Review: COWBOYS WITH QUESTIONS at 12TH AVE ARTS
Digesting art that clearly portrays substantial and timely topics, such as the dynamics of power and its abuse, is paramount. From movies, books, and plays, this highly important topic has been in the news and conversation cycle lately. Cowboys With Questions, penned by local playwright Rebecca Tourino Collinsworth, is no different. The show, meticulously directed by Suz Pontillo, runs from now until September 15 at 12 AVE ARTS.
BWW Review: MAIDEN VOYAGE at West of Lenin is All Greek to Me
A well-intentioned show is sometimes just that, and unfortunately, Parlay company's first full-length production 'Maiden Voyage' falls under that category. This modern adaptation of Homer's 'The Odyssey' (Or is it a reworking? Or is it a hypothesized retelling of 'herstory'?) has two primary differences from the original: Penelope does not wait 19 years for Odysseus' return faithfully, and Penelope writes 'The Odyssey' instead of Homer. But when an idea does not get fully flushed out, what results is a convoluted plot line that ultimately does not say anything coherent or new.
Coyote Rep Presents 3 New Sound Plays, Available on iTunes
Coyote REP, an innovative new theater company, is proud to announce the World Premiere of three recorded sound plays from their 2007 Sound Play Series; Coyote Rising written by Tira Palmquist and directed by Jeanne LaSala; The Boy at the Window written by Douglas Braverman and co-directed by Olivia Mora/Teresa K. Pond; and Patriot Act (An Occurrence at Yankee Stadium), written by Robert Emmet Lunney and directed by Richard Romagnoli.
The Naked Eye Planets Is Worth Seeing
Coyote REP's inaugural stage production follows the lives of ten residents of an California apartment complex on the cusp of a rare astronomical phenomenon