Category Archives: Plays

KOLT’s “My Own Stranger” is a great piece of theater. The stage on opening night was the Alex Bult Gallery in Midtown, which had Picasso, Monet, Goya, Joan Miro as backdrop. A beautiful setting.  And quite appropriate. The play consists of … Continue reading →

…any given audience member has the opportunity to actively participate in the “enjoyment” of the play (whatever that means to them) and can have the added benefit of recognizing something useful about themselves, their society, or the larger world they live in. In this context “useful” means something that allows them the benefit of self-actualization. It could be a small thing, a mere sentiment, or an epiphany that changes their perspective forever. Continue reading →

Last Friday I stopped in to see Bob and Ro’s production of “The Shadow Hour” at the Studio Theater.  I had never been to The Studio Theater, and I was very pleasantly surprised.  A great little theater. “The Shadow Hour” is a … Continue reading →

Last year MCT came to Theodore Judah Elementary School to do “The Princess and the Pea.” It was a great show. The girl playing the Princess had a long dialog near the end of the play, which she delivered without dropping a line. I could see the stress building up a little bit as she got near the end. When she got finished you could see how proud she was of herself. Continue reading →

Big Idea Theater’s production of Tracy Lett’s “Killer Joe” is a rollar-coaster ride of a play.  It moves fast, the dialog is crisp, the story straightforward.  The plot is not complicated; it has a twist here and there, but it’s totally accessible. … Continue reading →