Blood -Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A review by Suzanne Birrell Alexa Hamilton and Takuma Anzai. Photo by Ed Krieger Inspired and based on actual events, Blood tells the story of tainted blood, government lies, ethnic prejudice, corporate profits, bumbling bureaucracy, and a trial that ...

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Utopia - Theatre Review

Posted By Erin Fair

A review by Erin Fair David Douglas and Martin Head. Photos by Shari Barrett Utopia opens in a studio space with Martin (Martin Head) pacing back and forth as he waits on his childhood friend David (David Douglas) to come through. The play makes full ...

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Pocatello - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A review by Suzanne Birrell. Mark L. Taylor, Justin Okin, Eden Brolin, Jen Pollono, Trevor Peterson, and Tracie Lockwood. Photos by John Perrin Flynn The Rogue Machine celebrated their new space at the Met with the west coast premiere of Samuel D. ...

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Past Time - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A Review by Suzanne Birrell Leon Russom & French Stewart. All Photograph's by Jessica Sherman Photography Sacred Fools Theatre closed their last show 63 days ago and mounted a new show in a new space this past week weekend. It was a gala event. ...

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How Love Lasts - Theatre Review

Posted By Rachel Flanagan

A review by Rachel Flanagan. Samantha Smart and Eduardo Fernandez-Baumann Whether single and searching for that bond or in a relationship and trying to figure out how to keep that bond strong, everyone wants to know the secret to the glue that keeps ...

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Dusk Rings a Bell - Theatre Review

Posted By Erin Fair

A review by Erin Fair. Wes McGee and Brea Bee. Photograph's by Rance Brafton "Dusk Rings A Bell" is the newest play from writer Stephen Belber. With a set of only the actors and two chairs, the play uses its austere background to its advantage. The ...

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Holly Would - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A Review by Suzanne Birrell. Gerardo Ibarra (l.), Christina Lemon, Elizabeth Ferraris, Kat Brower All Photographs by Augustus Photography. Holly Would, a new comedy by fashion designer and first time writer/ director Octavio Carlin is now playing at ...

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Altman's Last Stand

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A review by Suzanne Birrell The American Premiere of Altman's Last Stand written by Charles Dennis and now showing at the Zepher Theatre is a wonderful show with many layers. The woman I sat next to thought it was a good portrayal of the Jewish ...

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Thicker Than Water - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A review by Suzanne Birrell. Johnny Ferretti (l.), Heather Alyse Becker, Joseph Bongiovann. Photos Charlie Mount Laughter is the best medicine and there is an abundance to be had in Thicker Than Water now showing at Theatre West. This hilarious ...

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The Mountaintop - Theatre Review

Posted By Erin Fair

A review by Erin Fair Larry Bates and Danielle Truitt. Photos by I C Rapoport Katori Hall's two-person drama The Mountaintop imagines the final night of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life. King (Larry Bates) alone in an innocuous motel room waits for his ...

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Watching OJ - Theatre Review

Posted By Rachel Flanagan

A review by Rachel Flanagan. Lisa Renee Pitts, Angela Bullock, Tony Pasqualini and Kelly Wolf. Photos by Hope Burleigh. There are moments in your life that define who you are and who you are going to become. Then there are moments in life that people ...

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Bed - Theatre Review

Posted By Erin Fair

A review by Erin Fair. TW Leshner and Kate Morgan Chadwick. Photos by Darrett Sanders Sheila Callaghan's one room play "Bed" displays the seductively toxic dilemmas in relationships. It shows that what initially attracts us to our significant other ...

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Dirty Dancing - Theatre Review

Posted By Suzanne Birrell

A review by Suzanne Birrell. Dirty Dancing opened last night to an enthusiastic full house at the Hollywood Pantages. A classic well-loved movie made popular stage show. The fact that the original movie was loosely based on the writer's story just ...

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Swarm Cell - Theatre Review

Posted By Rachel Flanagan

A review by Rachel Flanagan. Maritxell Carrero (Tomasina), Diana Elizabeth Jordan (Ma Joad), & Ensemble/Cast Photographer: Marjorie LeWit Greenway Court Theatre presents the world premiere of Swarm Cell that poses the question, "Are you a queen ...

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Dreamcatcher - Theatre Review

Posted By Erin Fair

A review by Erin Fair. Elizabeth Frances and Brian Tichnell Photos by Ed Krieger The play, Dreamcatcher, opens with Roy running onto the reservation to meet Opal, his girlfriend of three months. From the first instant, we see there is a shared, ...

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