Terry Morgan – ArtsBeatLA
This may be surprising to some, but I am not an expert on Irish WW2 history. I was aware that Ireland had a policy of neutrality during the war, but according to playwright John Fazakerly, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) were in talks to receive support from Germany. More than that, they had plenty of support in the United States, and the machinations of that fundraising effort provides the drama of his new play, Corktown ’39, which is currently receiving a compelling and first-rate production at Rogue Machine. Read more…
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA
Rogue Machine’s mounting of John Fazakerley’s epic period drama is the latest production to add yet another feather in the cap in what has become a nearly unstoppably worldclass theatre company, providing a quintessential example of what can be accomplished with a little grit and a whole lot of imagination. Read more…