May 18, 2022 | Airness, Press, Reviews
by Arthur Dorman | May 18, 2022 Daniel Petzold as Facebender (Photo by Dan Norman) Who would have thought a play about the U.S. National Air Guitar Championship would be receiving a rave from this reviewer? I confess to showing up for Airness, the play that marks...
May 18, 2022 | Press, Reviews, The Upstairs Department
Chelsea Marcantel’s gently touching and deeply satisfying new play is about a brother’s and sister’s quest for connection. By John Stoltenberg | May 6, 2022 photo by Christopher Mueller Can you imagine a warmly funny and sweetly moving play full...
May 15, 2022 | Articles, Press, Reviews, The Upstairs Department
The very best of these, ‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ at Studio Theatre, is nothing less than revelatory by Peter Marks | May 20, 2022 From left, Migs Govea, Paola Lázaro and Justin Weaks in “There’s Always the Hudson” at Woolly Mammoth Theatre. (Teresa...
May 6, 2022 | Press, Reviews, The Upstairs Department
by Rachael F. Goldberg | May. 6, 2022 photo by Christopher Mueller There are a wide variety of beliefs about what happens to us after we die. Some believe in heaven or hell, some sort of reward or punishment for actions taken in this life. Some...
May 6, 2022 | Press, Reviews, The Upstairs Department
by Susan Berlin | May 6, 2022 photo by Christopher Mueller As audiences for The Upstairs Department enter the ARK Theatre at Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia, they see a serene room bordered by dark red curtains (viewers sit on all four sides),...
Feb 28, 2022 | Press, Reviews
by Steve Barnes PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The effects of deception in its many forms get a thorough and often hilarious exploration in the 11th edition of Barrington Stage Company’s 10X10 New Play Festival, always a winter winner for the company. It runs on...
Feb 28, 2022 | Press, Reviews
You come away pleased with the two hours you’ve spent watching talented people play characters imagined by talented writers. Not a moment is wasted. BY J. PETER BERGMAN 11th Annual 10×10 New Play FestivalBarrington Stage CompanyDirected by Julianne Boyd and...
Dec 23, 2021 | Airness, Press, Reviews
by Russell Florence, Jr., Dayton Theatrical troupes across the Miami Valley eagerly returned to live performance this year following a lengthy COVID hiatus. As a new year approaches, and in tribute to the late Stephen Sondheim, I encourage all troupes throughout 2022...
Oct 29, 2021 | Airness, Press, Reviews
Area premiere play spotlights world of competitive air guitar By Russell Florence Jr., Dayton | Oct 29, 2021 Allison Kelly as “The Nina” in the Human Race Theatre Company’s production of AIRNESS. (photo credit: Scott J Kimmins) The Human Race...
Dec 4, 2020 | Citizen Detective, Press, Reviews
Mickie McKittrick, renowned true crime author and investigator, is getting ready to explain to me and my fellow seminar attendees the fundaments of amateur sleuthing. “I’m going to teach you everything you need to know in order to be a help and not a hindrance,” he...
