387 stories from Usher Nonsense
This is a too sad play about too sad people. Three siblings living in an unspecified location " the accents come and go " are the joint proprietors of a general store that is on its last le…
Well the Bats, some of my favorite performers, are at it again. And this time there is a some good Old Testament testifying. Like These Seven Sicknesses by Sean Graney, this company has ta…
Ten Chimneys was the Wisconsin summer home of Alfred Lunt and Lynne Fontanne. Those of you of a certain age will know that this duo was a theatrical icon. They appeared together in over 24…
Well this is a splendid production. And it is in no small thanks to Rebecca Lenkiewicz whose script has made the heady transition from the 19th century Norwegian into English vernacular wit…
It is amazing how the combination of good writing, good direction, good acting and good design a-l-w-a-y-s results in a good production. Lovers at The Actors Company Theatre is a delight. …
If you have trouble sitting in a confined space for 90+ minutes, or if the idea of unrelenting resignation with a dash of desperation on the side doesn't appeal to you; or if you like theatr…
Yes the red dog does howl. In pain I suppose. Or boredom. Or something.Michael Kiriakos (Alfredo Narciso) is about to be a father. His wife Gabriella (Florencia Lozano) is weeks away fro…
Here's a little challenge. Think back to 1976. Perhaps some of you were embryos " but give it a shot anyway. Place yourself in that year. Got it? Okay. NOW scroll through your life and…
What is fascinating is Lisa D'Amour's style. She brings you into the play well after it has started. Mary (Amy Ryan) and Ben (David Schwimmer) are hosting a back yard barbeque for their ne…
The first 15 minutes of this show had me entranced. I was sitting forward in m seat thinking, "Boy-o, boy. This is going to be great." The show opens with the cast singing What'cha gonna …
There is one moment in this play around which everything else revolves. It is the moment that Roelf Visagie (Richie Coster) reveals why he has come to this makeshift potters field in search…
This is the story of a love relationship fallen on hard times. Sort of shipwrecked on a pile of boulders the size of dragons' hearts. At times you think that perhaps they are ACTUALLY ship…
The first thing you may want to do is take a pair of scissors to this show. It is l-o-n-g. It clocks in at over two hours with 40 musical numbers. Not to be out done by its own self, howe…
I am reminded every day to be grateful. Some days it is easier than others. Harrison, TX: Three Plays reminded me that I am grateful for Horton Foote, Jayne Houdyshell and the discovery of…
This is the sixth year that Throughline Artists has been presenting Summer Shorts. And there is always something to take away from these evenings. It's like a meal of appetizers " and its …
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.Oops. Wrong text.Even so, these woods ARE lovely. The shadows are getting long and sweet because night is coming on a little earlier each day. The bird…
Some people MUST be drawn to politics because of the good they can do, and they stay focused on that good, unaffected to the swirl of the cesspool all around them. Those people are not in t…
In case you want to see an extraordinary cast that goes the whole 9 yards to make a silk purse " get over to see Dogfight. If things like the continuity of a good story are important to you,…
I said to someone afterwards, "This play is a mess and I loved it. But I can't figure out why." And he said, "It's just fun."Duh!I guess I'm not used to that. I should get used to it. On…
I love schmaltz. That sentimental and daring you to cry kind. Why this sentimental flavoring is called schmaltz, which is actually rendered animal fat " I couldn't say. But schmaltz it is…
There is a bird that nests atop a tree,Atop a tower built upon a set,That sits atop a stage we watch for free,And actors' actions acting make her fret.'Twas this same bird I watched fly to a…
It struck me as never before about the liability of previews when the actors friends attend, and, wanting to be supportive, laugh like hyenas at the slightest twinge of humor. This leads th…
Okay, I don't know what is in the water people are drinking lately but I am noticing a lot of going by way of Robin Hood's barn. John Patrick Shanley who knows what a point is and how to ma…
So my new totally favorite thing in the world is Bats, the resident companhy of actors at the Flea Theatre. Purely and completely I am in love with these people. They are smart and talente…
Funny how things go in cycles. For instance there are a bunch of plays out there at the moment where the writers get to their point by way of Robin Hood's Barn: Kenneth Lonergan, John Patr…
