REVIEW: Skeleton Crew
The highly anticipated production of Dominique Morriseau’s SKELETON CREW opened Wednesday night at Ensemble Cincinnati. Here’s a synopsis: “Times are tough in 2008 Detroit as a hundred-year-old industry…
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Full Circle: A Story of Mentorship and Collaboration
Last Friday, I was lucky to be invited to a special performance at CCM of an independent study project by graduating senior Zack Triska, directed by Vincent DeGeorge. Triska has…
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REVIEW: The Thanksgiving Play
Have ever known someone who is so sincere in their beliefs that you really want to get behind them . . . but because they are so passionate…
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CCM’s Transmigration an Energetic Festival of New Works!
I love new works; CCM’s Transmigration is a fantastic festival of new plays created by the students in CCM’s Acting program each year. This year I was only…
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REVIEW: A Doll’s House, Part 2
You can always count on ETC to stay cutting edge in which plays are chosen. A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2 at Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati is reportedly the…
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REVIEW: Our Country’s Good
One of the difficulties of staging plays in an college-level acting program like UC-CCM is making sure that the students are getting a chance to learn their craft…
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REVIEW: Ripcord
There may not be two more different actresses on stage than Dale Hodges and Pamela Myers. Not in terms of talent, of course, as their resumes speak for…
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REVIEW: St. Nicholas
I don’t really consider myself a theatre critic; I know, that seems strange given that right up there above this text it says “REVIEW” in big, bold capital…
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REVIEW: Eurydice
Sarah Ruhl is a playwright with a particular style; she tells stories in unconventional ways with specific devices that either work well or become a burden on the…
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REVIEW: Mr. Burns – a post electric play
First, let me say that next time I agree to see and review four shows (all running over two hours – and some even more) in the same…
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