Cigdem Oktem is a smooth and likeable storyteller.  It is a shame that her material is rarely up to her performance skills.

Oktem’s show is mostly a mash-up of two different topics:  how I kept my sanity during a period of unemployment (mostly by watching way too much cable television) and why I love my quirky Turkish-American family. [Read more...]

“You’re boring the audience!” the Sprite (Jessie Dulaney) spits at Joan (Rachel Duda), who is trying to write a play. Sadly, this is one insightful sprite.

Busted is a story about a woman in the process of writing a dreadful play, which she must complete in one month’s time. We are treated to bits and pieces of it. Apparently it is a modern version of “Cinderella”, utilizing characters named “Bill” and “Melinda” (to give the audience something with which to identify). [Read more...]