Redial is a comedic and clever exploration of the lives of four aspiring actresses living in New York. Playwright Tamar Kummel, an artist herself, has based the play largely on her own experiences.
Archives for July 14, 2012
McGoddess
There is a Yiddish proverb that goes, “Better to laugh about your problems than to cry about them.” The real trick lies in getting other people to laugh about your problems, particularly if the people belong to a group that gave them to you.
Nevermind the Bullocks, Here’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The title of this fun show recalls the Sex Pistols’ smashing album, “Nevermind the Bullocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols“, and Patrick and Maxwell Denney, the ambitious co-creators, do everything they can to bring the glory of the Pistols to the glory of the Bard. It doesn’t always work, but when you combine the talents of […]
Bareback Ink
While its title may suggest a rawness that’s of the anything-but-emotional variety, exploring intimacy – physical, artistic, and romantic – is the goal of Bob Bartlett’s latest tattoo-centric play, Bareback Ink. And it mostly succeeds, when it doesn’t allow its own mythology to get in the way.
Church
In Church, we go to church. That is to say, we sit in darkness on folding chairs, bathed in religious music, grand and engaging, and beautifully sung by an unseen and uncredited choir.
No Exit
At least until the end of the Capital Fringe Festival, philosophically inclined theatergoers can find hell in a church basement.
Dreams in the Arms of the Binding Lady
Izumi Ashizawa’s Dreams in the Arms of the Binding Lady is a nightmare in all the right ways. In turns seductive and ghastly, this dream sequence drawn from Japanese myth is an entrancing addition to this year’s Fringe Festival.