(Photo by Tyler G. Hicks-Wright. Pictured: Ingrid Nordstrom, Kelly O’Donnell, Isaiah Tanenbaum, Jake Alexander, Jason Paradine, Christina Shipp, Michael Davis) I read Aaron Riccio’s review late last night after coming home from a second rough night at the theatre. This review saved me a little, especially because of this quote: There are moments where Schulenburg…
(Photo by Tyler G. Hicks-Wright. Pictured: Ingrid Nordstrom, Kelly O’Donnell) I am so moved by Sean Williams’ response to The Lesser Seductions of History. One of the artist/producers behind Gideon Productions (Viral, Universal Robots, Hail Satan), his opinion means a great deal to me. My favorite quote from his post brings the action of the…
(Photo by Tyler G. Hicks-Wright. Pictured: Jake Alexander, Isaiah Tanenbaum, Christina Shipp, Tiffany Clementi, Jason Paradine) Wendy Caster is a reviewer new to me, so I was thrilled to read her review yesterday, and then bump into her at Liz Duffy Adam’s Or,! I look forward to hearing her take on that romp of a…
(Photo by Tyler G. Hicks-Wright. Pictured: Ingrid Nordstrom, Christina Shipp) The first review is out, and it’s a good one, drawing on Our Town (a clear ancestor for the play), the history of the 1960’s and our past production of Pretty Theft. An example: The Flux Theatre Ensemble is known for ambitious productions. Their superb…
Given the layoffs in arts journalism – a 50% decline in four years – is there any light up ahead in a life spent writing about theatre? Well, it’s hard to argue with those terrible numbers. But a few things recently have made me wonder if we’re simply in the hard part of an important…
(The Khyber Pass, between Afghanistan and Pakistan)Small Pond Entertainment PresentsSLEEPERby David Ian Leedirected by Nat Cassidy“A war is coming, but not the one we expect.”Featuring: Micah Chartrand, David Dartley*, Emily Hagburg, Jason Griffith*, David Ian Lee*, L. Jay Meyer*, Karen Sternberg*, Craig Lee Thomas* & Kristen Vaughan*Limited Engagement at the Manhattan Theatre SourceJuly 20 –…
(Photo: Isaiah Tanebaum, Pictured: Michael Davis, Nitya Vidyasagar, Candice Holdorf, Brian Pracht) Yes, she’s a warm, loving, talented, vegan, master chef, yoga professional sweetheart. But…she is also fierce. If the picture from Midsummer above isn’t enough proof, our Candice Holdorf is now writing theatre reviews for The Hatchet. As befits a Georgian, she rates the…
(the following review is courtesy of Patrick Lee at Theatermania) (Photo: Shalin Scupham, Oberon: Michael Davis, Puck: Nitya Vidyasagar) Both immediately accessible and thematically adventurous, The Flux Theatre Ensemble’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, at the West End Theater, rewards audiences of all degrees of familiarity with the play. (Photo: Shalin Scupham, Moth: Michael…
(Learn more about Flux’s Midsummer here.) Our first review is in from Backstage, and they’ve kindly made us Pick, calling it “a production of engaging lucidity and immediacy…” (Michael Davis as Oberon in tech) “In addition to his imaginative and intelligent staging within the usual budgetary confines of Off-Off-Broadway…”(Charlotte Graham as Wisp, Kira Blaskovich as…
Man, I’ve been wanting to make that joke since I saw the show almost two weeks ago, but I haven’t had a chance to sit down and write my thoughts. I will not write an extended critique of the production, which has already received more than enough coverage from writers far better, and more qualified,…
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