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Michael Gnat

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Michael Gnat is an inaugural IT Award nominee and a 2009 NYTheatre.com Person of the Year. Recent roles include Al/Marbury/BB in Eddie Antar’s Drama Desk–nominated 'The Navigator'; Anton Chekhov in John McKinney’s 'The Chekhov Dreams'; and Edwin Booth in Bob Manus’s 'A Man Walks into a Bar' (all IT-winning or ?nominated plays; WorkShop Theater). Other stage highlights: besieged Jack Blake in Mike Folie’s thriller 'Slave Shack' (Algonquin); Malvolio in 'Twelfth Night' (DrillingCo.); 19thC performer T.D. Rice in Henry Meyerson’s 'Jump Jim Crow' (MITF); and homeless Pigeon in Michael Niederman’s T'he Riverside Symphony' (Planet Connections, “Outstanding Actor” award). Feature film: white-collar criminal “Wall Street” Jimmy in 'Off Jackson Avenue'; would-be coke dealer Tim in 'Bobby G. Can’t Swim'. He can also be seen (via iTunes) as Director of the Remaining Families Coalition in Onion News Network’s darkly funny (& technically dazzling) 'News from the Year 2137'. [AEA, SAG-AFTRA]

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The Playwrights' Gate Presents The World Premiere Production Of HIDDEN Written And Directed By Marc Weiner


THE PLAYWRIGHTS' GATE has announced the world premiere production of HIDDEN, written and directed by Marc Weiner.

BLURRING BOUNDARIES, A New Play Festival Amplifying Marginalized Voices, Set To Open This Month


BLURRING BOUNDARIES 2022 delves into the idiosyncrasies and intersectionality that make up the multifaceted community.

AN UNBALANCED MIND Opens New Theater


AMT announces that the first show they will be producing in their historic new Off Broadway theater will be An Unbalanced Mind, a musical revue by Al Tapper.  The state of the art facility located at 354 West 45th Street will be home to new shows, children's theater, cabaret, rentals and more. 

Cast Chosen For Planet Connections Rep Of Plays


Planet Connections' starts out 2020 with 'DARK PLANET: Not Your Mother's Valentine's Day,' short plays unapologetically looking at life through a clever a?" albeit caustic a?" lens. Frank, Funny, Engaging, Engrossing, and Enlightening, Performing Thursdays & Fridays, February 6 a?" 21, at the Theater at the 14th Street Y, 344 E 14th St, NYC. This event a?" celebrating the diversity of the performing arts & artists of NYC a?" will be accompanied by an opening night party and special Valentine's Day event.

Photo Flash: First Look At Rehearsals For ROUND WENT THE WHEEL At Broadway Bound Theatre Festival


ROUND WENT THE WHEEL, a new play by Frank Ceruzzi and directed by Janet Bentley, will premiere this summer as an Official Selection the 2019 Broadway Bound Theatre Festival at Theatre One at Theatre Row. The performances are Tuesday, August 13 at 5pm, Wednesday, August 14 at 8pm, and Saturday, August 17 at 5pm.

Full Cast & Creative Team Announced For ROUND WENT THE WHEEL


ROUND WENT THE WHEEL, a new play written by Frank Ceruzzi and directed by Janet Bentley, will have its world premiere this summer as an Official Selection the 2019 Broadway Bound Theatre Festival at the Lion Theatre at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036). The performances are Tuesday, August 13 at 5pm, Wednesday, August 14 at 8pm, and Saturday, August 17 at 5pm.

Articulate Theatre Explores Artist's Activism With THE ART OF PROTEST


Art is more than imitating life - as the expression goes - it facilities; it communicates, it combats it. Articulate Theatre Company explores the role of the artist's role in activism with the Art of Protest.

Sharon Talbot's Upcoming Piece Proves LOVE CONQUERS


A (very) dark comedy by Sharon Talbot set in 1990s New York, 'inspired by the grace and moxie of an HIV-positive woman who outfoxed her demons.'

