by James Heflin | Feb 5, 2009 | Stage
The Internet can do a lot for those who seek arcane knowledge. But if you'd like to spend a weekend munching a lightbulb or swallowing a sword, Dean of the Coney Island Sideshow School Todd Robbins is quite sure that's not the place to start. "You need...
by James Heflin | Feb 5, 2009 | Stage
Playwright Donna Jenson offers a highly personal look at sexual abuse of children with What She Knows, presented for the first time as a dramatic reading this week at Smith College. Jenson reads as the character Francie, and is accompanied by guitarist John Sheldon,...
by Chris Rohmann | Feb 12, 2009 | Stage
For the first five minutes of Dead Man's Cell Phone, now playing at TheaterWorks in Hartford, we're way ahead of the heroine, Jean, as she dines alone in a caf?, because we know the play's title and she doesn't. So when the phone on the table next to...
by Tom Sturm | Feb 12, 2009 | Stage
Those touched by President Obama's inauguration speech may find actor/playwright Michael Fox Kennedy's Even we here… (featuring Abraham Lincoln in a monologue) equally inspiring. With words culled directly from the 16th president's speeches, letters...
by Alyssa King | Feb 19, 2009 | Stage
Those looking for something more than dinner and a movie this Valentine's Day can celebrate—and support local community service organizations—at The Amherst Club's annual charity event Love Notes. The event begins with a showcase of local talent,...
