BWW Review: IDENTITY at El Barrio Artspace - Fascinating Tale of Growing Up Disabled and Gay
'Some people go to therapy to work out their stuff,' Nicholas Linnehan informs at the start of his autobiographical play, Identity. Not him. Instead, 'I write plays to fix myself.' Before the first scene even starts, his character named Mike is laying bare his emotions for the audience to see. A man with a mild case of cerebral palsy and disarthryic speech, he points out that he is different from us. 'And deep down inside, I guess I'm praying I'm really not.'
Photo Flash: First Look At IDENTITY At El Barrio's Artspace
IDENTITY THEATER COMPANY is pleased to share with Broadway World a first look into IDENTITY, written by Nicholas Linnehan and directed by Christopher Scott. IDENTITY will play a three-week limited engagement from Friday, March 8th through Sunday, March 24th, 2019 at El Barrio's Artspace (215 E 99th St, New York, NY 10029). Opening night is Saturday, March 9th, 2019 at 8:00 p.m.
Thomas G. Waites's Dark, Future-Inspired MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Closes Today, 6/27
Actor and director Thomas G. Waites (Awake & Sing on Broadway, American Buffalo opposite Al Pacino) presents and directs a darkly erotic 'future-inspired' production of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, running from June 3rd-June 27th at the Bernie West Theatre. Waites, who has appeared in over 30 film and teleVision Productions (including John Carpenter's The Thing, And Justice for All, and recurring roles on Law & Order and HBO's Oz) currently runs his own acting studio in New York and also been a member of the Actor's Studio since 1984.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Begins 6/3 At The Bernie West Theatre
Actor and director Thomas G. Waites' (Awake & Sing on Broadway, American Buffalo opposite Al Pacino) dark and erotic 'future-inspired' production of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, begins its run June 3rd, running through June 27th at the Bernie West Theatre.