Revenge of the Poisoned Lady and The Victim Reviewed by Anthony Sanford Jr. After watching the double feature presented by the five member Live Action Cartoonists ensemble, dinner tables will never quite be the same. The show is two delightfully comedic horror tales
Long Beach ’44
Long Beach ‘44 By Laura Vogltanz If you have already read a few reviews of this year’s Fringe, then you have heard this before: “The Shop,” where several of these plays take place, is a garage. A weird, dark, hot, hole in the ground that screams haunted house
Ball and Chain
Ball and Chain By Matt MacNelly A lifetime of happiness. A death sentence. A sacred institution. A tax break. In Ball and Chain, the M word is put under the microscope courtesy of seven new plays that focus on the happily ever after as few have before.
Fringe Scene Stealers
Fringe Scene Stealers Performers from Musicals and Concerts Who Really Stole the Show By Joel Markowitz This Fringe is all about the Music for me, so I’m throwing the spotlight on performers and musicians who were real standouts. Add your own favorites – musicals of not – in the Comments section. Let’s give them a hand!
Eugenio
Eugenio Reviewed by Janice Cane It’s a tricky thing, having a theater festival in the middle of summer. If the weather is gorgeous, as it was for the opening weekend of Fringe, it may be hard to draw a crowd.
Through the Looking Glass
Through the Looking Glass Darcy Sabatino Theatre is not just about what happens on the stage it is also about the venue, the outside of the building, the way it smells, the sounds, and the audience. So it’s July. It’s hot.
If You See Something Say Something
If You See Something Say Something by Leslie Weisman Our story begins at the White Sands Missile Range, a secure military installation in New Mexico. It’s quite large; “you could fit three Rhode Islands in it,” Mike Daisey tells the capacity audience.
For Tomorrow
For Tomorrow: Story and Poetry of Hilda Stern Cohen by Darcy Sabatino For Tomorrow combines story telling, music and a slideshow. The experience was like a grade school living history day.
Chocolate Jesus
Chocolate Jesus Reviewed by Tim Treanor I know that not all of you believe in Jesus but you all believe in chocolate, so let’s start with the bad news: DCSpeakeasy’s production is long on religion, but there’s not a drop of the sweet stuff. (Storyteller Eva Salvetti passes around some brown rice, but believe me, it is […]
The Revenge of the Cat-Headed Baby …
The Revenge of the Cat-Headed Baby and Other True Tales about Life and Death Reviewed by Tim Treanor There were a couple of empty chairs at the showing of The Revenge of the Cat-Headed Baby and Other True Tales yesterday at Cole Studio. You fools!
Poe and All That Jazz
Poe and All that Jazz by Miranda Hall If Poe and All that Jazz receives the zealous attention it deserves, then perhaps this holiday season a Poe-in-a-box will give Tickle-me-Elmo a run for its money. Let’s give it that chance – for the kids.
City Folk
City Folk Reviewed by Tim Treanor Billy (Alex Perez) is auditioning for the Church play. He has a Shakespearian monologue, but the monsignor (Peter Quon) wants him to throw in some lines about the protection of babies. “Improv, eh?” Billy says, “That’s tough.”