Desiree Fantal

I have what I like to call 'theatre crushes;' gender nonspecific affections that occur whenever I see a stage performance that greatly interests or moves me to the point where I want to see everything that actor does for the rest of their career. I'm unashamedly open about these reasons for theatrical fangirling, and with three shows back to back to back in the bay area, it seems I have a new one.

When did you learn about sex? How? Who told you about 'the birds and the bees,' 'making a baby,' 'when two people really love one another'? I'm not sure where I picked it up, though I'm fairly certain it wasn't from my parents. The gag reflex rising in my throat even at the thought makes me certain I never flat out asked my mother. In any case the information got to me somehow, and I lived to tell the tale via hazy, inconsistent memories. mad Theatre of Tampa's production of SPRING AWAKENING, the first show of their 16th season, follows a group of adolescents in late 19th century Germany as they question what's happening to their bodies - physically and emotionally

TIME STANDS STILL is the story of Sarah, a photojournalist injured while covering the war in Iraq, and her boyfriend, James, a foreign correspondent who had left Iraq prior to Sarah's accident. We meet them shortly after Sarah's return from a hospital in Germany, and we quickly learn that there was a lot more than physical damage done abroad.

I have seen a lot of great theatre & I've also seen a lot of leave-as-soon-as-the-curtain-drops-so-no-one-asks-my-opinion sort of 'bad theatre.' Many think Community Theatre only produces the latter. I dare that lot to go see Memphis the Musical at St. Pete City Theatre.

Pablo had the Necronomicon suction-cupped to his face. Heather was useless. Kelly went a bit pyro, and Ash was all for a trip to sunny Florida.

Tonight's episode was brought to you by the letter A. Amanda got a lot of screen time, Ash's severed hand spawned a new, alterna-Ash, there were taut abs, and a bit of asphyxiation.

There are certain high risk situations that make you really question what type of person you are. Are you a chainsaw-hand type? Are you a flamethrower type? A regsie gun type? A rigged camo-colored truck type? What's your Boom Stick?

Kelly's still possessed. Ash undergoes an exorcism. Pablo thinks he's found love in a hopeless place. Eligos demons look like something out of Silent Hill.

A quickie recap of epi three ICYMI, and then on to epi four where Ash gets stoned, almost kills Kelly, and Xena starts a manhunt with my favorite character from the sitcom Girlfriends.

Last week's ASH VS EVIL DEAD gave us the return of our beloved chainsaw-handed hero, the risk of impending doom, and a few new faces to follow through their fight against the evils of the Necronomicon. This week was filled with more fights, carnage, screams, and sprinkled with witty one liners.

Although I enjoyed the first Evil Dead film, I thought the sequels were trash. While longing for a world that would stop rehashing the old and create something original, Starz presented a series based on an old franchise. I was skeptical. I'd been burned many times before. I thought, 'This could really suck.' I was wrong.

After my breakup with the dreaded ex, I'd completely sworn off dating, but then I met George. He must've known that I had a weakness for Oscar Wilde and the theatre. So despite being advised against it, I decided to go on my very first date with a zombie.

Covering five decades of theatrical history, STAR TREK: COSTUMES is a 256-page homage to the history of the clothing featured in the iconic franchise.

Mary Tilford is insane, Karen Wright and Martha Dobie had me feeling some sort of way, and I could sit though this play a dozen more times. Here is my love letter to Tampa Rep's production of 'The Children's Hour.'

We survived the eleventh season of GREY'S ANATOMY, and most of us remained relatively unscathed. This, of course, does not include the thousands of supporters of the insane “raise McDreamy from the dead” campaign. If it helps at all, I heard on the radio* this morning that Patrick Dempsey was fired for having an extramarital affair with a cast mate. He must've taken his character a little too seriously; much like many of the fans. Let him go. Full disclosure: I'm still not over T.R. Knight's departure. #Hypocrite.

Can you believe it's already been a year since Derek's death? It feels like two weeks; two weeks and 102,874 supporters of a petition demanding that Shonda Rhimes “Bring Dr. Derek 'McDreamy' Shepherd BACK!!!” Calm. Down. So what's happening to the remaining living members of our meh-inspiring evening drama? A lot, and may I add that a good chunk of it was actually interesting?

Last week featured a Thursday that was 'a beautiful day to save lives.' Well, everyone's life but Derek Shepherd's. After nearly a full 11 seasons of scrubbing in, Patrick Dempsey's character was killed off of the hit ABC show, and the internet exploded.

Slide over Darryl Dixon, because word on the net is “If they kill Derek, we riot.” Now, didn't we just get McDreamy back from his short-lived east coast mistake? Must we dangle that will-he/won't-he-be-around-for-the-rest-of-the-season plot point again?

Attention men who are living apart from their wives in the midst of some ridiculous pseudo marriage: if a strange woman answers your phone when your wife calls, do NOT hop on a plane and fly cross country to see your Mrs. It makes you look suspicious, becomes fuel for gossip, and if your wife is Meredith Grey, it'll lead to her killing a patient (bye bye, Streak). You say, “I came home because we're in trouble.” She hears, “I came home to apologize for having sex with my underling.”

I want to talk about the phone call. I want to dive right into the phone call, but I'll pace myself because someone did their due diligence by putting together this episode and remembering to throw that twist in there at the end. One comment I received via Facebook regarding tonight's episode was a negative one. This person thought that the entire episode was “stupid” except for the implications of the phone call, but I will refrain from launching into that tirade for now. Feel free to skim and/or jump to the end.