I almost never walk into a theatre with a preconceived notion of how I will write a review. Then sometimes the format or need for a particular perspective sweeps over me as soon as I arrive. The first people I ran into at The Kalita Humphreys Theater when I attended Uptown Players’ opening night of … Continue reading
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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
Best on the Boards: DFW Theatre Critics Forum 2015
Another year of outstanding D/FW thespian endeavor rolls by. Herein I post the decisions arrived at by the Dallas-Fort Worth Theatre Critics Forum after three hours of deliberation, negotiation, advocacy and munching David Novinski’s delicious gluten-free brownies to finish our potluck meal at Martha’s. I’m stoked by the diversity and quality of performance art in … Continue reading
Fated into Existential Freefall: David Rabe’s STREAMERS at L.I.P.Service Productions
Tony Awards, 1977: Annie sweeps the musicals category. Michael Christopher’s Pulitzer Prize in Drama winner The Shadow Box, about death and survival, beats out the nominated Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Simon Gray’s Otherwise Engaged and David Rabe’s Streamers in the Best Drama category. The Shadow … Continue reading
