““I’m a person who doesn’t like summer or sunshine,” said Ellen Fairey, playwright and self-proclaimed melancholic.” opens a February 2010 nytimes.com article about then emerging playwright Ellen Fairey. For a woman with a decidedly pessimistic view of life, good fortune has certainly flooded her creative path. Chicago’s established Profiles Theatre booked her play Graceland before … Continue reading
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Spongy-Grungy Macbeth at L.I.P. Service
Guest critic Anna Holloway is a professional dramaturg and reviewer based in Oklahoma City. She writes for The Oklahoman and for the NewsOK blog, as well as makes occasional guest appearances on Oklahoma Arts Scene and Hurd and OKConstage.com. Having directed Macbeth, she is always interested in seeing other approaches to the play. The genius … Continue reading
THE ELEPHANT MAN at L.I.P. Service
Guest review by Al Currie With The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance, L.I.P. Service presents another challenging, thought-provoking play, which seems to be their preference. Directed by Shawn Gann, the two act documentary-styled drama runs through October 15, Thursday through Saturday evenings at 8:00pm, at the Firehouse Theatre in Farmers Branch. The play won numerous … Continue reading
Meet the Actor: Monalisa Amidar in L.I.P. Service’s LAUGHING WILD
Monalisa Amidar plays The Woman in L.I.P. Service’s current production of Christopher Durang’s two-person, absurdist odyssey that explores quirks of human nature, Laughing Wild. She relishes the opportunity: “It’s a role of a lifetime. She’s an absurd and sad character in many ways but very meaty, comprehensive, perceptive and funny, too. A daunting challenge! There … Continue reading
Whale-Watching with L.I.P. Service at The FireHouse Theatre
Samuel D. Hunter is a big-time national playwright, winner of the prestigious MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship (a no- strings $625,000 cash award), most famous for his play “A Bright New Boise”. Ever heard of his play “The Whale”? It’s where a regular-sized actor gets to play a 600-pound man, wearing a fat suit. A “fat suit”? … Continue reading
L.I.P. Service Productions: David Rabe’s STREAMERS, a model of artistic inspiration
When longtime stage actor/director and film professional Jason Leyva stepped into his current position as Technical Director and Production Manager for the Farmers Branch Firehouse Theatre in 2012, he hoped his diverse technical skills, imagination and people savvy could help support and upgrade the venue and its family programming. He also brought to the Firehouse … Continue reading
OKLAHOMA! doin’ fine at The Firehouse Theatre
It must be the way fans of The Rocky Horror Show feel about attending its performance. They can hardly wait for the music to start to sing along. With Rodgers and Hammerstein’s breakout 1943 musical Oklahoma! I’ve been singing along with every song since grade school. I lost count of how many versions of the … Continue reading
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