Archive for June, 2009:
The Freak is Dead
Long live the Freak.
Let’s try to remember him at his best. Enjoy. Rest in peace, Michael.
That Bouncing Audience Member
Hilariously libidinal and sardonically subconscious post over at Kyle T. Wilson’s blog Frank’s Wild Lunch concerning a particularly annoying audience member at Redcat’s recent Wooster Group Show.
Too damn funny. [...]
We’re Still Here
For those still tuning in. I know it’s hard to tell. Been a bit of a difficult time the last couple weeks and the deal is with a [...]
The Monday Moment
This is a time when American can unite in a creative way to show the Iranian people that we are still “lovers of freedom”.
The cartoon is vivid and says it [...]
Critique of the Week
MADNESS IN VALENCIA
by Eve Meadows – Stagehappenings
Although Lope De Vega allegedly wrote over 1,500 plays, sailed with the Armada, ended his life as a priest, and lived at the same [...]
Technical Difficulties
For those of you still visiting (than you) and we apologize for the malware technical difficulties. We are addressing them now. Sorry for the inconvenience. Don’t give [...]
“Fellowship!”: 100% Sweet
SWEET
From Thursday’s sellout crowd’s enthusiastic response to every song, joke, and reference, I’d guess that most of them were diehard Lord Of The Ring fans, and doubtless the more you [...]
“The Singing Skeleton”: 50% Bitter
BITTERSWEET
Sadly, Act 2 disintegrates into cheap sketch, still garnering laughs, but from feeble jokes rather than clever insights. Occasionally the foolishness pauses for a melodramatic moment, but the play never [...]
“Madness in Valencia”: 75% Sweet
SWEET
For all the technical details and the abundant merits of Karpinski’s production, one does have the feeling that the play has been more staged than interpreted. The canvas on which [...]
“Oleanna”: 100% Sweet
SWEET
“Oleanna” still fills me with reservations — artistic as well as political. Yes, the debate is tendentiously rigged. But you can’t argue with a play that retains the power to [...]
