by Chris Rohmann | May 7, 2009 | Stage
An epigraph in the script of …And Jesus Moonwalks on the Mississippi is a quote from the poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca: "A play is a poem standing up." Marcus Gardley's play is indeed a poem—much of its dialogue is in sinewy...
by Chris Rohmann | May 7, 2009 | Stage
In Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451, firemen don't put out fires, they start them. The tools of their trade aren't hoses but flamethrowers. In this dystopian future, Americans have become so dumbed-down by material gratification and passive media...
by Alyssa King | May 14, 2009 | Stage
Since his death in 1989, Alvin Ailey's vision of modern dance has continued to flourish in the hands of Judith Jamison and the incredible dancers of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. This year, the company celebrates its 50th anniversary with a tour that is...
by Alyssa King | May 21, 2009 | Stage
The Sandglass Theater, an award-winning theater company specializing in combining music and theater with puppetry, continues its Voices of Community series this weekend with Caterpillar Soup. Written and performed by Lyena Strelkoff, it recounts her experiences trying...
by Alyssa King | May 28, 2009 | Stage
Masters of satire and mockery, bouffons were the jesters of the French Renaissance. Normally marginalized as ugly, disfigured or mad, through performance they regained the upper hand, ridiculing their audiences to entertain. Award-winning performer Eric Davis revives...
