The principal lesson of Adventure Theatre’s curiously inert and un-Adventuresome production of the Dr. Seuss classic appears to be watch out for mom, since the shenanigans our laid-back Cat in the Hat (Rick Hammerly) proposes to Sally (Jessica Shearer) and her brother (Tyler Herman) are so mild and slo-mo that they could be offensive only […]
Archives for July 2013
Beating Broadway – How to Create Stories for Musicals That Get Standing Ovations
Writing a musical is a task that takes both talent and training. No one textbook can give you all you need even if you have all the talent in the world. However, while there are many textbooks in print on how to write specific kinds of products – novels, movies, television series, poetry, songs, plays […]
Baby Universe
“What will happen then to the objects, including possible spaceships, that [fall] into [a] black hole?” Stephen Hawking once asked. “According to some recent work of mine, the answer is that they go off into a little baby universe of their own. A small, self-contained universe branches off from our region of the universe.”
Capital Fringe: Someone to Watch Over Me
– by guest writer Kevin Finkelstein – Washington, DC is the seat of political power in America. Within these 68 square miles, decisions are formed, mistakes are made, and policies are implemented, all of which affect every American citizen. Yet there is no professional theatre in Washington solely dedicated to government.
Capital Fringe: Disco Jesus and the Apostles of Funk
– by guest writer Vaughn Irving – Who’s the only son of God who really knows how to get it on? It’s Jesus…Disco Jesus.