I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE
“I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” is a musical composed of several vignettes that explore the world of dating, […]
April 2012
The Pitmen Painters
Humorous uplifting play revisits Billy Elliotshire
The “Pitmen Painters” opened April 26th at ACT theatre. Written by the same author of the screenplay “Billy Elliot”, Lee Hall, it takes place in the North of England, and revisits the subject matter of “Billy Elliot.” It recounts the real-life story of The Ashington Group, miners turned painters, who got their start at a union-sponsored Worker’s Education Association art class in 1934.
CLYBOURNE PARK
In many ways “Clybourne Park” is your average living room drama: the audience is invited into the home of a
TEAM OF HEROES: Behind Closed Doors
Developing new work is always risky business. Unlike the great classics, contemporary works just have not been tested over time.
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THE TWILIGHT ZONE LIVE!
“The Twilight Zone Live”
Since I only vaguely remember the TV series the “Twilight Zone” it was with a certain amount of trepidation that I attended Theatre Schmeater’s “Twilight Zone Live”, at ACT Theatre on opening night, Friday April 6th. Although I had a vague premonition that Twilight Zone had a cult following, I was not prepared for the delightful audience enthusiasm which added to the charm of the evening. It was not quite on a par with the audiences in Rocky Horror Picture Show but give it time.
THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT
“The Last Days of Judas Iscariot,” by Tony Award nominated playwright, Stephen Adly Guirgis, is a courtroom drama set in
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Nine 10-minute Comedies about Death, Sex: Election Season
I knew I was in for it, when the director of “Nine 10-minute Comedies about Death, Sex: Election Season” Shawn Belyea, managed to get in the Anglo-Saxon word for feces and the diminutive for Richard, as a slang word for a man’s appendage, all in the same sentence, while asking the audience to turn off their cell phones With the exception of one of the plays “Sex Life”, by Wayne Rawley, the audience got an overdose of profanity, contempt, very little creativity and the sort of humor which is largely forgettable because it lacks any insight into the serious issues of life.