Review: THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP at Diversionary Theatre offers zany and high-camp humor
THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP playing at Diversionary Theatre through December 24th provides a lot of laughter in this zany, fast-paced comedy. A send-up of Victorian Gothic literary tropes, Sci-fi B movies, and more this two-person farce offers queer, high-camp humor making this a great show option for anyone looking for a holiday-themed show alternative.
Diversionary Theatre Announces Cast & Creative Team For THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP
Diversionary Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for its production of The Mystery of Irma Vep by Charles Ludlam, co-directed by Diversionary Executive Artistic Director Matt M. Morrow and Allison Spratt Pearce. The Mystery of Irma Vep will run December 1 - December 24 at Diversionary Theatre in University Heights.
San Diego Musical Theatre Opens Run of CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
San Diego Musical Theatre is currently staging the musical comedy Catch Me If You Can from now until March 13th. The production opened on February 11th. According to the Rancho Santa Fe Review, this marks Allison Spratt Pearce's professional directing debut. Catch Me if You Can at San Diego Musical Theatre is choreographed by Xavier J. Bush and music directed by Richard Dueñez Morrison.
BWW Interview: Director Jane Page On HUMAN ERROR & New Forms of Storytelling
North Coast Rep's west coast premiere of playwright Eric Pfeffinger's HUMAN ERROR will go on as originally planned, only in these times of social distancing, being presented online from June 15 through June 29, 2020. HUMAN ERROR's a comedy of a medical mix-up that brings two couples of opposing life views together. Cast includes: Allison Spratt Pearce, Terrell Donnell Sledge, Max Macke, Jacque Wilke, and Martin Kildare. I had the socially distancing opportunity to pose a few questions to HUMAN ERROR's director Jane Page.
Write Out Loud Presents LISTEN TO THIS - Write Out Loud
Write Out Loud - an organization founded in 2007 with a commitment to inspire, challenge and entertain by reading literature aloud for a live audience - has responded to the pandemic in the only way they know how - with love and stories. They have initiated a new online program, LISTEN TO THIS - Write Out Loud, where they record one of their favorite stories each day and share it with their community.