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There's Nothing Soft About 'The Pillowman'new
Irish playwright Martin McDonagh is all about the blood in his dark drama -- both the kind of blood that's beaten out of a suspected criminal by corrupt police, and the kind that flows between two brothers.
Orlando Weekly |
Lindy T. Shepherd |
11-14-2008 |
Theater
Sonic Boom: Why Theater is Getting Loudernew
The basic problem with sound, engineer Nick Keenan maintains, is that everyone hears it differently, and no one really knows how to talk about it.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
11-10-2008 |
Theater
The New Puppetry: Stars Like Leslie Carrara-Rudolph Come Out to Playnew
You might consider this cross-continent trek not to be worth the travel hassle for one of the hottest talents in children's television. But for Carrara-Rudolph, the Orlando Puppet Festival is more than a gig; it's a homecoming.
Orlando Weekly |
Seth Kubersky |
11-06-2008 |
Theater
Who Loves the Living Dead?new
If you share my fondness for flesh-eaters, you would have found plenty of fellowship at Spooky Empire's Ultimate Horror Weekend. The Wyndham Resort attracted so many lurchers last weekend that I had to park at T.G.I. Friday’s and shamble across I-Drive.
Orlando Weekly |
Seth Kubersky |
10-23-2008 |
Theater
Monsters Inc.new
'Commercial' Little Shop fails to deliver.
Orlando Weekly |
Seth Kubersky |
10-16-2008 |
Theater
Tags: theater, Little Shop of Horrors
Smoochin' the Shrew: Orlando Shakes Starts Season with Sweet Lovenew
Musical theater fans consider the 1948 opus, with book by Sam and Bella Spewack and music and lyrics by Cole Porter, to be one of Broadway's greatest treasures.
Orlando Weekly |
Al Krulick |
10-01-2008 |
Theater
The Global Peace Film Festival Features Seriously Moving Pictures from Around the Worldnew
The Global Peace Film Festival showcases up the 30 feature films (mostly documentaries) and almost 20 shorts from around the globe that offer differing interpretations and perspectives on the subject of "peace."
Orlando Weekly |
Lindy T. Shepherd, Liz Langley, Bob Whitby, Al Krulick and Seth Kubersky |
09-18-2008 |
Theater
Paradise, Lost: Why 'Beyond Eden' May be the Best Musical You'll Never See
For 20 years, B.C. composer Bruce Ruddell has been working on his epic musical, Beyond Eden. But less than eight months before it was set to debut, it collapsed like the aboriginal culture at the heart of the show.
Monday Magazine |
John Threlfall |
09-03-2008 |
Theater
Dallas Theater Center Gets Its Act Together with a New Leadernew
Finding a new artistic director to take charge of an institution the size of Dallas Theater Center—mid-range among the 77 members of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT)—is something like setting out to hire a football coach who can take a professional team to the playoffs.
Dallas Observer |
Elaine Liner |
09-02-2008 |
Theater
Live Arts' First Sold-out Show Ramps Up Greek Tragedynew
Emmanuelle Delpech-Ramey's speed-wheeling deconstruction of Oedipus at Colonus goes beyond Sophocles' wandering gloom to find a future and newfound faith in this hard urban setting, with local skateboarders acting as the play's Greek chorus.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
08-26-2008 |
Theater
Can You Copyright Stage Direction?new
Lawsuits over Urinetown haven't helped decide the matter.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
08-26-2008 |
Theater
John Bruce Johnson: 1931-2008new
Johnson founded the Baltimore Playwrights Festival and rescued the Vagabond Players in the 60s.
Baltimore City Paper |
John Barry |
08-12-2008 |
Theater
Why Can't Philly's Thriving Theater Scene Use the City's Grand Old Stages?new
Ironically, Philadelphia is worse off because we have so many great old theaters -- we might sustain one or two, but what do we do with a dozen?
Philadelphia City Paper |
David Anthony Fox |
08-12-2008 |
Theater
Live Active Culturenew
Mad Cow Theatre made a strong case for the theater as the last refuge for rational political discourse with last Sunday’s politics-themed entry in their ongoing Salon Series, occasioned by their opening weekend of George Bernard Shaw’s Major Barbara.
Orlando Weekly |
Seth Kubersky |
07-31-2008 |
Theater
Tags: theater
The Albuquerque Theatre Guild Shakes Up the Scenenew
If the Albuquerque Theatre Guild had a catchphrase, it'd be: "More butts in seats." The adage best sums up the organization's top priority—plus, it's pithy and would look great on a T-shirt.
Weekly Alibi |
Amy Dalness |
07-22-2008 |
Theater
