Sticks and Bones, David Rabe’s 1972 Tony Award-winning play, is the second part of a trilogy dealing with the Vietnam War, following The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel and preceding Streamers. It is, without a doubt, one of the hardest stage dramas to sit through I have ever experienced. Partway through the first scene it’s … Continue reading
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Sisters’ Bounty: BROTHERS’ HARVEST at The Ochre House
So what’s a country girl to do, besides keep her pits deodorized and her bush debugged? Here’s an ironic play title. Brothers’ Harvest, Matthew Posey’s latest original offering at The Ochre House, plumbs the raw, dark vaginal depths of visceral, unleashed female psyche, awash with the PMS-laden scent of a proto/fem lib crudite plate. Just … Continue reading
Strumming a Glorious Tune: SEVEN GUITARS at Jubilee Theatre
The title of August Wilson’s 1995 drama Seven Guitars represents the seven characters in this Tony, Pulitzer and Drama Desk Award nominated play. Each strums a different life tune – resonating in different keys and telling unique stories through the lyric and melody in Wilson’s sonorous text. When all seven play as a well-orchestrated ensemble, … Continue reading
Blasting Bogosian: BITTER HONEY at The Wyly in Dallas
BLAST: as in of fresh air; as in hysterically funny, thought provoking and irreverent; as in powerful, relentless and focused as a human laser beam. Eric Bogosian is a blast. If you miss the chance to see him perform BITTER HONEY: The Best of 100(Monologues) at the Wyly Theatre, with two shows concluding the solo … Continue reading
Jubilee Theatre welcomes William (Bill) Earl Ray as Artistic Director
Jubilee Theatre proudly announces the appointment of nationally respected stage director and stage and film actor William (Bill) Earl Ray as the company’s new Artistic Director, after a year’s intensive search. An Austin area native, Bill Ray earned his theatre degree from Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. A seasoned professional as an actor, director … Continue reading
Your Sweet Bitter: BOGOSIAN at Dallas’ Wyly Theatre
“The point of being an artist and using language is to invite people into your reality. Who could imagine an Edward Albee or a Harold Pinter before there was an Albee or Pinter? That’s the thrill of the stage.” Eric Bogosian $25 RUSH STUDENT TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR ALL SHOWS AT BOX OFFICE Dallas welcomes playwright/ … Continue reading
Trinity Shakespeare Festival: Welcome, 2016 Cast
Trinity Shakespeare Festival announces its company for 2016, its 8th season, running June 7-26 at the TCU campus in Fort Worth. It features a distinguished assemblage of national artists, regional professionals and new faces. TJ Walsh directs The Winter’s Tale and Stephen Brown-Fried directs A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Tickets will go on sale online in … Continue reading
Invincible Women: STEEL MAGNOLIAS at The Firehouse Theatre
Steel Magnolias: say the play title to a random longtime theatre critic and watch the jaw clench with “Do I have to sit through another production of this syrupy soap opera?” emblazoned across the face. Firehouse Theatre presents a dignified, intimate version of the play at its Farmers Branch venue through February 7, with comfy, … Continue reading
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