Author Archives: Bill Hirschman
Musical Chairs: Caldwell Shakes Up Season
The Caldwell Theatre Company has replaced two of its previously announced shows. The first to go is that perennial favorite mixing drama and comedy, the ever-popular TBA. (They never seem to actually get that one on the boards.) The pinch …
See Rising Action Theatre’s “Leopold & Loeb” For The Thrill Of It
Thrill Me isn’t an easy undertaking, but the verdict is more than clear; Rising Action Theater’s production is must-see thrilling.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
“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.
A PaperStreet Web Design
