141 stories by "Debbie Jackson"
There's something about raunchy elves and an over the top Mrs. Claus as a potty-mouthed, grind-worthy, well-endowed and knows how to flaunt it M.C. that tickles even if the actual jokes aren…
Just when you thought you've seen the absolute final rendition of a Christmas Carol that you can take, another version pops up that's irresistible"Tiny Tim's is one of those. A grown up and …
Thrusting hips and high stepping kicks are heating up the National Theater for just a few days with Umoja finally in town. Rescheduled due to visa difficulties, the company has resumed its l…
It's amazing how topical something from the 1930's feels and fits right here and now when it's a classic, expertly cast and directed. Awake and Sing! depicts one family's story, one of the f…
The adorable mouse Stuart Little sails into fun and adventure at Adventure Theatre/MTC. Director Colin Hovde brings out the humor in the award-winning story by believing in the magic of ever…
The Puppet Co’s rendition of Rapunzel snaps with the vigor of fresh vegetables, which is what rapunzel actually is, a vine in the radish family. Master Puppeteer Christopher Piper pass…
A very different show than Isango Ensemble’s companion piece, Magic Flute, Venus and Adonis is more somber, less accessible, and is more of an acquired taste. While Flute is deliriousl…
Who knew that Mozart's Magic Flute could bounce and sway with an African beat? It does, big time in the masterful production by the visiting artistry of the Isango Ensemble from Cape Town, S…
Dead & Breathing pairs the formidable Lizan Mitchell with the dazzling N.L. Graham in a battle of witticisms, piercing words and stratagems about life, living, end of life decisions, and…
The short story, The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, which captures a woman's slow descent into utter powerlessness and madness, has been sending shivers down readers' spines f…
Pinkalicious shows how too much of a good thing, no matter how tasty, sweet, and bubblelicious can have unfortunate consequences. Carolyn Agan is perky sweet as Pinkalicious. She interacts w…
It takes a lot of imagination and defiant boldness to take on Roald Dahl’s The BFG, (Big Friendly Giant). The tale goes into dark scary places generally not depicted in family theater …
The "musical drama" of Hank Williams: Lost Highway takes its cues from other great bio-dramas that have gone before, and what it lacks in storytelling it makes up with sheer talent. The song…
Kwaidan, a collection of "stories and studies of strange things" is a journey through Ghostly Japan being presented by the appropriately named Spooky Action Theater. With text described as p…
Constellation Stage captures the multilayered stories from The Love of the Nightingale with full regalia and mythical epic bearing in the intimate Source space. With the staging so beaut…
Underneath the Lintel is a deceivingly simple story of a librarian tracking down the patron who borrowed and returned a long overdue book which transitions into an unanticipated life journey…
In true August Wilson form, each character in Two Trains Running has a distinct style, function and purpose. Set in 1969, the characters frequent a run-down diner, that might actually of…
Some artists you can trust to bring their artistry to new heights, and that no matter what they do, it will be an electrifying and exuberant experience. Marc Bamuthi Joseph is one of tho…
Christopher Piper's rousing welcome to the Puppet Co's production of Hansel and Gretel opens floodgates of responses from little ones trained to sit still and be quiet. With permission t…
Ambassador Theater’s latest production has just opened at Mead Theatre Lab. Happily Ever After's three scenes explore the landscape of loneliness and aloneness experienced in various s…
Only perfect-pitch direction and excellent casting could get this quirky expressionist work off the ground. Luckily Spooky Theater has just what it takes to get juices flowing like you w…
The story of Sleeping Beauty gets a whimsical fun-filled touch at Puppet Co. With its trademark sometimes snarky banter filled with modern references and sensibility, the company tells t…
Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang is a soul searching romp raising questions about racial identify, profiling, radical self-acceptance and more. Hwang's writing is direct and sincere as h…
The Gin Game is a tromp through the emotional landscape of two people in a nursing home playing harmless games of Gin Rummy to pass the time — harmless as a heart attack. The multiple …
For a fast blast to the past of a speak-easy, a cool jazzy set is swinging at the Flashpoint Mead Theatre Lab. With creative and stylistic verve, Pointless Theatre has organized the song…
