American Airlines enjoys a close personal relationship with nationally celebrated performance artists Fred Curchack and Laura Jorgensen. That’s because this dynamic, creative duo lives and works c.1800 miles apart and spends lots of time commuting between Texas and California so they can perform their unique original plays together. It’s an arrangement that works well for … Continue reading
Posted in October 2012 …
I Do Declare! 1776 at Lyric Stage
“Our do-nothing Congress isn’t worth a darn. All they do is sit on their rich, elitist butts. They squabble over petty issues, insult each other rudely, complain about the weather and refuse to deal with real issues making life tough for the average citizen.” Sound like a polite Facebook post about the 2012 Congress? An … Continue reading
James Venhaus’ “Ugly People” at Pantagleize Theatre
When is it appropriate for a critic to review community theatre? Does the sometimes-searing analytical focus of criticism deal fairly with the goals of a community theatre production? It makes me nervous. I support the success of community theatre and the right of “non-professionals” to enjoy the experience of performance in a community setting. People … Continue reading
The Last Comes First: NTLive “The Last of the Haussmans”
First-time playwright Stephen Beresford brings his considerable skill and experience as an actor to bear in writing his tightly wound family drama “The Last of the Haussmans”, playing at Angelika Film Centers as part of Britain’s National Theatre Live screencasts. (ANGELIKA – DALLAS Saturday, Oct. 27 2:00PM; ANGELIKA – PLANO Sunday, Oct. 28 2:00PM, Tuesday, … Continue reading
Lovin’ that Overbite of Mine: Dracula at The Funhouse
Every so often they let him out of his dank, dark dungeon. The primordial skeleton key releases the rusty lock, and the immense door creaks open wide its gaping maw. That Duke of Demented Depravity, Dean of Dastardly Jokes and Spinner of Ripping Yarns emerges to unleash another fractured, harrowing hash-up of classic literature upon … Continue reading
Dallas’ Diana Sings Nobody’s Hart
Bring on the glam! If you missed the incomparable Diana Sheehan’s sold out, “Best of the Loop” Cabaret performance at this year’s Out of the Loop Festival at WaterTower Theatre, here’s your chance to rectify that. Sheehan brings her unique blend of saucy sophistication, mystery, elegance and sterling musicianship to Kurth Hall at the Sammons … Continue reading
Kommós for War: Undermain’s “An Iliad” from the Homer
Who was the Greek poet Homer, anyway? Known as the “Homeric question”, there’s speculation about his existence comparable to William Shakespeare’s. Both have spawned a raft of scholarly and semi-sensational writings that assert, “Someone else wrote these works”. Maybe around the 12th or the 7th or 8th century BC, a poet known as Homer, or … Continue reading
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