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4 Cents Review – When 2 reviewers each give their 2 cents. Today Diánna Martin and Stephen Tortora-Lee give their 4 Cents about Almost Exactly Like Us which is playing at The Workshop Theater. Do you ever have one of those days where it seems like everything is melting down into an abyss of doom, ... Read The Full Article...
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Harlem by Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over— like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? ... Read The Full Article...
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Full disclosure – I went to Heathcliff Entertainment’s production of The House of Yes (written by Wendy MacLeod and directed by Brandt Reiter) full of anticipation. The movie of the same name (based on MacLeod’s play) had long been my litmus test; if someone loved the film as much as I did, then I knew we’d ... Read The Full Article...
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viBe Theater Experience (viBe) is a non-profit performing arts/ education organization that empowers teenage girls through the creation and production of original performances. viBeSolos is an advanced program for independent, courageous young women interested in writing and performing a solo show. Four to six girls, individually, create their own “one-girl-show” workshopped and guided in collaboration ... Read The Full Article...
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I haven’t seen a really good on-stage comedy in a while, so when I heard about No Tea Production’s latest show called Poppycock (written and directed by Jeremy Mather) playing at Under Saint Marks I can definitely say I was excited to see what the evening had in store. Related Posts:Early Risers / Night Owls ... Read The Full Article...
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Keep reading for a chance to win tickets . . . Related Posts:Delving Into DARK WATER With Diánna MartinThe 2012 National Newborn Festival Is Almost Here!The National Newborn Festival: Celebrating Emerging Playwrights In StyleSmall Town, Big Show – “Barrier Island”Ever Seen A “NewBorn” Play? (Part 1)
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I think it’s happened to all of us; there’s that one great memory – a perfectly time phrase at just the right moment, or a they’ll-never-believe-this experience you shared with someone, or a you-had-to-be-there anecdote that left the two of you shaking with laughter. Years later you bring up the treasure to your partner in ... Read The Full Article...
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There’s a lot of promise in a show entitled “The Mark Twain You Don’t Know” – the expectation of an evening of eye opening hidden gems, new facets to an old chestnut like Twain, and deeper burrowing into the stories that have been given such broad brushstrokes over the years that we think we know ... Read The Full Article...
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The Cherry Orchard was written in 1904 by Anton Chekhov and while it was the writer’s intent to have it play as comedy, the original production was directed as a tragedy. This latest production of the play, directed by the venerable Terry Schreiber, contains elements of both comedy as well as tragedy, but it ultimately ... Read The Full Article...
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Many of us know what we know of British school kids … or British school chums from what we see on the screens both big and little. British children are smart, even the not so bright ones have an air of intelligence that is a bit unsettling. The accent makes them sound very, very wise. ... Read The Full Article...
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I was just having a conversation with a fellow actor who is also the Literary Manager for one of my favorite theatre companies, and we were discussing how incredibly difficult it is to stage a successful production of Titus Andronicus. Considered by most to be Shakespeare’s most bloody and violent play; one based on the ... Read The Full Article...
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First, a joke: Old Perceval decided to treat himself for his 100th birthday. He flew first-class to San Francisco and checked into the Fairmont Hotel. The mischievous hotel concierge got an idea and, as a practical joke, sent a call girl up to his room. She knocked, and the old fellow walked slowly over and ... Read The Full Article...
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