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Review and Podcast By: Ronnie Ruff

The Disappearance of Janey Jones — The Hatchery Festival

Janey Jones never disappears during this wonderful new play mounted at the 2nd annual Hatchery Festival at DCAC, in fact she is all over the stage because Janey is her grandmother and her mother before her. A victim of bi polar disorder, Janey’s grandmother commits suicide in a lonely home for the aged. Janey, depressed herself struggles with her doctors diagnosis of her depression and her family history. Can she get control and attend the funeral? Is she destined to live her life taking pills and sleeping constantly or will she live her life as it should be?

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Phoenician Women

Phoenician Women

– Natural Theatricals

By Ronnie Ruff

Natural Theatrical’s mounting of a new translation of Phoenician Women is a must see for anyone wanting to see how to make use of every bit of space a venue has to offer. The auditorium at the Masonic Temple in Alexandria is a grand ornate structure that seems vast for such a small company. Bob Bartlett who directs this classic story has his actors speaking to you from every corner of the vast space, making it seem so much smaller and intimate as a result. The sound design and sound effects by Todd Edwards are a perfect match for the tragic themes of this play and give it a somewhat spooky feel. [Read more...]