Nov 20, 2019 | Airness, Press, Reviews
Dani Stoller as the Cannibal Queen in “Airness,” a play about competitive air-guitar performances. (Cameron Whitman/Keegan Theatre) By Celia Wren | November 19, 2019 It’s a good thing invisible guitars don’t cost real money, or the Keegan Theatre would be racking up...
Nov 19, 2019 | Airness, Press, Reviews
November 19, 2019 | by John Bavoso Airness closes November 30, 2019 at Keegan Theatre. Details and tickets “The whole impetus of air guitar is world peace,” earnestly intones a grown man who goes by the name Golden Thunder right before he goes out on stage in a dingy...
Nov 13, 2019 | Airness, Press, Reviews
A show full of thrilling air guitar performances as feel-good as a concert by real rockstars. by John Stoltenberg | November 13, 2019 In the competitive national and international air guitar scene, contestants vie for championships and prizes by pretending to play (or...
Nov 12, 2019 | Airness, Press, Reviews
Billie Krishawn in “Airness” Cameron Whitman / The Keegan Theatre Ten minutes to show time, and Guns N’ Roses was blaring, welcoming the audience to the jungle—er, Keegan Theatre. Followed by Aerosmith. Toss in Def Leppard, some Mountain, and OK, this was clearly...
Apr 29, 2019 | Airness, Articles, Press
by BWW News Desk | April 29, 2019 The Keegan Theatre is proud to announce our 2019-2020 season, featuring a groundbreaking collection of plays and musicals, including one world premiere, three Washington DC premieres, and our first ever U.S. tour. The season, titled...
Apr 15, 2019 | Airness, Articles, Press
by American Theatre Editors | April 15, 2019 The theatre will split its programming between its current venue and new home. HOUSTON: Stages Repertory Theatre has announced the lineup for its 2019-20 season. The 2019 productions will take place in Stages’...
Mar 6, 2019 | Airness, Interviews, Press
by Julia Bashaw | March 6, 2019 Michelle Chin in Airness at The Phoenix Theatre Companyphoto by Reg Madison Taking the risk to write about something that’s both unknown and slightly out of the ordinary can be either a big flop or a huge success. Thankfully for...
Jul 18, 2018 | Airness, Press, Reviews
by Peter Hall | July 18, 2018 THE BASICS: AIRNESS, a 2017 play set to rock music by Chelsea Marcantel presented by Chautauqua Theater Company, directed by Joshua Kahan Brody, runs through Sunday, July 29 at various times at the air-conditioned Bratton Theater,...
Jul 18, 2018 | Airness, Articles, Press
by Kevin C. Vestal | published July 18, 2018 Chelsea Marcantel does not hold a degree in primatology, but she said she sees her work as a playwright as akin to the way Jane Goodall’s research exposed the world to chimpanzee culture. “I like to describe myself as a...
Jul 13, 2018 | Airness, Articles, Press
by Kevin C. Vestal | Published July 13, 2018 Chautauqua Theater Company’s conservatory actors are used to playing make believe, but this weekend they will take their imitation to a new, rocking level. With one notable exception, the cast of Airness is entirely made up...
