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Three new images of the FringeNYC production of To Be Loved have been added to the PHOTOS page under CURRENT WORK as well as the High-Res Press Photos section of INDUSTRY. You can also check them out below; clicking on an image will allow you to view it in larger sizes and even leave a [...]

Courtesy of our MySpace friend Queer John, here is a list of resources pertaining to queer news and life, from the lifestyle-specific (”Resources for Bears”) to some of our community’s most visible and respected news and editorial publications. Explore and enjoy! Homolicious Equality MySpace IQN: The InterstateQ.com Network LGBT Revolution! on MySpace Activist Queer Folk.com on MySpace Resources for GLBTQ Sites! [...]

Elixir is a bit like a big, cuddly cartoon bear; it goes into hibernation once the fall chill sets in, dabbles in a dozen side-projects between periods of (fleeting) rest, then reemerges come spring, fresh-faced and ready to frolic. Forgive the cutesy image, but we’re feeling frisky! After spending the last eight months reporting on the [...]

Many of you may have gathered that in addition to his work with Elixir, company co-founder Jody P. Person also serves as the Theatre and Dance Program Coordinator at Mercer County Community College in West Windsor, New Jersey. Mercer’s upcoming production of 7 Sins features Jody’s choreography in a dance/performance collage inspired by the sin of [...]

Now playing at 59E59 Theaters is State of Play’s The City That Cried Wolf, a tongue-in-cheek, fairytale/noir mashup that riffs on some very modern themes. Jody worked with State of Play earlier this year on 4Some: An Evening of One-Acts. They’re a fun and exciting new company. Click on the image below for more info!

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No, the creative process is not always pleasant…   …but it resulted in an odd and wonderful little movie.

This April, Jody directs the theatre students of Mercer County Community College in an edgy new production of Macbeth. Many of us have seen the play, but never like this! Staged on a minimalist, all-white set that grows redder with each murder, Mercer’s Macbeth features male and female students alternating the roles of Macbeth and Lady [...]

Elixir co-founder Jody P. Person’s production of Macbeth is featured in Thursday’s Trentonian. The article, “MCCC Teacher Shakes Up Shakespeare,” highlights Jody’s thoughts on the play as well as his specific approach to staging it at Mercer County Community College. Click below for a full scan of the article!

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This May, Mercer County Community College showcases two original one-act plays developed in Alex’s playwriting course. Produced by Kyrus Westcott, Nkd: A One-Act Festival explores the funny and dangerous territory of “sex, lies, and life” in two parts. “Distortion,” written and directed by James Jaketic, is a comedy about two slacker bandmates and lifelong friends who [...]

MCCC student playwrights Noah Ballard and James Jaketic are interviewed by Anita Donovan in her article, “Tomorrow’s playwrights try out their craft.” Nkd, Noah and James’ double-bill of one-act plays, premiers at Mercer County Community College in just a few days. Alex worked with both students in his playwriting course. He is so very proud of [...]

For one day only, on June 21, New York City joined 300 other international cities in turning public spaces into musical stages and waving permit fees for street performers. Several artists from Elixir Productions Theatre Company and former/current students at Mercer County Community College marked the occasion by collaborating on a public outdoor performance about [...]

See Jody’s choreography on glorious display in Project Y and The New Orleans Theatre Experiment’s latest work, Thérèse Raquin Desire, which opens this Friday, June 13, at Stage Left Studio in NYC. Click on the image below for more info and to purchase tickets!

Fresh from the oven today are new photos of the FringeNYC version of To Be Loved! Press and industry can also find hi-res jpegs and tif files on our INDUSTRY page.

Yes, that beautiful specimen of a man pictured on the left is our very own Michael Cortez. See him play Dis in To Be Loved at The Lafayette Street Theatre (Fringe Venue #16, 45 Bleecker Street) beginning Sunday, August 12 at 2:45pm. Click on the image below to display the full article or view it on-line at [...]

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To Be Loved appears in this month’s Alumni News from The James Tolin Memorial Fund, an organization dedicated to HIV/AIDS awareness. To Be Loved features the work of past JTMF performer Josiah DeAndrea, director Jody P. Person (who appeared in the organization’s 2006 benefit production of Mr. Charles, Currently of Palm Beach), and JTMF technicians Carol [...]

Playwright and Elixir co-founder Alex DeFazio was born and raised on Long Island. Newsday’s Robert Kahn gives him and his fellow Long Islanders a shout-out in the article, “Long Island Has Many Roles in FringeNYC Festival.”

Michelle Wood (Anon) and Michael Cortez (Dis) are pictured in a scene from To Be Loved in this week’s New York Press. Click on the image below to enlarge.

Michelle Wood (Anon) and Michael Cortez (Dis) are pictured in a scene from To Be Loved in today’s New York Times. Click on the image below to display the full article or view it on-line at NYTimes.com.

Leave it to the folks at The Onion to give To Be Loved the funniest write-up we’ve come across. From their August 23 issue: We know what you’re thinking: not another kabuki-inspired story about homosexuality, a monk, and a ghost! But To Be Loved manages to squeeze some originality into the old formula. God bless The Onion!

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Deena Jiles (Dorian) and Michael Cortez (Dis) are pictured in a scene from To Be Loved in today’s Star-Ledger. Click on the image below to enlarge.