Gayle Seay and Scott Wojcik of wojick|seay casting As APAC prepares to open The Secret Garden on May 3, it’s always interesting to look back and realize where this process started. In less than a week a cast of 26 takes the stage. It all started with 500 people auditioning to be part of this …
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Profound Possibilities for Humankind (Tom Wojtunik on Directing The Secret Garden)
Tom Wojtunik directs the cast of The Secret Garden at APAC. Photo credit: Lori McFadden The Secret Garden opens May 3rd at APAC. And rehearsals are well underway. The director, Tom Wojtunik, took some time tell us about what this story means to him and what it’s been like collaborating with such a talented group …
Seeking 2nd Keyboardist for The Secret Garden
We’re looking for a 2nd keyboardist for our mainstage production of The Secret Garden. Director: Tom Wojtunik Musical Director: Jeffrey Campos Schedule: The schedule is as follows: 4/15, Time: TBD*: Rehearsal 1 4/22, Time: TBD*: Rehearsal 2 4/24, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM: Sitzprobe 4/30, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Rehearsal 3, only if we …
Actor Lauren Marcus Talks Love Trapezoid
There’s just one weekend left for the APAC Workshop of Matt Schatz’s new musical comedy Love Trapezoid. With only two shows left — February 17th and 18th at 8pm — we caught up with actor Lauren Marcus to find out what it’s been like to be part of this process. Enjoy! WHAT’S THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR …
Actor Ian Lowe Talks Love Trapezoid
The APAC Workshop of Matt Schatz’s new musical comedy Love Trapezoid is coming up fast. As the first showing — February 10th at 8pm — approaches, we caught up with actor Ian Lowe to find out his perspective on what it’s like to be part of this process. Enjoy! WHAT’S THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR YOU …
Actor David Perlman Discusses Love Trapezoid
Rehearsals are well underway for the APAC Workshop of Matt Schatz’s new musical comedy Love Trapezoid. As the first showing — February 10th at 8pm — approaches, we caught up with actor David Perlman to find out his perspective on what it’s like to be part of this process. Enjoy! WHAT’S THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR YOU …
Playwright & Songwriter Matt Schatz Discusses His New Musical Love Trapezoid
Starting February 10th, we’ll be presenting the first ever APAC Workshop of a new musical, Matt Schatz’s Love Trapezoid. Called a “versatile playwright-lyricist-composer” by The New York Times, we caught up with the playwright and songwriter to find out about the role this process will play in the development of his musical. WE’RE EXCITED TO …
Artistic Director Tom Wojtunik Discusses the Very First APAC Workshop
As we continue with our goal to bring new works to Astoria, we are proud to introduce the APAC Workshop. This season we’ll be presenting a new musical, Love Trapezoid by Matt Schatz directed by our very own artistic director, Tom Wojtunik. In this interview Tom discusses where the APAC Workshop falls in the 2011-2012 …
A Poignant and Powerful Premise (Director May Adrales Talks A Hard Wall at High Speed)
Even with rehearsals for the world premiere of Ashlin Halfnight’s A Hard Wall at High Speed (opening November 3rd) well under way, director May Adrales took some time to share what drew her to the project. HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED WITH ASHLIN HALFNIGHT’S A HARD WALL AT HIGH SPEED? Tom Wojtunik and I had …
Explosive, Emotionally Charged, and Dangerous (Ashlin Halfnight Talks A Hard Wall At High Speed)
There are probably a million things that are hard about writing a play. And it’s possible to find yourself walking some extremely fine lines between what’s real and what’s not. Playwright Ashlin Halfnight gives us a glimpse into what it’s been like to bring his new play A Hard Wall at High Speed to life. …
