Monthly Archives: October 2011

A Bouquet of Irises (Acker)

  It’s been a while since we’ve seen local theater icon Iris Acker on stage except on On Stage With Iris Acker on her BECON TV theater interview program. So it’s an occasion worth remarking that the veteran actress will …

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Close Your Eyes And Listen: War of the Worlds

Theater lovers trying to avoid the little monsters haunting the neighborhood on Halloween have an option. AirPlayz, a company dedicated to the art of radio drama produced by 2Watts Productions will recreate Orson Welles’ famed fright night radio play The …

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Enter Stage Left: Outré Theatre Company

So theater is dead? Don’t tell the newest kid on the block, the Outré Theatre Company, a regional troupe that describes itself as “unconventional, outrageous and out of the ordinary.” The company will kick off its first season at different …

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Jackie Rivera: An Adult At Last in Caldwell’s New Family Drama After the Revolution

Although she just turned 25, Jackie Rivera s best known locally for a procession of pugnacious characters negotiating late adolescence, but now she has the linchpin role as Emma, the idealistic social activist in Caldwell Theatre Company’s season opener, After the Revolution.

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Infinite Abyss’ Mitzi’s Abortion Provides Food For Thought On Both Sides

Mitzi’s Abortion probably won’t change anyone’s stance on a woman’s right to choose, but this production is worth seeing.

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Women Drivers Mirthful and Moving But Mired in Metaphors

By Bill Hirschman There is something inexplicably hilarious about people struggling to master the high technology of operating an automobile. One of the funniest comedy routines of the second half of the 20th Century has to be Bob Newhart’s deadpan …

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“Edith Can Shoot Things” Provides New Definition of Family at New Theatre

The idealized nuclear family is nowhere to be seen here, but playwright A. Rey Pamatmat has put in its place as strong and supportive a family unit as it is bizarre in this quirky production.

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Actors Playhouse Joy-Filled Hairspray Crippled By Sound Quality

The tragedy of this lavish, ebullient production of Hairspray is how the muddy, uneven, out of balance, sloppy sound on opening night fatally sabotaged the energy, enthusiasm, theatrical skill and money that the cast, musicians, designers and producers invested into this perfect match of material to a company known for mainstream musicals.

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A Toast to Jon & Juan’s Wedding

It’s like every wedding you’ve ever attended: family conflicts, inappropriate behavior, dancing, moments that will make you laugh, and moments that will make you unabashedly teary-eyed. But unlike most traditional weddings, there’s no bride, but two very adorable grooms.

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The House of Bernarda Alba is Flawed but Intriguing and Thought-Provoking Rendition

The University of Miami and the Arsht Center deliver a unique and mostly convincing rendition of this tale of parental oppression and carnal repression.

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