“I operate on the premise that a theatre’s job is to prevent people from leaving their seats before the entertainment is over.” I concur wholeheartedly with Tom Stoppard, who uttered those words in … Continue reading
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Marvelous Mayhem: “The Bald Soprano” at University of Dallas
Watching a production of Eugène Ionesco’s first play, The Bald Soprano, feels like what watching your own brain surgery on a hospital monitor might feel, but in a positive way. You’re very aware that the playwright toys with your gray matter in a curious and entertaining fashion. All the neurons and synapses jumble and fire … Continue reading
Sit a Strange Spell: Kitchen Dog Theater’s “The Chairs”
When Clint Eastwood appeared at the Republican National Convention in 2012, he baffled everyone watching its broadcast with his rambling, absurd, somewhat crude conversation with an empty chair next to the podium. Having now seen Eugene Ionesco’s “The Chairs” (“Les Chaises”), as staged by Kitchen Dog Theater in the MAC’s black box space, I may … Continue reading
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