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The Unsackable ManReviewed by Katie BuennekeZombie Joe’s UndergroundThrough April 30I’m not a fan of Moby Dick or American football, so perhaps I am not the target audience for the world premiere production of The Unsackable Man, which aims to fuse the book with that sports entity.The show is a tongue-in-cheek adaptation of the classic Herman […]
Rapunzel AloneReviewed by Deborah KlugmanThe 24th Street TheatreThru April 30In 2013, the 24th Street Theater produced a play by British playwright Mike Kenny, Walking the Tightrope. It was directed by Debbie Devine and starred adult performer Paige Lindsey White as a little girl who visits her grandparents at the seaside every year. When she arrives […]
PODCAST: Stages of Our City: Episode 7: Dana Martin and V CateProduced by Julia StierIn Episode 7, Dana and V discuss In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play (Open Fist Theatre), Can’t Pay? Don’t Pay! (The Actors’ Gang), The Path to Catherine (Write Act Rep), The Queen’s Ball: A Bridgerton Experience (Biltmore Millennium), Trayf […]
The Queen’s Ball: A Bridgerton ExperienceReviewed by Dana MartinIndefinitelyRecommendedSocial season is upon us, people, and every respectable lord and lady is eager to be the talk of the “ton”. Shondaland, Netflix and Fever join forces to present Bridgerton: An Immersive Experience, an epically delightful evening of 19thcentury cosplay appropriately housed at the majestic Millennium Biltmore […]
Gaslight HouseReviewed by Socks WhitmoreWhitefire TheatreThrough June 4RecommendedThe Whitefire Theatre, named for the transformative powers of the hottest level of flame, has proudly claimed the title of the only theater in the country to have continued live theater during the pandemic. For the past two years, the space welcomed over 250 live solo shows to […]
Silent SkyReviewed by Iris MannTheatre 40Through April 17Playwright Lauren Gunderson is reportedly one of the most produced playwrights in the country, although she has not had any of her works done on Broadway. Gunderson is known for mixing the scientific and the historical with the personal in her plays. Accordingly, her Silent Sky tells the […]
The Path to CatherineReviewed by V CateWrite Act Repertory CompanyThru May 1Catherine the Great was Russia’s longest ruling woman leader and its last reigning Empress. In 1762 she took power by force, overthrowing her husband, Peter III, when she led 14,000 soldiers on horseback to the Winter Palace and compelled him to abdicate the throne. […]
Anna in the TropicsReviewed by Deborah KlugmanA Noise WithinThrough April 17Imagine, if you can, members of the UAW or the United Mine Workers of America hiring a reader to read to them while they labor at their job. And not just any printed material — not a gossip rag or a bodice ripper or a […]
