Photo by Divimage
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw
This latest bit of froth from Theatre Unleashed is a musical adaptation of Brandon Thomas’s 1892 comedy, Charley’s Aunt. While we all need distraction these days, in this case the plot and its prime comic hook are simply too out-of-date to be interesting. Read more…
Now running through January 15
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw
When I was a kid, Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life was shown on TV every holiday season, along with Miracle on 34th Street, another heart-warmer that celebrated the essential goodness of human beings, or a few of them at least. Read more…
Now running through December 18
Photo by Alicia Reys
Pauline Adamek – Stage Raw
A couple meet, fall in love and marry. But do Whitney and Jake live happily together forever and ever thereafter? Not in Dean Farell Bruggeman’s heart-wrenching drama they don’t. Read more…
Now running through March 12
Photo by Alice Reyes
Jenny Lower – Stage Raw
Josh Carson’s lovingly crafted theatrical tribute to the action franchise starring Bruce Willis opens in darkness, until an offstage cappella chorus sounds the familiar crescendo and theme music that herald a 20th Century Fox movie. Read more…
Now running through December 19.
Photo courtesy Theatre Unleashed
Terry Morgan - Stage Raw
Rebecca Gilman’s 2000 play about stalking, Boy Gets Girl, unfortunately hasn’t become any less relevant 15 years after its initial production. Her observations that male dominance and female submission is culturally reinforced, and that most “romantic” movies are essentially stalker how-to guides, still hold true, which gives the play an undeniable chill. Theatre Unleashed’s effective revival thrives from a terrific ensemble. Read more…
Now running through May 9.
Photo by Theatre Unleashed
Pauline Adamek – Stage Raw
These are exciting times for Catholics worldwide. Ever since their current religious leader, his Holiness Pope Francis was appointed last year, he has been making headlines for his lenient doctrines and humanitarian proclamations, ushering in a new era for this notoriously hard-line religion. Read more…
Now running through November 17.