(posted by Moe, written by Sam) Hey all! My name is Sam Silbiger, and I’ve been with Target Margin as an intern and production assistant since late May. I am a recent transplant to New York City, and am finishing my undergraduate degree in Dramatic Literature and Performance Studies at NYU after spending two years […]
As we close out the summer of Stein and move towards the fall, I felt that I should introduce myself: Brett Evan Solomon, one of your friendly summer interns! Over the past couple months I’ve been helping out in the office and during the run of the Labs as a production assistant. Seen here cleaning […]
My name is Sebastian Grube and I am a Target Margin summer intern. I was born and raised in Germany. Now, I am studying at New York University Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Currently I am aiming at a double major in music and theater. The arts in general are my passion, especially […]
To finish the craziness of our Gertrude Stein season is the inimitable John Del Gaudio (outgoing Artistic Producer of Target Margin, company member of A Host of People, and advisory board member of Theatrical Reconstruction Ensemble). He will be sharing I Made a Mistake., a newly devised piece, beginning Friday, June 19th at The Connelly […]
Starting off the PART LAST installment of our STEIN LAB, we interviewed Lead Artist Sarah Lurie, a New York-based lighting designer and theater artist. Her new piece Mrs. Misses Kisses will be going up at The Connelly Theater beginning Friday June 12th. Tickets are only $15 and available HERE. TMT: Do you remember your first […]
The PART LAST evenings of our STEIN LAB include a new piece by Lead Artist Patrick Scheid (co-founder of theater collective Homunculus, Inc. and company member of Theater Reconstruction Ensemble), bringing his performance-based theatrical sensibilities to The Connelly Theater. His new work Someday Americans opens on Friday June 12th. Tickets are only $15 and available […]
As part of the ACT FIRST installment of our STEIN LAB, we interviewed Jesse Freedman, an NYC-based multi-disciplinary theater artist and co-founder of Meta-Phys Ed. Jesse is the Lead Artist of Paisieu: A Play: A Work of Pure Imagination into Which No Reminiscences Intrude. playing at The Connelly Theater (with Rose Love Pepe) beginning Wednesday […]
In preparation for the opening of the ACT FIRST portion of our STEIN LAB, we interviewed Lead Artist Handan Ozbilgin (Assistant Director, LaGuardia Performing Arts Center). Her new show Rose Love Pepe opens at The Connelly Theater on Wednesday June 3rd. Tickets are only $15 and available HERE. TMT: Do you remember your first Stein […]
This week we interview Lead Artists Jessica Brater (Artistic Director, Polybe + Seats) and Natalie Robin (TMT Associated Artist / Lighting Designer) whose Yes Is For A Very Young Man runs for a very limited engagement at The Connelly Theater this Saturday May 30th at 7:30pm and Sunday May 31st at 2:00pm. Tickets are only […]
In a mere one week from this Wednesday, we begin the TMT STEIN LAB at The Connelly Theater, and opening night will be graced with David Greenspan‘s Composition…Master-pieces…Identity, a new piece based on two of Gertrude Stein’s “lectures” and one “play”. We asked him some questions about working on this piece to prepare for his […]
As we’re beginning rehearsals for the TMT STEIN LAB at The Connelly Theater this May / June, I should introduce myself: Lane Dombois, the spring intern. In this capacity, I—along with Moe—will be bringing to you, our internet community, updates on all the exciting theatrical adventures being created by our artists in the weeks leading […]
Moe Yousuf, Lead Artist for the TMT Lab show XOXO I.B. Singer took a moment from last-minute preparations for the show to share some thoughts. TMT: In choosing source material in the Yiddish cannon, what drew you to I.B. Singer, the 1978 Nobel Prize winner in Literature? MY: John Del Gaudio [Target Margin’s Artistic Producer […]
Summer Intern Sarah Kelly Konig, also working as the Assistant Stage Manager on Money, Love and Shame!, files a report from the front line: A Goy (Me) and a Mensch (Allen Rickman) Schmooze about Yiddish Melodrama SKK: Money, Love, and Shame! has not been performed in a very long time, correct? So how did you […]
Sarah Suzuki, spring intern, talked with Nic Adams, assistant stage manager. TMT: Can you give me a little history about Uriel Acosta the man? NA: We’ve been calling him an apostate, but he was an illustrious pain in the ass, one of those guys or gals who really changes the conversation for the political, religious, […]
Tenara moves on to Lost Tribe’s Michael Leibenluft to continue her Lab sneak peaks! TMT: What drew you to choose The Wanderings of Benjamin III as your source material? ML: I was drawn to the idea of adventure or travel as a process or even metaphor for self-discovery, Benjamin’s quest for companionship and a lost community, how the story played […]
Tenara moves on to Lost Tribe’s Michael Leibenluft to continue her Lab sneak peaks! TMT: What drew you to choose The Wanderings of Benjamin III as your source material? ML: I was drawn to the idea of adventure or travel as a process or even metaphor for self-discovery, Benjamin’s quest for companionship and a lost community, how the story played […]
Our winter intern Tenara Calem continues her Lead Artist sneak peak series with The Secret of Life’s Andrew Simon. TMT: What drew you to this piece? AS: I like the story and the characters, but not the dialogue – and I’ve been interested in that response since the first time I read it. Personally, I connect […]
Our winter intern Tenara Calem sat down with lead artist Susan Hyon to talk about her upcoming Lab show, Three Gifts for Lenny Bruce. Make sure you reserve your tickets! TMT: What drew you to this piece? SH: This particular story had a lot of theatrical potential. There were images that came out of the story, like […]
EMILY REA first became involved with TMT as Production Manager for the 20th Anniversary Lab at the Brick. This year, she will serve as Lead Artist for her production of OUTSIDE/IN which will premiere on December 18th at JACK. OUTSIDE/IN will explore “a space that is both public and private…” and witness “Yiddish poets… explod[ing] […]
There are several strands to our loose work this June: the story of GOSET (the leading Soviet Yiddish theater) and its star actor/director Solomon Mikhoels; Mikhoels’ legendary performance as King Lear; the artistic explosion of Yiddish theater in myriad movements and experiments. All of this unfolded in the early twentieth century. This is the moment […]
