Archives for July 15, 2014

A glimpse at the Peter’s Alley Theatre website suggests that small, emotionally-loaded relationship plays are the company’s specialty: To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday, Proof… incidentally both, like this show, set on the porch of a house. But hey, everyone has to have a niche, right? This production of Porch by Jeffrey Sweet–a funny, charming, […]

Are you experiencing abdominal or pelvic cramping? Lower back pain? How about food cravings, headache or fatigue? If you have these or other symptoms, and it’s been roughly three and a half weeks since the last time it happened, you probably don’t need me to tell you what’s going on.

This is not one of those times where the typically short Fringe running time is a blessing. Leaving Sage of Blackwell, you wish you could spend another hour in this world, learning about the struggles, joys and regrets of these characters. It’s like an all-too-brief visit with your favorite older relative, getting another chance to […]

I had trouble asking for my tickets for I Füçkèð Your Country. Not just me. I overheard others: “”that show about Europe” or “I F-ed.” I was starting to get sweaty. But our friendly Fringe Festival volunteer had no trouble saying it out loud! Phew! So then I relaxed and proudly held the program title-side […]