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Zac Thriffiley is currently a Ph.D. candidate in English specializing in multi-ethnic American literature. Over the years, Zac has been heavily involved in arts communities wherever he has lived. He has performed in and directed theatrical productions throughout southeastern Louisiana, including in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. While working on his MA at DePaul University in Chicago, Zac covered the arts and culture scene for his university’s graduate student newspaper. He also served as a judge for Stage Left Theatre’s new playwright residency and dramaturg for Big Noise Theatre in Des Plaines. His personal essays have been published in The Windy City Times and The Coachella Review. Whenever he isn’t seeing a play or singing along to showtunes, Zac explores the city’s various bookstores and restaurants, usually with his two dogs close behind.
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First Show:
Beauty and the BeastFavorite Show:
The original cast of the Broadway production of Next to NormalFavorite Stories:
- Review: BERNADETTE PETERS IN CONCERT Brings Down the House at Dallas Symphony Orchestra - It's always an honor to witness a live performance of a star as charismatic and uniquely talented as Bernadette Peters, but getting to review her concert with one of the finest symphony orchestras in the country was a transcendent experience.
- Interview: Mariah Lotz of ONCE at AT&T Performing Arts Center - The folk-inspired Tony Award-winner ONCE is always a virtuosic expression of emotion due to the demands placed on its musicians and actors. It is also a show worthy of Mariah Lotz's many talents. Interviewing her just as she began her first national tour gave me the sense that she is a force to be reckoned with. I hope to see her onstage again very soon.
BWW Review: DISASTER! Delights in Destruction at Uptown Players
March 23, 2019
March 23, 2019
The electrically energetic cast of Uptown Players' DISASTER has fun with tropes from 70's disaster movies, reveling in the ridiculous and happily taking the audience aboard for the ride.
BWW Review: FOOL FOR LOVE Intoxicates at The Classics Theatre Project
March 16, 2019
March 16, 2019
Van Quattro skillfully directs a powerhouse ensemble in the tight confines of the Margo Jones Theatre, moving actors in natural yet dynamic ways that create Sam Shepard's signature sense of suspense and claustrophobia.
BWW Review: THE WOLVES Scores at Dallas Theater Center
March 15, 2019
March 15, 2019
Like a winning goal made in the final seconds of the World Cup, Dallas Theater Center has delivered an explosively exciting production of THE WOLVES, one of the most explosively exciting American plays of the last several years.
BWW Review: RAGTIME Plays a Pleasing Tune at Music Theatre Of Denton
February 25, 2019
February 25, 2019
Listening to ragtime means embracing music with patience and consideration, allowing the melodies to overwhelm you with the emotion of their story. To get a sense of this experience, one only has to see Music Theatre of Denton's production of RAGTIME.
BWW Review: OUR TOWN Astounds at Circle Theatre
February 6, 2019
February 6, 2019
Director Matthew Gray's production and his incredibly talented ensemble cast prove that we might just need OUR TOWN now more than ever.
BWW Review: THE GLASS MENAGERIE Glistens at The Firehouse Theatre
January 19, 2019
January 19, 2019
The Firehouse Theatre's fresh take on this classic drama features moving performances that raise profound questions for audiences.
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