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REVIEW: Clybourne Park
Feb 19

REVIEW: Clybourne Park

I’ve seen CLYBOURNE PARK twice now. I want to love it; I think it’s a brilliant concept, with some really interesting dynamics at play. However, both times I’ve…

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REVIEW: Fortune
Jan 22

REVIEW: Fortune

Have you ever gone to a restaurant and just ordered dessert?  That’s what FORTUNE, the newest play at Ensemble Theatre Company is like.  Sometimes when you attend a…

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REVIEW: Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind
Jan 18Jan 18

REVIEW: Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind

On paper, TOO MUCH LIGHT MAKES THE BABY GO BLIND is exactly the kind of show I tend to avoid.  Audience participation, experimental theatre, and full of “one-minute…

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REVIEW: Lady Windermere's Fan
Oct 12

REVIEW: Lady Windermere’s Fan

This post has been sitting in my to-do que for too long.  I struggle with shows like Oscar Wilde’s LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN and have a hard time finding…

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FRINGE REVIEW: seXmas Cards
Jun 7

FRINGE REVIEW: seXmas Cards

Kate Mock Elliott couldn’t be more naked.  Not literally, but in her one-woman show, seXmas Cards, she bares it all bravely.  You might call it oversharing and if she…

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REVIEW: The Wolves
Jun 6

REVIEW: The Wolves

I don’t know if the opening night audience really understood how good THE WOLVES is.  As a script, its pure genius.  Without giving anything away, know that it’s…

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FRINGE REVIEW - ZOINKS! - NOT TO BE MISSED
Jun 3

FRINGE REVIEW – ZOINKS! – NOT TO BE MISSED

I told Trey Tatum and Bridget Leak, the forces of nature behind Queen City Flash, that while I always look forward to their Fringe pieces I was a…

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REVIEW: Association of Controlled Dreamers
Apr 30Apr 30

REVIEW: Association of Controlled Dreamers

I love a good new work, especially one that is contemporary and serves its purpose well.  ASSOCIATION OF CONTROLLED DREAMERS was the final Studio play this year and…

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REVIEW: Skeleton Crew
Apr 18

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
Mar 31

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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About Kirk

Kirk Sheppard

Kirk Sheppard

Kirk Sheppard is a professional counselor, photographer, playwright, magician, musician, comedian, blogger, theme park enthusiast, theatre advocate and retired professional wrestling personality.

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