Illusion Theater has renewed their collaborative relationship with local playwright Jeffrey Hatcher in a commissioned work that also honors producing directors Michael Robins (who directs this production) and Bonnie Morris for their commitment to developing and producing new plays. The…
Photo Set: First Aid Kit with Peggy Sue at the Cedar 4/7/12
The Birthday Party at the Jungle Theater
Pinteresque. The word has permanently entered the English lexicon. It refers to something seemingly straightforward – a word, a gesture, a simple prop, a mere pause – that implies that we live atop a miasmic sea of horror and nastiness. …
Photo Set: Gotye with Kimbra at Epic 4/4/12
Interview: Jeremiah Gamble
We had the pleasure recently of speaking To Jeremiah Gamble. Jeremiah has written, stars in, and (with spouse Vanessa Gamble) has composed the music for Kingdom Undone, a remarkably intelligent and challenging telling of the Passion of Christ story. The…
Photo Set: Of Monsters and Men with Lay Low at Fine Line 3/29/12
Photo Set: Ben Kweller with Sleeper Agent and The Dig at the Fine Line 3/28/12
Million Dollar Quartet at the State Theatre
I did a scientific analysis of the audience at Million Dollar Quartet (at the State Theatre, through April 1) (I looked around). I immediately perceived that a person with the Rogaine concession would clean up. The show seems geared largely…
Photo Set: Communist Daughter with Joey Ryan and the Inks and Bethany Larsen and the Bee’s Knees at the Varsity 3/23/12
“Werther and Lotte” produced by The Moving Company at The Lab Theater
We’ve learned to expect imaginative surprises from The Moving Company. The members of this relatively new company of familiar local theater artists just see theater differently. Werther and Lotte, the Passion and the Sorrow, created by company members Nathan Keepers…
“American Family” at Park Square Theatre
Park Square Theatre, in association with Carlyle Brown & Company, has premiered a new play by Carlyle Brown, taking Park Square down an adventurous path. A commissioned piece by the theater, American Family explores the idea of a mixed-race marriage…
Kingdom Undone at the Southern Theater
Kingdom Undone (Southern Theater, through April 8, 2012) tells the story of the passion of Christ. Ostensibly looking to celebrate Passover, Jesus makes his entrance into a Jerusalem awash in revolutionary fervor. Zealots appear quite willing to employ terrorism in…