The promotional material for Dead White Zombies’ “metaphysical sci-fi thriller” DP 92 claims that DP92 is the “last hope for humanity”. If such is the case, we are wading in deep doo-doo. Hope the claim is born of irony. Calling it metaphysical is quite a stretch, as well. As an examination of the nature of … Continue reading
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Diverse, Dynamic, Dramatic Dallas Welcomes the TCG Conference
“It’s death by art,” she grins, ruefully. Referring to her killer arts schedule as Kitchen Dog Theater’s Co-Artistic Director, Tina Parker welcomes Theatre Communications Group’s annual national conference descending this week on Dallas TX in stride. Multi-tasking? No problemo for this canny, creative, ‘wondrous’ woman…. She just opened two major productions at her unique theatre … Continue reading
Dig this W(hole) Deep: Dead White Zombies
They say the whole is greater than the sum of it parts…. In Thomas Riccio’s new progressive symphonic theatricale, “W(hole)”, playing at his decadent sprawl of a reclaimed warehouse in West Dallas through December 22, the adage rings true as a Tibetan gong. Taken apart, as in autopsy, it strains and fragments, laments and groans, … Continue reading
Raunch & Romance at The Loop: What’s Love Got 2 Do With It?
Nada, but it made a catchy title, and it caught your attention. Three plays about love, or lust, or lost love or abuse of love…. Tricks by Dead White Zombies Every festival has one entry that fits squarely into the “why produce this” category. Here it is for Out of the Loop 2012. Thomas Riccio, … Continue reading
Zombie Zen: blahblah @ The Green Zone
2011 A Space Odyssey meets It’s A Wonderful Life in walkabout dream-time. Doors open unexpectedly, physically, metaphorically, virtually and otherwise…. Pretty, average, twenty-something Joyce has a bad case of the blah-blahs and whines about it in no uncertain terms: her job, her life, her friends, and her boyfriend Karl, especially. Average, intellectual, not too hunky … Continue reading