
by Andrea Stephenson - Jul 9, 2023

The third day of the Harrisburg Fringe Festival offered a smorgasbord of art. I wish I had time to see everything that this year’s Fringe Festival has to offer. Remember to visit www.hbgfringe.com for the full schedule and get your button and tickets to see today’s shows before it’s too late!

Photos: Face To Face Films Presents SHADOWS Reading
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 25, 2023

See photos from the reading of Anthony M. Laura's new play SHADOWS was held at Theaterlab in NYC.

Face To Face Films Announces New Play SHADOWS And More For Upcoming Season
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 28, 2023

Face to Face Films have announced their lineup for their 2023 season. In May, the company will launch a new podcast called Face to Face with Vivien Cardone. Cardone, who is best known for her work on the TV show Everwood, will host the podcast.

THE STAR-SPANGLED GIRL Comes to Judson Theatre Company Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Mar 22, 2023

Neil Simon's The Star-Spangled Girl is a hilarious romantic comedy that has been making audiences laugh for decades. Originally premiering on Broadway in 1966, the play has remained a popular choice for theatres around the world.

Anthony M. Laura To Direct His New Play SHADOWS At Jeffrey And Paula Gural Theater/ A.R.T.
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 18, 2023

Anthony M. Laura, Artistic Director of Face to Face Films, will direct his new play 'Shadows' Off-Broadway at the Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theater / A.R.T. this fall.

SHADOWS to Have World Premiere at The Jeffrey And Paula Gural Theatre At A.R.T./New York Theatres in December
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 15, 2023

Shadows, an original play by Anthony M. Laura, focusing on the story of Lyndsy Elle Cooper who receives a diagnosis at age 30 of early on-set dementia, will have its world premiere Off-Broadway at the renowned and award winning Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre at A.R.T./New York Theatres this December.

A VERY GREAT MISCHIEF Comes to Theater for the New City
by Stephi Wild - Jan 12, 2022

Produced by the Wolfsmouth Players Company, A Very Great Mischief is a queer spin on Cyrano Bergerac set in London during the late summer months of 1921. Written by emerging playwright Laura Anthony (they/them), this play tells the story of two British families turned upside down by the discovery that homoerotic tendencies are not exclusively male, no matter what the laws of Great Britain might declare.

THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD Will Be Performed at Music Mountain Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 11, 2021

This warm-hearted theatrical experience is presented as a show-within-a-show when the delightfully looney Victorian theatre company at the Music Hall Royale 'puts on' its exuberant production of an unfinished Dickens mystery. (Dickens began writing the Mystery of Edwin Drood in 1870 but died the same year).