Review: FREUD ON COCAINE at Whitefire Theatre
In its second hit run at the Whitefire Theatre with many sold out shows, this historical comedy-drama is unbelievable but true, laugh-out loud hilarious, and brilliantly thought-provoking.
Interview: Howard Skora Returns For More FREUD ON COCAINE
Howard Skora’s Freud On Cocaine returns to the Whitefire Theater March 29, 2024, after a repeatedly extended run just last year. Playwright Howard also directs his cast of: Jonathan Slavin, Barry Brisco, Aaron LaPlante, Mitch Rosander, Sara Maraffino, Sigute Miller and Amy Smallman-Winston.
FREUD ON COCAINE Adds Performances at Whitefire Theatre
Freud on Cocaine, the outrageous new comedy based on the documented letters, notes, dreams and recollections of Sigmund Freud that attest to his decade-long use of cocaine in his practice and personal life, has added two Friday night performances to its regular Saturday night line-up. Learn more about the show and get tickets to the new dates here!
Interview: Jonathan Slavin's High on Introducing Us to FREUD ON COCAINE
The world premiere of Howard Skora’s Freud on Cocaine opens September 8, 2023, at the Whitefire Theatre. Howard also directs this comedy based on Freud’s Cocaine Papers with the cast of Jonathan Slavin, Barry Brisco, Kim Hopkins, Aaron LaPlante, Sara Maraffino, Sigute Miller and Amy Smallman-Winston. Jonathan graciously carved out some time from his rehearsals as the titular character Freud to answer a few of my analyzing queries.
BWW Interview: Barry Brisco Proudly Assures That LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD
Barry Brisco’s Love is a Battlefield returns to the Hollywood Fringe Festival after nine years opening June 10, 2023, at the Limbic Arthouse. Barry directs his based-on-real-life script with the cast of Roy Fowler, Ian James, Johnny Manibusan, Michael C. Morello, Navene Shata, Jamarr Tillman and Arielle Thomas.
LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD Returns To The Hollywood Fringe Festival This June
Quick-witted humor, an intense, compelling storyline with a Quentin Tarantino edge, and a Jerry Springer vibe, Love Is A Battlefield takes place in the 1990's at a college campus in Pennsylvania. Love is a Battlefield is about a group of college friends, sex and accountability for that sex. Ryan is a college student, living his best life, with an amazing circle of close friends, however, Ryan doesn't know yet if he's gay.
BWW Spotlight Series: Meet Actor and Writer Barry Brisco
This Spotlight focuses on Barry Brisco, an actor who has traveled the world touring with shows and had just started working on his first TV series when the shutdown forced the production to close down. The delay has also put a damper on his plans to produce a play he wrote for this year's Hollywood Fringe Festival .And like all of us, how is he dealing with the abrupt end of productions in which he was involved?
BWW Reviews: DROP DEAD! Celebrates the Hilarity of Live Theater Gone Wrong!
Organized disorder and unintended hilarity. Dropped lines and missed entrances. Forgotten props and late sound effects. Certainly those of us ever involved with producing, directing, or being in a play know how the combination of all these things can lead to a flop. Lucky for the cast of DROP DEAD at the NoHo Arts Center, the combination of these disasters leads to hysteria and a hit comedy!
Billy Van Zandt Directs DROP DEAD!, Opening Tonight at NoHo Arts Center
Producer Ronnie Marmo and Theatre 68 are proud to present DROP DEAD! - By playwrights Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore - Opening tonight, June 6th at The NoHo Arts Center. This will be the 29th anniversary of the original production, and 23 years since the Los Angeles production originally opened. Marmo and Theatre 68 are elated to be granted the rights for this show for the first time since its original premiere. Landing Van Zandt as the director was the icing on the cake.
Billy Van Zandt to Direct DROP DEAD!, Opening 6/6 at NoHo Arts Center
Producer Ronnie Marmo and Theatre 68 are proud to present DROP DEAD! - By playwrights Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore - Opening June 6th at The NoHo Arts Center. This will be the 29th anniversary of the original production, and 23 years since the Los Angeles production originally opened. Marmo and Theatre 68 are elated to be granted the rights for this show for the first time since its original premiere. Landing Van Zandt as the director was the icing on the cake.