Category: Theatre
THROUGH 7/28: Young Frankenstein Delivers Excess, Glitz, and Ecstatic Filth at Matthews Playhouse
MATTHEWS, NC – Just turned 98, Mel Brooks has overachieved in every way possible, including...
Read MoreCelebrating Queer Joy in One Voice Chorus’ “Rags to Riches”
CHARLOTTE, NC – June is Pride month, a time dedicated to the celebration of the LGBTQ+ community while recognizing its activist roots, particularly in the Stonewall Uprising of 1969. In the midst of ever-present struggles for...
Read MoreThrough 6/16: C’est La Guerre Returns in Epic Fashion with “The Lisbon Traviata”
The final production is rough around the edges by the admission of the company themselves, and yet, I would firmly describe it as nothing short of a triumph. And I do not mean triumph in the generic sense; I mean specifically that C’est La Guerre overcame lofty goals, high expectations, and surprising difficulties to bring their audience something truly special. This is a staging of The Lisbon Traviata driven by the infectious passion and commitment by everyone involved.
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THROUGH 6/16: Camel City’s “Bat Boy” Rocks the House, Makes ‘Em Laugh, Makes ‘Em Cry
There are so many interesting themes in “Bat Boy” that I hardly know where to start. It’s a parody of group think, prejudice, and mob hysteria. It is an allegory of the outsider. It is a Jungian examination of our shadow side, and a call to integrate our animal and human natures, as the last line of the play suggests: “Don’t deny the beast inside.”
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THROUGH 6/2: Firebox Theatre’s Harrowing “Anna Christie” Weds Two Eras in Woman’s Plight
WAKE FOREST, NC – In 1922, Eugene O’Neill’s pungent waterfront drama Anna Christie...
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Through 6/1: A Family of Men Trembles as Mom Finally Comes into Her Own in Honest Pint’s Comedy “Grand Horizons”
In playwright Bess Wohl’s insightful dramatic family comedy, which made the short list for the 2020 Tony Awards, unhappy matriarch Nancy French (Lenore Field) has abruptly decided to pull the plug on her 50-year marriage.
Her taciturn, stick-in-the-mud husband, Bill (Paul Newell), is okay with the move.
The kids? Not so much, to say the very least.
Read MoreThrough: 5/19: Little Theatre of Winston-Salem’s “Ripcord” Tears Up the Roommate Rulebook
WINSTON-SALEM, NC – Opposites don’t always attract, at least not at first, and certainly not in this surprising tale of roommates run amok in an assisted living community. With shades of The Odd Couple and Golden...
Read MoreIntriguing Worldbuilding, Incomplete: Stone Soup Theatre’s “R&J” at Center Theater Company
CARRBORO, NC – Worldbuilding isn’t just an esoteric activity limited to the constructs of virtual reality and speculative fiction; it’s a fundamental part of the theatrical enterprise. If drama at its essence...
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Through 4/21: Midsummer magic – mostly: Burning Coal Theatre’s A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
The romantic conceit dates back before Ingmar Bergman’s 1955 classic, Smiles of a Summer Night, and well before Shakespeare: when humans have gotten themselves stuck in the worst partnerships possible (or, even worse, in abject celibacy), the magic of a midsummer’s night can sort everything out, bring the right pairs together in spite of themselves and restore harmonic community, dyad by dyad.
Read MoreThrough 4/14: Spirit Gum’s “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” Delivers Mystery, Whimsy, and Profound Fun
WINSTON-SALEM, NC – It’s so mundane as to be profoundly comical: an annoying cell phone rings incessantly while you are trying to enjoy your soup, and its owner can’t even be bothered to answer it. That’s...
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THROUGH 4/14: “Ada and the Engine” at NC State’s University Theatre
RALEIGH, NC – Students skipped and wandered around NC State University, buzzing with...
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Through 4/14: NC Black Rep’s “Coconut Cake” Serves Up a Deliciously Textured, Emotional Performance
WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The North Carolina Black Repertory Company (N.C. Black Rep) created the...
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