by Lisa Jarisch For theatre goers “of a certain age”, the mention of Sunset Boulevard may very well conjure up images of beloved comedienne Carol Burnett’s loving homage to this classic 1950 Billy Wilder film. Burnett’s entrance as the faded Hollywood film star Norma Desmond slowly –at first—descending the staircase…
Circle Theatre Players announce their 2019-2020 season on stage in the Fuess Performing Space at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts, Averill Park, N.Y. CHURCH AND STATE by Jason Odell Williams   Director Patrick White          October 4 – 13, 2019  …
This summer, Saratoga Shakespeare Company will celebrate its 19th season with two of Shakespeare’s greatest works in two different venues: KING LEAR in Historic Congress Park * and THE TEMPEST (co-sponsored by SPAC and Radial Arts) on the SPAC grounds. The Saratoga Shakespeare Company of Saratoga Springs, NY, is once…
by Gail M. Burns “What do you see?” is both the opening line and the penultimate one in John Logan’s play, Red, now on the boards at Oldcastle Theatre. The difference between the fine arts – painting and sculpture – and the performing arts – theatre and dance – is…
by Roseann Cane I remember the 2007 independent film, Waitress, well, and with a tinge of sadness. A charming and whimsical story of a young woman whose ingenious pie-making skills help guide her away from her abusive husband, I remember it so vividly because its writer, director, and co-star,…
Bees are buzzing, roses are blooming and the Living Room Theatre is in rehearsal with an American comedy written by our own Randolyn Zinn. Lucy’s Wedding will mark LRT’s fourth new play since we began in 2012 and the third by a female playwright. Set in the early 1980s (before Google and…
by Jenny Hansell Love is love, and the heart wants what it wants. But are we really willing to follow those sentiments to their ultimate conclusion? At the start of The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?, Martin and his wife Stevie are milling around their tastefully appointed Manhattan apartment, waiting…
by Macey Levin Jen Silverman is a very provocative playwright whose plays are set in world wide locations mirroring her own extensive living experiences in other lands. Silverman’s various styles and themes lend her canon of work a certain amount of intrigue. That is the case with The Moors currently…
