The Dionysian

03/05/2018

We spoke to Nina Segal about Danger Signals with Built for Collapse at New Ohio Theatre.

What is DANGER SIGNALS about? Danger Signals is a work about dysfunction – and about who makes the rules, of what is functional and what is not.  It is a show about the brain.  It’s also about ice, and ambition, and the patriarchy, and subjectivity.  And about two femal

18/04/2018

We spoke to Nick Benacerraf of The Assembly about SEAGULLMACHINE at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club. Check it out!

What is SEAGULLMACHINE about and how does it fit into the work The Assembly does? SEAGULLMACHINE is big, multidimensional investigation into what it means to “take action” – politically, theatrically, personally. These questions have been central to The Assembly’s work since 2009, but SEAGUL...

13/04/2018

‪Happy birthday Samuel Beckett!‬

11/04/2018

Arthur Miller.

09/04/2018

Oscar Wilde on theatre.

06/04/2018

Harold Pinter to Tom Stoppard.

27/03/2018

Happy birthday Tennessee Williams! And on World Theatre Day of all days, grab your copy of The Dionysian before it’s gone! Stock of issues 001 and 003 is VERY low! http://www.dionysianmagazine.com/store/

26/03/2018

We’re in good company at Skylight Books in LA! (Photo credit: next issue’s guest editor Daniel Talbott!)

24/03/2018

The Dionysian is now available on the West Coast at Skylight Books in LA! Grab a copy if you’re in town!

23/03/2018

Our next issue, coming later this Spring, guest edited by Daniel Talbott of Rising Phoenix Rep.

22/03/2018

We're thrilled and honored to have been invited to be a part of Project Y Theatre's Women in Theatre Festival at IRT Theater this summer! Stay tuned for more news about our event!

Project Y Theatre Company presents the 3rd Annual WOMEN IN THEATRE FESTIVAL from May 30 - June 24 at IRT Theatre (154 Christopher Street, between Washington & Greenwich Streets in the West Village). The Festival seeks to broaden the opportunities for women in the entertainment industry by producing....

20/03/2018

It’s World Storytelling Day and the International Day of Happiness and you’d make our day if you bought one of the last remaining copies of The Dionysian! A couple of issues are almost completely sold out forever!

17/03/2018

A great interview with Rodrigo Nogueira about his play 'An Ideal Obituary' at The Tank, and adjusting to adjusting to the artist's life in New York City.

http://www.dionysianmagazine.com/blog/2018/3/17/rodrigo-nogueira-on-the-ideal-obituary-and-starting-over-in-america

Photo by Emilio Madrid-Kuser What is ‘The Ideal Obituary’ about, and what inspired you to write this darkly comedic story?  It’s about a man who tries to shake his wife out of her depressive numbness taking her to funeral

08/03/2018

What better day than International Women’s Day to buy our women in theatre issue, with plays and contributions by 20 female artists and 10% of sales going to Planned Parenthood?

The Dionysian ISSUE 004 features work by female-identifying and non-binary artists including plays by Mariah MacCarthy,  Anna Fox , Sofya Weitz, Gracie Garnder,  Lia Romeo , Andra Gordon Gatica, Christl Stringer, Gina Femia, Kate Mulley, Ran Xia, Mallory Weiss, Shawna Wigney and Ma

03/03/2018

We interviewed Tiffany Antone about her fascinating, inspiring Protest Plays Project. Check it out!

What is the mission of Protest Plays Project? The Protest Plays Project mission is to cultivate connectivity between theatre artists, organizers, and audiences in the hopes of fostering civic action. What inspired you to initiate it? I started PPP after the 2016 election.  An assault

01/03/2018

Check out our interview with the majorly talented Gracie Gardner.

Her play ATHENA just got extended at JACK through to March 24th.

http://www.dionysianmagazine.com/blog/2018/3/1/gracie-garnder-on-athena

Photo by Peter Falls Athena is about two very different teenage girls forming a shaky friendship as they practice together for Nationals. What drew you to this story? Back in high school, I became close friends with a classmate

01/03/2018

What better time to buy a copy of The Dionysian than World Book Day?
http://www.dionysianmagazine.com/store/

26/02/2018

We spoke to Gabriel Jason Dean about Terminus, now playing at Next Door at New York Theatre Workshop!

What is TERMINUS about? The plot: TERMINUS tells the story of Eller--a progressive white matriarch--and her mixed-race grandson, Jaybo, who live together down by the railroad tracks in rural Georgia. When Eller's mind begins to fade, her violent past in the segregated South haunts her from the very

22/02/2018

We spoke to Charlotte Miller about Expecting (The Worst), a fundraising night at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater for her new play, Raising Jo.

