Tuesday, February 20, 2024
The balance is off between the two storylines. If the most crucial dramatic element of the story is the legal issue surrounding consent, the dynamics of the sisters’ current and historical…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:56PMThursday, February 15, 2024
"you don’t have to do anything" written by Ryan Drake is a story that explores a gay man’s coming of age from the time he was in seventh grade until graduating from college. It is set in…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:06PMMonday, February 5, 2024
Alyson Reim Friedman, Thom Brown III, Niko Zylik as young Nicky, Donovan Counts, Alisa Ermolaev and William Broderick in a scene from the new musical “The Boy Who Listened to Paintings” …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:30PMWednesday, January 31, 2024
The hardworking cast takes us along on the quest by playing multiple characters and using a wide array of props scattered on tables at the edge of the performance space. The transformations …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:05PMMonday, January 22, 2024
Tyson’s portrayal of Raskolnikov is riveting as he moves through the elements leading inexorably to his mental collapse. The exchanges with Porfiry are woven together with encounters with …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:55PMFriday, January 19, 2024
Hendley is solid in his performance as the narrator of his and his grandmother’s story. His presentation commands attention without demand, smoothly and effortlessly focusing on the words …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:22PMThursday, January 11, 2024
The show is well presented but lacks a clear narrative, leaving viewers with more questions than answers. Is it about a man's journey to self-discovery or an exploration into a confusing haz…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:30AMMonday, December 25, 2023
Ranchera is a style of traditional Mexican folk music with origins in the ranchos of rural Mexico. The songs are about love, patriotism, or nature and are usually sung by men. The vocals hav…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:30PMSaturday, December 9, 2023
"The Inheritance of a Long-Term Fault," written by Mêlisa Annis and directed by Vanessa Morosco, is an extraordinary play that explores how the societal structures across many cultures have…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 08:56PMWednesday, December 6, 2023
"Killin’ Republicans," concept and libretto by Dick D. Zigun and music by Arturo Rodriquez, directed by vagabond, is billed as a rock opera about violence towards certain Republican Party …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:28PMTuesday, November 28, 2023
"United Nations: The Other West," written and directed by Bossert, is an outstanding example of the hybrid theatrical system he has created. This production is an extension of his 2022 "Unit…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:55PMThursday, November 16, 2023
"Ode to the Wasp Woman," written and directed by Rider McDowell, is a play done in the style of film noir and true crime films of the 1950’s. The show focuses on the events leading up to t…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:52PMMonday, November 6, 2023
The production was conceived in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a group of actors was performing "No Exit (Huis clos)." They decided to adapt the ideas of Sartre’s work into…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:06AMThursday, November 2, 2023
What is remarkable about Mack's performance is that she is reliving the grieving process with every performance. It is not a fictional story with an actor taking on a role; this is a powerfu…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:36PMWednesday, November 1, 2023
Mikel Murfi skillfully brings to life a handful of colorful characters in a rural town where Farnon is the cobbler. The transitions from one character to the next are done with shifts in pos…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:08AMThursday, October 26, 2023
All eight stories are engagingly woven into a pattern that illustrates the things that help us understand what it is to encounter a fear of death or even a fear of living. David Dean Bottrel…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:11PMTuesday, October 24, 2023
"Chasing Happy," written by Michel Wallerstein and directed by Alexa Kelly, is a five-character comedy about a gay love triangle. It unravels like a pilot for a television sitcom that borrow…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:31PMFriday, October 20, 2023
Lee Blessing's "Down The Road" is a tale that explores what can happen when "normal" people are confronted with the psychopathy of evil in the form of a charming, ego-centric serial killer. …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:22PMSunday, October 15, 2023
"The Lights Are On," written by Owen Panettieri and directed by Sarah Norris, is a psychodrama that plays with two ideas: are we really who we think we are, and what are the reasons we do wh…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:39PMFriday, October 13, 2023
"The Picher Project" is a bluegrass and folk-infused musical conceived and directed by Quentin Madia, with music, book, and lyrics by Madia and Lauren Pelaia. This show is based on real-life…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:17PMTuesday, October 10, 2023
"The Making of a Great Moment" by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb and directed by James Barry is a play about a pair of actors who are the principal players and only members of a bicycle theatrical tou…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:04PMThursday, October 5, 2023
It takes considerable skill for competent actors to play at being bad actors, and many of the cast members succeed. It is not a bad play, but the overarching problem with the show is that it…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:37PMFriday, September 29, 2023
David Dean Bottrell is both a craftsman and an artist, as evidenced in his delightful and exquisitely entertaining show "Dear Mr. Bottrell, I Cannot Possibly Accept This." From his Prologue …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:12PMWednesday, September 27, 2023
"The Jester’s Wife," written and directed by T.J. Elliott, is a fanciful attempt at reconstructing the source of the myth of Dymphna, a legendary medieval Irish saint who is considered the…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:32PMMonday, September 18, 2023
This play demands attention to the smallest details and a thoughtful encounter with what truth is being hidden and revealed in both the spoken text and the silent actions. It leaves one with…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:51PMFriday, September 15, 2023
"alt-Hamlet," written and directed by Suzanne Willett, loosely uses "Hamlet' 's plotting and character types in a carnivalesque/grotesque black comedy. Inspired by the US Supreme Court's 202…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:56PMSunday, September 3, 2023
"Click" by Drew Pisarra and directed by James Dean Palmer is a play inspired by the film "Breathless," written and directed by Jean Luc Godard and considered a seminal work in establishing F…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:30PMSunday, August 20, 2023
"Baby Foot," written and directed by Tim Venable, follows the interactions between three addicts in the very early morning in the lounge room of a rehab facility. The two central characters …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:35PMWednesday, August 9, 2023
It takes great skill and imagination to make an impromptu idea flow with conviction and commitment. And, so it is with the wonders of As You Will, a company of engaging, talented actors who…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:35PMMonday, July 17, 2023
"A Girl Far From Normal" by Robyn Bishop-Marin takes us on that stroll down the lanes of her memory, and it is fearsome, delightful, heartfelt, wrenching, and funny. Matthew Harrison's direc…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:47AMSaturday, June 24, 2023
"The Gospel According to Heather," with book, music, and lyrics by Paul Gordon, is a story about a teenager's struggles with fitting in with her contemporaries, finding a boyfriend, and deal…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:15PM 
