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Shaking up Shakespeare

Shaking up Shakespeare

Posted On: March 15, 2013

The elements all seem to be there. The actors wear tights, they speak mostly the Bard’s carefully crafted [...]

Won over by Windsor: Elaborate period costumes, enthusiasm elevate performance

Won over by Windsor: Elaborate period costumes, enthusiasm elevate performance

Posted On: February 21, 2013

Although it is by no means a requirement to have heard of Sir John Falstaff before going to [...]

Stars of Iolanthe shine in show

Stars of Iolanthe shine in show

Posted On: January 17, 2013

The opera is generally considered a pretentious pastime. It’s a place where monocles and top hats flourish, where [...]

Judging 8: Play traces overturn of California’s Proposition 8

Judging 8: Play traces overturn of California’s Proposition 8

Posted On: December 03, 2012

Watching four plaintiffs, three lawyers and one cold courtroom doesn’t sound like a night of satisfactory stage entertainment, [...]

To be or not to be

To be or not to be

Posted On: November 06, 2012

“Hamlet” has the distinction of being William Shakespeare’s longest and most performed play. It’s also one of the [...]

The Winter’s Tale: Nonsensical ramblings and saxophonist sheep

The Winter’s Tale: Nonsensical ramblings and saxophonist sheep

Posted On: October 18, 2012

In Ben Lauer’s ’13 minimalist production of the Shakespearean tale in Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall’s Studio Theatre, [...]

Characters on a journey entice audience

Characters on a journey entice audience

Posted On: October 04, 2012

It becomes clear by the midpoint of August Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” that not every character [...]

An engaging but uneven routine: Comedian entertains with observational humor, but untimely jokes miss the mark

An engaging but uneven routine: Comedian entertains with observational humor, but untimely jokes miss the mark

Posted On: October 01, 2012

The lights dim in Lodge 1, and the audience is teetering with expectation. The man on stage plucks [...]