387 stories from Usher Nonsense
Another day. Another dollar. Another pesky handgun mishap. Oh well. Not that this is anything to make light of, but Jeese I like the way K. Poe's mind works! She is a writer who can twi…
Well THIS is an unexpected pleasure! Frank Strausser has written a play that is acerbic and a little vague and also sort of touching. I know " that sounds odd but then people are odd, and …
As I was leaving the theatre I heard a colleague remark to his theatre companion, "Well, not altogether bad." That about sums it up. With the added note that this is a fantastic cast that …
Erika Sheffer is a brave writer. Here she tackles family relations, immigration and slavery all in one go. Any one of these would be enough for a play, but Sheffer likes to play big. Good…
It feels odd to recommend a play where the character dies and we know that before we enter the theatre. (Come to think of it we do that all the time with Shakespeare….) Nevertheless, get …
When I see a play like this, once I get over the shock, I think about all the people who worked on it, how they stepped up to the plate and gave it their best. Because the one thing you can…
Wow. That is what I have to say. WOW, WOW, WOW. These Gob Squad folk take theatre way off center and manage to bring you into the new loopy orbit. Ordinarily I don't like the idea of aud…
There are times when I sit through a show and count the minutes until I can leave. And then there are times when I sit though a show and am overwhelmed with gratitude for this temple we cal…
Anyone wanting a master class in the art of acting would do well to see this play. Deborah Hedwall is a glorious actor. She is daring and seamless and takes you so deeply into the characte…
This is one of those plays that drops like breadcrumbs, which you follow. Each leads you to a point that leads you to another. The moments depend on one another, and for all of that they …
If you took Fred Astaire, Marcel Marceau and Beckett into a big barrel and shoved it over Niagra Falls, Leo (Tobias Wagner) would pop out when the tumbler hit the water below. Leo is a man …
There are a few reasons that you want to go see these people. First of all they are smart and inventive and speak that universal language of slapstick. Second of all they are housed in wha…
Ohhhhh I get it. THIS is what Ch'inglish was aiming to do, and at which it failed miserably. Malcolm (Matt Dellapina) is a nice white American boy, down on his luck without friends, jobs,…
In this day of stem cell research and people giving birth to entire litters of children, Suli Holum and Deborah Stein have chosen to examine a condition called Chimera. A chimera is a perso…
There are only two elements I found lacking in this production: its length and it's title. It is, in a word, too long. And the reference to Sid James falls flat because no one knows who he…
I am nearly speechless after seeing this show. I think that's because I feel as though someone reached in to my head and tried to short circuit the wiring. This show is so beyond the pale …
A Stick Fly is one of those unfortunate insects that,, in order to be photographed and examined properly, must be glued to a stick. In that position, we can see its extraordinary physical c…
This isn't the first time I have disagreed with a few reviewers. I LIKED this show. There were a few potholes in the story, but the entire thing gallops forward with such determination and…
This is a charming and welcome tale for so many reasons. First of all it is a tale of men who connect when they are separated by two generations. It is a tale of commitment to the earth as …
Alan Ayckbourn must be some sort of planetary treasure. Seriously, if the Martians arrive anytime soon, I will send them right over the pond to the doorstep of Sir Ayckbourn with the firm d…
I was bored. Bored and more bored. And more bored than even that.This show is like a wonderful old roadster that got reconditioned so that it looks dandy on the outside, but lift the hood …
This is a show that will totally creep you out " and for some seriously great Baby Boomer reasons.Imagine what would have happened if Ozzie and Harriet went rogue. Went rogue and then time …
Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant. This is one of those shows that reminds you: magic is real.Based on the move of the same name Once is the story of a Guy (Steve Kazee) who has been spit o…
I bet Ethan Coen was a champ at giving the other kids in grammar school wedgies. He probably did it without pausing as well, so that he was nearly past his victim by the time the kid realiz…
Dismal. Dismal. Dismal.It begins with your entrance into the theatre. The stage is separated from the audience by three walls of gauze that require anyone passing to bat them to the side …