Photo Flash: Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Holds Annual PLAYWRIGHTS FOR A CAUSE Benefit


Planet Connections' signature event, PLAYWRIGHTS FOR A CAUSE at the Theater at the 14th Street Y, played to a sold-out crowd that joyously handed the team of writers and other artists a standing ovation. This year, the event, designed to address hot-button topics concerning the world at that moment through new works by prominent authors - written just for the event - dealt with the distinctions between gender and sexuality.

WILD ORCHIDS And ROSARY HILL By Heather J. Violanti To Debut 9/10-16 In TNC's Dream Up Fest


Two short one-acts, "Wild Orchids" and "Rosary Hill" by Heather J. Violanti, will debut September 10 to 16 in a double bill presented by Theater for the New City's Dream Up Festival. "Wild Orchids" is a film noir-esque, feminist, and fictionalized take on 1940's Hollywood, where a secretary has a chance encounter with William Faulkner that may change both their lives. In "Rosary Hill,' two gentle nuns tend to their garden in upstate New York but a closer look at the harsh Mother Superior reveals they may not be all that they seem. Both plays feature canny, nuanced female characters who have much more going on under the surface than meets the eye. Jennifer Sandella directs.

Casting Announced For Playwrights For A Cause Benefit For The Ali Forney Center: MY SEXUALITY IS _______


This year, Planet Connections' signature event, designed to address a powerful social and topical issue facing our society today through engaging stage works, will explore the distinctions between gender and sexuality. The event will benefit THE ALI FORNEY CENTER, whose mission is to protect LGBTQ youths from the dangers of homelessness and empower them with the tools needed to live independently.

Photo Flash: New Drama SHOOTER Opens Off-Off Broadway


ManyTracks presents the World Premiere of SHOOTER by Sam Graber. Directed by Katrin Hilbe, previews begin performances run though March 31 at TheaterLab. 

MESQUITE, NV Parodies Angry American Politics Tonight at Workshop Theater


Based on actual events, 'Mesquite, NV' by Leegrid Stevens is a dark comedy about power and politics that is one part Coen Brothers and one part Preston Sturgis.

MESQUITE, NV to Parody Angry American Politics at Workshop Theater


Based on actual events, 'Mesquite, NV' by Leegrid Stevens is a dark comedy about power and politics that is one part Coen Brothers and one part Preston Sturgis. 

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Set for Shakespeare in the Parking Lot This July


Shakespeare in the Parking Lot, presented by The Drilling Company, opens its 23rd season July 6 to 22 with 'All's Well That Ends Well,' directed by Karla Hendrick.  It's the first time this play has been presented in a parking lot, ever.

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Set for Shakespeare in the Parking Lot This July


Shakespeare in the Parking Lot, presented by The Drilling Company, opens its 23rd season July 6 to 22 with 'All's Well That Ends Well,' directed by Karla Hendrick.  It's the first time this play has been presented in a parking lot, ever.

CALDWELL's BOMB Encores as Finalist in 2016 Venus/Adonis Theater Festival


CALDWELL'S BOMB by Bill Rogers will have an encore performance tonight, March 9 at 6PM at the Hudson Guild Theatre, located at 441 W. 26th St. (between 9th and 10th Avenues) as a nominee in the Best Play category of the 2016 Venus/Adonis Theater Festival.

CALDWELL's BOMB to Encore as Finalist in 2016 Venus/Adonis Theater Festival


CALDWELL'S BOMB by Bill Rogers will have an encore performance on Wednesday, March 9 at 6PM at the Hudson Guild Theatre, located at 441 W. 26th St. (between 9th and 10th Avenues) as a nominee in the Best Play category of the 2016 Venus/Adonis Theater Festival.

CALDWELL'S BOMB Opens Tonight at Hudson Guild Theatre


Caldwell's Bomb by Kansas City playwright Bill Rogers opens tonight, February 23 at 9PM at the Hudson Guild Theatre located at 442 W. 26th St. (between 9th and 10th Avenues) as part of the 2016 Venus/Adonis Festival. Additional performances are February 24 at 6:15PM and February 27 at 6:00PM. The play runs approximately 85 minutes.

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