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Mercutio’s Autograph
I think I’m too vain to have ever been starstruck. I haven’t seen very many famous people, and I don’t suppose I’ve ever really tried to, but I’m pretty sure my intellectual vanity would have prevented me from freaking … Continue reading
EDGE Leaps Into The Woods
April 3rd kicked off the second weekend of EDGE Theatre’s Into The Woods, the classic Sondheim musical that needs no introduction. This show is no stranger to giant opera houses or Midwestern community prosceniums, but this production at Mary’s Attic … Continue reading
Mozart Was Well Received
Two things: 1. As a rule, I do not read theater reviews until a show has closed. 2. I am exceptionally vain. After being assured a couple times that good things were being said about Amadeus, I broke down like my … Continue reading
Countess Bathory
The First Draft of Countess Bathory is complete! Even better, it’s my shortest Verse play yet. Modeled loosely on Richard III, Bathory takes all the myths and exaggerated rumor as fact, and paints the Blood Countess as an abusive, unstable … Continue reading
Lightning Strikes Again With The Chicago Mammals
I’ve seen only four Mammals shows to date, but I’ve loved every one. In ALL GIRL FRANKENSTEIN, the small Chicago company once again creates grounded yet eccentric characters of powerfully compelling quality. As the name implies, THE ALL GIRL PROJECT … Continue reading
Star Marketing Hits Shakespeare Again
With Unrehearsed Twelfth Night coming up soon, I naturally can’t help but think of Mark Rylance. I was very excited when I first heard about the recent revival of Twelfth Night and Richard III running in rep (and I still … Continue reading
MacSith Has Light Sabers! Do You Have Light Sabers?
MacSith (a blending of MacBeth and Star Wars) has just come into Chicago (running through Dec 15th with an extra performance on Dec 18th), and while the fights are as excellent as you would expect from a production placing a … Continue reading
What Mega Man Teaches Us About Acting
FUNNY LIST! GO! Though a stone-cold killer on the surface, beneath Mega Man’s steely exterior beats the heart of an artist. Don’t believe me? It’s called the willing suspension of disbelief, and if you can grant him that, the Blue … Continue reading
The Mantra is “Accessibility!”
Here’s something. In most entertainment fields, it is widely accepted that the more you understand the thing you’re watching, the greater your enjoyment. This is especially evident in The Sports, where men (and women, dear my lord) who would otherwise … Continue reading
A Thousand Times Goodnight to bed
A Thousand Times Goodnight was the first conventional show I had directed in a long time, and the first show I’d written-and-directed outside of school since 2003. While I do have some failings as a director, I also feel that … Continue reading