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Our student bloggers write about how they're coping with the current global health crisis, give insight on their school's performing arts programs, share their opinions on the latest theater news, and so much more. Seeing your first musical on Broadway, anticipated productions of 2022, all about type-casting, the impact of movie musicals, goals for the semester, and more-- read the latest from our college student bloggers!

Student Blog: Victoria Fragnito's SCAR TISSUE is a Simple Yet Powerful Play

Scar Tissue is a play that revolves around two roommates, Jessica (playwright Victoria Fragnito) and Sam (Rita McCann), each going through their own struggles in dealing with toxic relationships from their pasts. Jessica is attempting to break free from the memories of a man she dated in college, Luke (Nick Ritacco), a man who haunts her current relationship with Jack (Brandon Ford Green). Sam, on the other hand, is struggling with her relationship with her sister, Hannah (Jillian Vitko), who abandoned her in a time of need. When both women have to face their pasts head-on, truths are revealed and realities are shattered, threatening the relationship between the two roommates.

Photos: First Look at SCAR TISSUE at The Players Theatre

Scar Tissue, a bold new play by Victoria Fragnito, today released a first look at production photos for the world premiere engagement. Get a first look at the show below. 

SCAR TISSUE Begins Performances This Thursday At The Players Theater

The world premiere of Scar Tissue, a bold new play by Victoria Fragnito, begins performances this Thursday, January 13th on the Steve and Marie Sgouros Theatre at The Players Theatre (115 MacDougal Street).

Cast Announced for SCAR TISSUE at the Players Theatre

Announced today is the world premiere of Scar Tissue, a bold new play by Victoria Fragnito, who makes her NYC playwrighting debut. Featuring direction by Jenn Susi and music by Kristin Sgarro, Scar Tissue is set to premiere on the Steve and Marie Sgouros Theatre at The Players Theatre (115 MacDougal Street) with performances beginning Thursday, January 13, and set to run through Sunday, January 30, 2022.

Victoria Fragnito to Premiere SCAR TISSUE at the Players Theatre in January

Emerging playwright, Victoria Fragnito makes her NYC full production debut with Scar Tissue, a bold new play debuting on the Steve and Marie Sgouros stage at the Players Theatre January 13, 2022. The play will run through January 30, 2022.

Andre Ozim Performs In Upcoming Match: Lit 2019 Shakespeare Reading

This fall, Match: Lit celebrates the dawn of its fifth season with a third round of BARDcore: fun cuts of Shakespeare's plays read over trivia and drinks at the cozy Q.E.D. in Astoria, NY.

Match: Lit Kicks Off Its 2019-2020 Season

This fall, Match: Lit celebrates the dawn of its fifth season with a third round of BARDcore: fun cuts of Shakespeare's plays read over trivia and drinks at the cozy Q.E.D. in Astoria, NY. Returning BARDcore director Laurel Andersen steps into the leadoff slot with her take on one of the Bard's bawdiest: The Merry Wives of Windsor. Artistic Director and Producer Kristin Sgarro is now joined by her fellow Match: Lit company members Victoria M. Fragnito, Nick Ritacco, and Rudi Utter as Associate Producers.

Christopher Johnston's Vietnam Play GHOSTS OF WAR Gets NYC Reading

Based on extensive interviews with a retired Marine officer who served in Vietnam, Christopher Johnston's new play, The Ghosts of War, chronicles Jim Kyle's four-decade search to learn what happened to his friend, Danny Nicklow, who was killed in action at Khe Sanh in 1967.

We Are Not What We Seem: New York's Newest Shakespeare Theatre Company Takes on William Shakespeare's Othello, Opening October 28 Match: Lit uses one of Shakespeare's most notoriously difficult works to address the relevance of the socio-political themes. Their mission is to include, encourage, and inspire city youth, as well as empower voices that often go unheard. (More at www.matchlit.org.)