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Category Archives: Theatre Aquarius – Studio Theatre
Borderland (fourth review)
Playwright: Izad Etemadi Cast: Izad Etemadi Music & Lyrics: Peggy Hogan Review by: Tom Mackan Homosexuality is illegal in Iran. They can do this, it seems. Because it exists, it seems that rational thinking in Iranian society stopped suddenly in … Continue reading
Jane’s Thumb (fourth review)
Playwright: Kelley Jo Burke Director: Crystal Jonasson Cast: Andrea Adcock and Allison Warwick Review by: Tom Mackan I come to this production late in its run at Fringe. It has two more showings in its Fringe life. Judging from the … Continue reading
Heroery (third review)
Playwright: Steve Stockwell Director: Steve Stockwell Cast: Jonathon Calhoun, Ryan Collins, Shelley Levi, Sarah C.E. Stanton, Annette Dennis Review by: Beverly Horton I expected to have a “laugh-out-loud,“ “please stop; you’re-killing-me” experience of Heroery. The title of the play, the … Continue reading
A Little Too Close To Home (third review)
Playwright: Jordan Laffrenier, Lucy Powis, Luke Reece, Kano Wilkinson Directors: Jordan Laffrenier, Luke Reece Cast: Jordan Laffrenier, Lucy Powis, Luke Reece, Kano Wilkinson Review by: Beverly Horton There was a young woman who cried throughout the performance of A Little … Continue reading
Heroery (second review)
Playwright: Steve Stockwell Director: Steve Stockwell Cast: Jonathon Calhoun, Ryan Collins, Shelley Levi, Sarah C.E. Stanton, Annette Dennis Review by: Anne Bokma My friends and I had a bit of fun rolling the title of this play around on our tongues. … Continue reading
ROCKgarden Party! (third review)
Playwright: Charlie Kert Director: Charlie Kert Cast: Charlie Kert, Angèle Morgan, Luke Aquilina Review by: Beverly Horton I have a confession to make. I love children’s shows. One strategy I use to translate this interest into appropriately “adult” terms is … Continue reading
Borderland (third review)
Playwright: Izad Etemadi Cast: Izad Etemadi Music & Lyrics: Peggy Hogan Review by: Beverly Horton In his one-man show Borderland, writer/performer imagines and represents the struggles and dreams of Navid, a gay Iranian man trying to escape nearly-certain death in … Continue reading
The Wrong Sex (third review)
Playwright: Sonja Mills Cast: Sonny Mills, with special non-appearance by Elley-Ray Hennessy Review by: Beverly Horton My compressed review of the play? Loved it! Two twirls and a rewind. In the play, ambiguously-sexed Sonny describes the intersection of sex and … Continue reading
The Wrong Sex (second review)
Playwright: Sonja Mills Cast: Sonny Mills, with special non-appearance by Elley-Ray Hennessy Review by: Anne Bokma There are two major genders when it comes to how we sexually identify: male and female. And many of us carry around a lot … Continue reading
Heroery
Playwright: Steve Stockwell Director: Steve Stockwell Cast: Jonathon Calhoun, Ryan Collins, Shelley Levi, Sarah C.E. Stanton, Annette Dennis Review by: John Bandler It would be impossible not to contrast Heroery with the iconic tales of Don Quixote. Even the word … Continue reading
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