Tag Archives: Gail S Garrisan

Summer Shorts Finally Gets to Celebrate 25th Anniversary

Like death and taxes, one of the few truly dependable things in life is that the venerable Summer Shorts from City Theatre is going to be a satisfying mix of light comedy with a few mildly serious moments. And its silver anniversary production remains a thoroughly entertaining source of 10-minute plays executed by a seasoned cadre of pros.

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Alex Alvarez, Caryl Fantel, City Theatre, Daniel Llaca, Diana Garle, Elena Maria Garcia, Ellis Tillman, Eric Nelson, Gail S Garrisan, Jameelah Bailey, James Samuel Randolph, Jodi Dellaventura, Jovon Jacobs, Lindsey Corey, Margaret M. Ledford, Margot Moreland, Michael Yawney, Nicole Perry, Sandra Portal-Andreu, Stephon Duncan, Steve Shapiro, Steve Yockey, Summer Shorts, Tom Wahl | Leave a comment

Miami’s Shorts Is Once Again A Welcome Summer Cooler

They make it look so easy.

The 23rd annual City Theatre Summer Shorts crew slip seamlessly from broad comedy with a hint of a moral to bittersweet drama with a soupcon of dry wit and back again in nine separate playlets.

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Alex Alvarez, City Theatre, Clive Cholerton, Daryl Patrice, Diana Garle, Elizabeth Dimon, Eric Pfeffinger, Gail S Garrisan, Greg Edwards, Jessica Farr, Ken Weitzman, Margaret M. Ledford, Mark Harvey Levine, Marquise Rogers, Michael Yawney, Scott Gibson, Sheila Cowley, Steve Yockey, Summer Shorts, Tom Wahl | Leave a comment

Presidential Politics Make Shorts Gone Wild Even Wilder

Political satire is like the finest champagne – delectable at the time but going flat with age. But in the meantime, as Shorts Gone Wild 4 (subtitled Decision 2016: It’s Gonna Be Yuuuuuge!) underscores, what a terrific way to blow off angst over today’s polarized landscape.

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Andy Rogow, Christina Groom, Christopher Demos-Brown, City Theatre, Dominic Smith, Gail S Garrisan, Gladys Ramirez, Island City Stage, Jessica Farr, John Manzelli, Larry Buzzeo, Margaret Ledford, Michael Aman, Michael Leeds, Michael McKeever, Noah Levine, Rita Joe, Shorts Gone Wild 4, Stuart Meltzer, Susan Westfall | 1 Comment

Pigs Do Fly Gains A Little Altitude In Curly Tales

Getting old, or older, is not for sissies, the saying goes… but it’s easier if you can laugh at it and if you know you’re not going crazy all alone. The second half of that is the unspoken maxim beneath Pigs Do Fly Productions as it enters its third season with its newest entry, Curly Tales.

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Carol Sussman, Curly Tales, Elena Maria Garcia, Elissa D. Solomon, Gail S Garrisan, Harry Marsh, Kerry Sensenbach, Lynn Simmons Chvotkin | Leave a comment

Pigs Do Fly Gains A Bit More Altitude With New “Flying High!”

The writing seems a little sharper, the direction more incisive and the acting a bit more credible at Pigs Do Fly Productions’ new Flying High. Some of the playlets still are a bit lamer than others and some still limp along a bit, but there’s a noticeable uptick in the quality of this evening meant to provide a quiet, gentle smile.

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Carol Sussman, Carol White, David Susman, Donna Warfield, Elena Maria Garcia, Elissa Solomon, Ellen Wacher, Flying High, Gail S Garrisan, Jim Gibbons, Miriam Kulick, Pamela Schueler, Pigs Do Fly Productions, Steven A. Chambers, Todd Caster | 1 Comment

Shorts Gone Wild Is Rainbow Of Gay-Themed Plays For Everyone

If the context of the eight sketches in Shorts Gone Wild 3 is primarily gay-centric, the material and performances have markedly improved year after year until it has reached a high-water mark in the series’ quality.

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Andy Rogow, Antonio Amadeo, Christina Groom, City Theatre, Craig Moody, Gail S Garrisan, Gladys Ramirez, Island City Stage, John Manzelli, Kevin Black, Larry Buzzeo, Michael Leeds, Michael McKeever, Niki Fridh, Patricia Cotter, Paul Rudnick, Sheri Wilner, Shorts Gone Wild 3, Stuart Meltzer, Tony Finstrom | Leave a comment

Shorts Gone Wild 2: More About Relationships Than Risque

So the Cowardly Lion walks into a gay bar…. That premise pretty reliably lets you know that you must be watching the new edition of Shorts Gone Wild 2, the mildly risqué festival of short plays with a LGBT underpinning.

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Andy Rogow, Christopher Demos-Brown, City Theatre, Gail S Garrisan, Gary Garrison, Gladys Ramirez, Island City Stage, Larry Buzzeo, Margaret M. Ledford, Matt Stabile, Michael Leeds, Michael McKeever, Niki Fridh, Renee Elizabeth Turner, Shorts Gone Wild, Teddy Harrell Jr., Tony Finstrom | Leave a comment