Meet Meghan Grady
October 31, 2007 by Joel Markowitz
Filed under Theatre Schmooze
Meet Meghan Grady
Appearing in Speed-The-Plow
One in a continuing series on Knockout Performances
By Joel Markowitz
On Thursday, October 25th, I witnessed one of those rare nights in the theatre where a young actress had the audience eating out of her hands, or in this case – book.
Who is that scene stealing actress who is strutting across the [...]
Kit Marlowe
October 30, 2007 by Tim Treanor
Filed under Our Reviews
Kit Marlowe
By David Grimm
Directed by Jessie R. Gallogly
Produced by Rorschach Theatre
Reviewed by Tim Treanor
David Grimm’s Kit Marlowe is a history play, written in the old style and the high language, so full of juice and life and sweetness of phrase that it could have been written by Marlowe himself, had Marlowe been born in the [...]
redshirts
October 30, 2007 by Debbie Jackson
Filed under Our Reviews
redshirts
By Dana Yeaton
Directed by Lou Bellamy
Produced by Round House Theatre in conjunction with Penumbra Theatre
Reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackson
What do Emily Dickenson, iambic pentameter, and modern poetry have to do with a bunch of newly recruited black college football players, itching to make the next great play and score with a “just gimme the ball, [...]
The Jungle Book
October 30, 2007 by Johnny Perl
Filed under Kids Stages Reviews, Our Reviews
The first review from Kids Stages – our new coverage of theatre for and by kids.
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THE JUNGLE BOOK
A musical based on the book by Rudyard Kipling
Music and lyrics by Daniel Levy
Book and lyrics by April-Dawn Gladu
Directed by Kathryn Chase Bryer
Produced by Imagination Stage
Reviewed by Johnny Perl
The Jungle Book is about a young “man-cub,” named Mowgli, [...]
The Women of Brewster Place
October 29, 2007 by Debbie Jackson
Filed under Our Reviews
The Women of Brewster Place
Book, music and lyrics by Tim Acito
Based on the novel by Gloria Naylor
Directed by Molly Smith
Produced by Arena Stage                                                     Â
Reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackson
The postcard artwork for the long awaited women of Brewster Place tells it all – women of various appearances, different bearings and expressions, all with life-stories to tell, [...]
Flowers for Algernon
October 28, 2007 by Tim Treanor
Filed under Our Reviews
Flowers for Algernon
By David Rogers, based on a novel by Daniel Keyes
Directed by Matt Ripa
Produced by Landless Theatre Company
Reviewed by Tim Treanor
There are many things wrong with Landless Theatre Company’s production of Flowers for Algernon, but before we get to them let us celebrate the fine performance by Matt Baughman in the role of Charley [...]
Rashomon
October 28, 2007 by Ronnie Ruff
Filed under Our Reviews
Rashomon
Adapted and directed by Tobin Atkinson
Produced by Meat and Potato Theatre
Reviewed by Ronnie Ruff
Meat and Potato Theatre’s season opener shows the company’s continued commitment to risk and attention to detail.
As You Like It
October 27, 2007 by Tim Treanor
Filed under Our Reviews
As You Like It
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Derek Goldman
Produced by Folger Theatre
Reviewed by Tim Treanor
As You Like It is kind of a crazy play, and the Folger Theatre’s pleasant production of it does not add to coherence.  In a nutshell: Orlando (Noel Vélez), youngest son of the late Roland du Bois, goes to the house [...]
Women of 50
October 26, 2007 by Rosalind Lacy
Filed under Our Reviews
Women of 50 (Mujeres de 50)
By Daniela Di Segni and Hilda Levy
Directed by Liliana Pecora
Produced by Teatro De La Luna – Â International Hispanic Festival
Reviewed by Rosalind Lacy
Argentine actress Liliana Pecora is the Sarah Bernhardt of comic actresses. Pecora doesn’t speak English at all, she told us on opening night. That’s like Bernhardt who never spoke [...]
Tim Acito of Brewster Place
October 25, 2007 by Joel Markowitz
Filed under Our Podcasts
Joel Markowitz interviews the composer/lyricist/librettist
This concludes our three part series of the journey of The Women of Brewster Place from Alliance Theatre in Atlanta to its opening here the Kreeger Theatre at Arena Stage.











