John Morogiello has a thing for redheads, and his play, while not filled with gut-busting laughs, is witty, quirky, entertaining, and somehow, someway, manages to add in a splash of drama.
Archives for July 21, 2010
Another Picnic at the Asylum
Angela Neff grew up in a large family with a larger than life father. Unfortunately, his exploits which stemmed from a bi-polar disorder became increasingly destructive and eventually led to hospitalizations, divorce, and suicide. [Note: that’s not a spoiler, it’s in the program.] Writer-performer Neff gives a descriptive solo presentation of scenes from her life, […]
Get on the bus with Busboys and Poets
Busboys and Poets is sponsoring a day trip to the Contemporary American Theater Festival this Saturday, July 24th. A few tickets still remain for the package which includes a ticket to each of the two most provocative plays in the festival – LIDLESS by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig and WHITE PEOPLE by J. T. Rogers (this […]
The Rave Scenes
Imagine a group of friends (and some hangers-on) sitting around one night talking about the club scene they used to frequent. No matter the particular scene, if you were a crazy clubkid, you’ve had the post-scene breakdown, the nostalgia and the arguments about what it really meant. AWoL Productions’ The Rave Scenes is exactly like one […]
Passing Strange
The term “rock musical” can often give this punk rock girl the heebie-jeebies. Most of what Broadway offers to the wah-wah pedal-inclined is either jukebox (Rock of Ages, Movin’ Out, Good Vibrations, Jersey Boys) or more traditional musical theater fare given a rock twist (Spring Awakening, The Who’s Tommy, Hair, Next to Normal).
If You Give a Pig a Pancake
There are some concepts that simply defy imagination and must be seen to be believed. The prospect of Jerry Whiddon directing Helen Hayes winner Holly Tywford in a musical adaptation of If You Give a Pig a Pancake is one of them. The wait is over, the show is up, and it’s a riot.
So What Are We Fighting For?
So What Are We Fighting For? by Melvina Martin takes place at the headquarters of a fictional civil rights organization, “ Fighting For Freedom”, in a small Mississippi town. As the new volunteers arrive for the summer, the internal racism, sexism and bigotry hidden within the organization is made apparent, and the organization’s women are […]
I Lost My Laugh in the Revolution
How did I lose my laugh? This is the question that solo artist Shameka Cunningham asks herself repeatedly throughout I Lost My Laugh in the Revolution. But whether or not she answers the question is up for debate. If she could commit to the role in a deeper way, the audience may be able to […]