The City of Looms Brought to Life in Scheinman’s Kannapolis: A Moving Portrait at UNCW
You probably haven’t spent very much time thinking about Kannapolis, North Carolina. I grew up less than an hour from Kannapolis, and I can’t recall a single stray thought I’ve had about the town. But, before I...
Read MoreUNCW Office of the Arts and Cucalorus Present: The Nature of Forgetting by Theatre Re
The night of an election can be a scary time. After casting my ballot Tuesday morning, the last thing I wanted to do was stare at election results as the polls began to close. Providing a respite, UNCW Office the Arts and the...
Read MoreAlchemical Theatre Presents Twelfth Night, Beautifully Rendered and Immersive Shakespeare
The introvert in me was a little nervous about the premise of Alchemical Theatre’s production of Twelfth Night, the company’s second collaboration with the Lumina Arts Festival. I kept hearing those typical terms...
Read MoreDram Tree Shakespeare’s King Lear
King Lear is perhaps Shakespeare’s strangest play. Unlike many other tragedies by Shakespeare or others, we don’t walk away with any sense of grandeur or heroic greatness. As exhibited in Dram Tree...
Read MoreWar drums sound offstage and the scene begins. The hurly burly is nearly done, and Macbeth is about to fall into a web of prophesy and ambition. Classic enthusiasts know exactly where the Scottish play goes from here. But Bare...
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