Hello Beautiful People! First, let me wish y’all a HAPPY NEW YEAR! Can you belive it’s 2014? Where does the time go? In the spirit of new beginnings, we’ve changed thing up around here – new look, new writers, a new store (launching in March), and new shows for you & yours. (That is of…
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School Time Author Q&A Series: Doug Robertson
Hello Beautiful People, Doug Robertson is a teacher, father, quite the comedian, and the author of the book, He’s the Weird Teacher. I couldn’t think of a better person to round out the School Time Author Q&A Series at The Write Teacher(s), and am absolutely thrilled to introduce him to you all! Ladies + Gents,…
COMING SOON: Lucky Disaster 202
Hello Beautiful People, The first ever Write Teacher(s) Concert, Lucky Disaster, was quite a success. It was a tribute to the singers, the composers, and the beauty of live theater, musical theater, and the pulse of New York City. And so, I’m pleased to introduce y’all to one of the newest projects of The Write…
Movers & Shakers Q&A Series: The Fareri Family
Hello Beautiful People, This past October, I was invited to the world premier of Louder Than Words at the Hamptons International Film Festival. Louder Than Words is the type of film that stays with you. It gives you perspective. It makes you see things differently. You can read more about my review here. After the…
An Open Letter to My Fellow Classroom Teachers…
Hello Beautiful People, Sometimes, when you’ve been teaching for a while, you start to wonder why the heck you’re in such a profession – especially lately, when teachers have become public enemy number one. You can’t help wonder, where’s the love? You can’t help wonder, were schools like this when I was young? You can’t help but…
Beyond Broadway: Shakespeare Theatre New Jersey
Happy Holidays from Beyond Broadway! This month, we’re speaking with Bonnie Monte, Artistic Director of Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) in Madison, NJ. Under her leadership over more than two decades, STNJ has evolved into one of the largest and most respected classical theatres in the nation. Ms. Monte has garnered national recognition for…
Music Magic Series: Pawns or Kings
Hello, music lovers! Have I ever mentioned on here how much I love social media? I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t have found some of the music I have it weren’t for Facebook and Twitter – like the band that I’m showcasing this month, a folk group from Missouri called Pawns or Kings. Pawns or Kings…
Young Artist(s) in the City: Pretending to be a Student in The City
Hello Readers, As I finished my last paragraph in my upwards of sixty page worth of essay finals week this semester, it provoked a question in me that I think many young artists in the city face; why am I taking eighteen credits? I know I’ll remove half of what I learned from my memory…
Music Magic Series: Mia Von Glitz
Hello Beautiful People, Mia Von Glitz is no stranger to the media, and also happens to be the front-woman of Mad Moon Riot. Mad Moon Riot’s first video single, “Running On Empty” (already quickly becoming a YouTube sensation with over 11,000 views) was shot and directed by Rocco Guarino, and their debut album, set to be released in early Summer, 2014, is being produced by…
The Artist(s) Bookshelf – Actor. Writer. Whatever, by Mellini Kantayya
Hello Friends, As an actress, teaching artist, and writer; I’ve found that amongst other things, a lot of my days seem to follow the theme, “hurry up and wait.” On one particular day of “hurry up and wait,” after work and before rehearsal, I found myself with some time to kill near the Mecca of…