Tag Archives: Island City Stage
Autism Injects Unique Aspect Into Light Switch’s Gay Romance
Light Switch’s classic romantic tale plot is so traditional that there is no surprise it turns out happily ever after for these gay protagonists. Except one is autistic in this insightful depiction of emotional and psychological challenges trying to find and maintain relationships.
Island City: Writing Is Easy; You Just Open a Vein and Bleed
Gracefully directed by Bruce Linser with an expert cast of three, Everything Beautiful Happens at Night explores the creative process, the secrets we keep that bind us/handcuff us/prevent us from truly embracing life, the choices we make and friendship in a production at Island City Stage.
Ambition Never Looked So Good As In Ruthless!
Island City Stage’s Ruthless! The Musical fires on all cylinders, literally everything clicking be it the cast, the direction, the design, the music, the choreography, or the costumes. This is theatrical excess in the best, and worst, way: is a perfectly choreographed train wreck, and that’s a compliment.
For Better (But Not) Worse ‘At The Wedding’ on Island City
Anyone who has been invited to, and maybe even attended, the wedding of an ex-love knows how emotional and triggering the event might be. And therein is where the comedy lies in Island City Stage’s At The Wedding
Fat Ham Redux Amped Up In GableStage’s Turn With BBQ Alongside Will Shakespeare
Island City Stage’s production of Fat Ham last month was funny, topical, engaging. But in its co-production at GableStage this weekend, four weekends of performances and two subsequent weeks of fine-tuning have generated a significantly amped up edition that vibrates with dynamic energy.
Comic ‘Fat Ham’ Echoes Hamlet Thru African-American Prism
Fat Ham, which tells of a young gay man at his Black family’s contentious backyard barbeque, is basically a huge grin. The fact that the ingenious plot intentionally echoes Hamlet does not cover up that this is simply a fun farce.
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