by Kendra Thurlow | Apr 17, 2008 | Stage
Most of the performers gracing the stage at Northampton's Academy of Music next week in West Side Story are high school- and college-age, with a few notable exceptions like radio personalities Bill Dwight and Chris Collins. "I could have cast this musical...
by Sarah Gibbons | Apr 17, 2008 | Stage
The spelling of the word "theater" inspires at least tepid debate. Some think "theater" refers to the venue while "theatre" refers to the medium, but many examples to the contrary appear. It seems as though those who employ the...
by Sarah Gibbons | Apr 17, 2008 | Stage
The precise control of the abdominal muscles and the independently operating hips of belly dancers collaborate in a set of movements that can seem more foreign than even the mysterious strains of the oud (Middle Eastern stringed instrument) to which they dance. During...
by Kendra Thurlow | Apr 24, 2008 | Stage
Started in 2002 by Hadley playwright Tanyss Rhea Martula, the 24-Hour Theater Project is a whirlwind of theatrics as playwrights, directors and actors produce several short plays within 24 hours. Starting from scratch, playwrights have 12 hours to conceive and...
by Chase Scheinbaum | Apr 24, 2008 | Stage
Los Angeles, that sparkling, sunny city, is known as much for its grit as its glitz. There are gunshots and gangs, seismic rumblings and smog, not to mention the harrowing realities of parking. This darkness contrasts with the bright lights and sunshine, rendering the...
