Douglas Corzine

4 weeks ago | washingtoncitypaper.com | Douglas Corzine |Serena Zets |Allison R. Shely |Stephanie Rudig

Thanks for being a member of City Paper! In his 1917 short film The Immigrant, Charlie Chaplin presented his iconic Little Tramp as a penniless immigrant coming to America by boat. Chaplin’s shorts showcased his ability to celebrate underdogs and imbue the silent film era’s slapstick humor with a new emotional depth, laying the groundwork for full-length masterpieces like Modern Times and one of our favorites here at City Paper, City Lights.

1 month ago | brooklynrail.org | Douglas Corzine

Word count: 1255Paragraphs: 27After the Atlantic Theater Company shut down performances over a labor dispute with backstage employees in early January, Mona Pirnot’s new play I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan was shelved along with Eliya Smith’s Grief Camp. The parties reached a tentative agreement in early March, paving the way for both plays to return—starting with Greenspan, a solo show built around the downtown legend of the same name.

1 month ago | tdf.org | Douglas Corzine

Four decades ago she started her career as an actor, singer and dancer. A few years back, she started producing. Now she's adding director to her résumé. ---The mononymous LaChanze may have come to fame as a Broadway star, earning accolades and awards for her performances in Once on This Island, Summer and her Tony-winning turn in The Color Purple.

1 month ago | nashvillescene.com | Douglas Corzine

A two-way mirror is reflective on one side and transparent on the other. Human Resources, a new play from Nashville Story Garden and local favorite Nate Eppler, works the same way: flipping between perspectives and forcing audiences to question what they see. Human Resources March 27-April 6 at OZ ArtsThe play embeds its audience in a surreal corporate landscape.

1 month ago | washingtoncitypaper.com | Douglas Corzine

Thanks for being a member of City Paper! In August 2017, a group of neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klan members, and far-right extremists held a “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The gathering moved from noxious slogans like “Jews will not replace us” to violence when James Alex Fields deliberately drove his car into a crowd, killing counterprotestor Heather Heyer and injuring 35 others.