by Chris Rohmann | Jan 29, 2013 | Stage
As Yugoslavia split apart in the wake of the Soviet Union’s collapse, the breakaway state of Bosnia and Herzegovina suffered four years of cataclysmic horrors. A conflict over territory claimed by neighboring Serbia became a bloodbath of ethnic...
by Chris Rohmann | Feb 4, 2013 | Stage
Ira Levin’s 1978 mystery-thriller Deathtrap is a popular perennial with summer stock and community theaters. That popularity is underscored this month when two separate productions perform back-to-back at nearly neighboring theaters. This week it opens for a...
by Chris Rohmann | Feb 4, 2013 | Stage
Think of it as Second City meets Saturday Night Live. Upright Citizens Brigade mixes long- and short-form improv with SNL-flavored sketch comedy. Not surprising, since the company originated in Chicago and has launched the likes of Amy Poehler, Matt Besser, Rob Riggle...
by Chris Rohmann | Feb 4, 2013 | Stage
As its name suggests, Magnet Theatre seeks to draw people together. In today’s South Africa, that means connecting people of different races, ethnicities, cultures and language groups, as the country continues the still-agonizing process of negotiating a viable...
by James Heflin | Feb 11, 2013 | Stage
This week, the Philip Hayes Dean play Paul Robeson arrives at the Theater Project, and stars local musicians Floyd Patterson II and Marcus Pitts. Though Robeson is often remembered for his remarkable low-end rendition of “Ol’ Man River” in Showboat,...
