REVIEW: Red Velvet
RED VELVET is the story of Ira Aldridge, the first African-American to play Othello in the 1800’s, who faced discrimination at every turn. This long, two-hour-and-twenty-minute production recounts…
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REVIEW: The Humans
I think I liked THE HUMANS. I know I liked the humans in THE HUMANS. But Stephen Karam’s script is so nuanced, so subtle that I can see…
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REVIEW: First Date
If you were to read the script for FIRST DATE without hearing the music or seeing it staged, you would probably not like it very much. While there…
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REVIEW: Cinderella After Ever After
Ensemble Theatre’s holiday offering is a like a big, creamy wedge of cheese. But the delicious kind; like a smooth mild cheddar. Not sharp. No holes, like in…
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FRINGE REVIEW: The 4th Graders Present an Unnamed Love-Suicide
Well, that was weird. That was my first reaction upon lights up at the end of this dark, strange short play from Sean Graney. It’s a play-within-a-play as…
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REVIEW: Cinderella
Ensemble Theatre is one of my favorite places. Not just one of my favorite theatres (it is definitely) but its one of my favorite PLACES. There’s just…
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REVIEW: Luna Gale
Well. . . I needed that. Ensemble Theatre has begun their 30th season with a sure-fire hit that touches many nerves, pushes lots of buttons, and will likely…
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Monthly Matinee: September 2015
Hello all! I will be running down a list of upcoming shows coming in a monthly preview so that you will have time to get your tickets and make…
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Monday Matinee 1.6.14
Last week we touched on a few of the shows that I’m looking forward to in 2014. I’d like to talk about some others that I can’t wait…
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Monday Matinee 12.09.13
The snow and bad weather couldn’t keep me away from seeing “White Christmas” at the Greater Hamilton Civic Theater yesterday. I had been looking forward to this show…
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