Tell us a bit about Expecting (The Worst) at Rattlestick. "Expecting (the Worst)" is a fundraiser for my play "Raising Jo." My dear friend Chris Bellant is producing both the fundraiser and the play, he's also going to play Calvin, the lead in Raising Jo. Julie Kline who's direct

14/02/2018

Happy Valentine’s Day from The Dionysian!

13/02/2018

We spoke to Obie-winning artist Ellen Maddow about The Talking Band's Fusiform Gyrus - A Septet for Two Scientists and Five Horns, now playing at HERE Arts Center.

Photo by Suzanne Opton What is Fusiform Gyrus - A Septet for Two Scientists and Five Horns about, and what drew you to this story? Fusiform Gyrus is a music theatre piece which celebrates the resilience of friendship, the power of music to make us feel like anything can happen, and the rigorous trad

09/02/2018

Big love to Rye in Williamsburg for giving us a home for many late nights of Ritual Madness!

05/01/2018

First blog post of the year! An interview with Kyoung H. Park on PILLOWTALK from Kyoung's Pacific Beat at The Tank!

What is PILLOWTALK about? PILLOWTALK is an intimate bedroom drama about an in*******al marriage. Sam is an African-American, former Olympic swimmer, who is now settled in a corporate job following a public fall from grace. Sam is married to Buck, an Asian-American journalist hitting the “bamboo ce...

01/01/2018

Happy New Year from The Dionysian!

27/12/2017

Huge congrats to Gracie Gardner on winning the 2017 Relentless Award and to Gina Femia for being a semi-finalist! We are honored to have them both in issue 004, out now!

The Dionysian ISSUE 004 features work by female-identifying and non-binary artists including plays by Mariah MacCarthy, Anna Fox, Sofya Weitz, Gracie Garnder, Lia Romeo, Andra Gordon Gatica, Christl Stringer, Gina Femia, Kate Mulley, Ran Xia, Mallory Weiss, Shawna Wigney and Mandy Murphy (winner of

25/12/2017

Cheers! Raising a glass from The Dionysian (and Harold Pinter) to you all!

18/12/2017

We're excited to unveil the first Dionysian t-shirt, as modeled by co-founder Shawna Wigney! Designed by Cassie Rose based on her design for issue 004, its available now at our online store and 10% of sales go to Planned Parenthood!
http://www.dionysianmagazine.com/store/dionysian-tee

18/12/2017

We don’t have a cut off for sales at Christmas! We’re seasoned pros when it comes to mailing! Issue 004 stock is now very limited and it’s a perfect gift for any actors, writers, directors and readers out there. We also have past issues and discount bundles available!

The Dionysian ISSUE 004 features work by female-identifying and non-binary artists including plays by Mariah MacCarthy, Anna Fox, Sofya Weitz, Gracie Garnder, Lia Romeo, Andra Gordon Gatica, Christl Stringer, Gina Femia, Kate Mulley, Ran Xia, Mallory Weiss, Shawna Wigney and Mandy Murphy (winner of

10/12/2017

The Dionysian is currently looking for an intern to work on design for the 5th issue.

Candidates should have experience with copy-editing and Adobe Creative Suite.

If you are interested, please send a resume, portfolio link, and brief note to [email protected] - candidates must be based in New York City.

This is a great opportunity to be involved in our most adventurous issue yet and be part of the team!

08/12/2017

Addie Johnson Talbott has been a big supporter of The Dionysian and we were honored to include this beautiful, important piece she wrote about parenting in the arts in issue 004. Now we’ve put it up on the blog so everyone can read it!

The day after our son Bailey was born, lo these twelve years ago, my love/husband/partner Daniel decided we should get up and go outside with him. I panicked—raw in every way, aching with love and fear for the new being we created and were left in charge of. He insisted, gently. I balked. We went ...

06/12/2017

We’re starting putting together issue 005 this week and 004 is still selling fast! Get your copy here and remember 10% of sales go to Planned Parenthood!

The Dionysian ISSUE 004 features work by female-identifying and non-binary artists including plays by Mariah MacCarthy, Anna Fox, Sofya Weitz, Gracie Garnder, Lia Romeo, Andra Gordon Gatica, Christl Stringer, Gina Femia, Kate Mulley, Ran Xia, Mallory Weiss, Shawna Wigney and Mandy Murphy (winner of

03/12/2017

Big thanks to Bridge Street Theatre and Daniel Talbott for a giving us a brilliant weekend doing sad indie love song again for 2 great audiences and the chance to spend a weekend in the beautiful Catskills!

02/12/2017

This is how we post-show.

01/12/2017

We open tonight!

29/11/2017

Re-rehearsing our production of sad indie love song. We play Bridge Street Theatre with Daniel Talbott’s Nick and Zoe this weekend!