Beauty…Laughter…Love…War…The tale of those left behind. The Poet Warriors follows the intertwined tale of three couples whose fates are bound to one another and the war in the Middle East. 

The Golden Apple of Eternal Desire is presented as an exploration of desire and it’s archetypes through thematic improv comedy; the first scene is a scripted piece featuring actors Nancy Flores, Chris Whitney, and the show’s playwright Frank Mancino portraying archetypical characters hanging out on a park bench, occasionally feeding rum-laced popcorn to pigeons but […]

The story promises to be one that more than enough folks are familiar with—the horrors of dealing with that ill-fated creature of criticism, the mother-in-law.  Mother-in-Law: The Musical, written by Suzanne Knapik and directed by Kelli Boyd, ostensibly follows the ups and downs of the relationship between a mother-in-law, her daughter, and her daughter’s wife/partner/whichever […]

What do you imagine Pamela H. Leahigh wrote before she had her first romantic kiss? A sonnet? A letter of unimaginable and unrequited love, directed at the hot boy at school but never sent? A diary entry describing confusion over the first tendrils of amorous longing?

The Capital Fringe, unjuried and uninhibited, is open to every conceivable expression of the theatrical art. I have seen searing psychological drama and raucous solo comedies. I have seen naked people chase each other around the stage throwing beer and dead people playing guitars. There are some things I have yet to see – an […]

If you come to Katie Hartman and Leah Rudick’s show trying to find The Point, it’s that wee little store front at the corner of New York and 7th. Oh, wait, you mean you’re trying to find the point of the show? Well, that’s neither here nor there.

From Sublime to Divine is the journey of two women – Lisa Santhanam and Nazanin (Nazy) Baygani – as they learn Odissi, one of the classical dance forms of India. It’s an autobiographical tale that begins with the sparks that ignited their passions: for Nazy it was a picture of another classical Indian dance, Bharatanatyam, […]

In a pivotal scene in the second half of Case 22, a judge tasked with assessing a case of alleged child abuse engages in careful deliberation, reaches a verdict, assembles the courtroom, raises his gavel and – sorry, scratch that.

“Sometimes it isn’t so good to go inside your head, Sylvia,” declares her mother Frances in this hands-down, must-see world-premiere drama by Any Grau Duvall.  It is the impressive work of a talented local playwright and it moved the Apothecary audience to tears as well as swift applause and genuine contemplation.

With over 130 shows happening at Fringe this year, marketing can be a bit of a problem.  Illegal Sex Acts: Live on Stage asks the question “How do you fill seats while pleasing both the audience and the critics?” Most people’s answer is a thought provoking entertaining show with some good laughs.  What this audience […]

[Best Imitation], written by Jeremy F. Richter, is a musical with an odd assortment of plot twists and songs that fail to define any purpose behind the existence of the show.  The musical opens with Jeremy F. Richter, as the character “Me”, walking through an apartment door in the middle of the stage.

McSwiggin’s Pub, a one-man drama/comedy performance starring Second City alum and Hill staffer Sean O’Brien, comes complete with some funny moments, fake beer drinking and a little audience participation.