Review: IS HE DEAD at Olathe Civic Theatre Association
Anything with the name Mark Twain on it draws a crowd. “Twainiacs” like me will always show up. This particular piece of Clemens’ literary output languished inside a file cabinet at the Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley for a century.
It is difficult to know what to say about IS HE DEAD. It is a bold choice by Director Charlotte Gilman and the OCTA Board. Gilman has chosen to direct IS HE DEAD in the imagined style of the time. It is easy to imagine in a touring Chautauqua tent show in rural Kansas or Missouri at the end of the nineteenth century.
Peacock Original Film THEY/THEM Now Streaming
The film stars Kevin Bacon, Anna Chlumsky, Theo Germaine, Carrie Preston, Quei Tann, Austin Crute, Monique Kim, Anna Lore, Cooper Koch, and Darwin del Fabro. Watch a new behind-the-scenes video of John Logan and Kevin Bacon, speaking on representation, horror, authenticity and how this groundbreaking film turns the slasher genre on its head.
BARING IT ALL with Call Me Adam Podcast Releases Final Pride Episodes
Baring It All with Call Me Adam, which is exclusively on the Broadway Podcast Network, concludes its PRIDE Month celebration with the release of its final three PRIDE related episodes. Hosted by celebrity interviewer Adam Rothenberg, all episodes are available at BPN.FM/BaringItAll and everywhere you find your favorite podcasts.
Line-Up Announced For 31st Annual RHINOCEROS THEATER FESTIVAL
The Rhinoceros Theater Festival celebrates its 31st year with six weeks of performances from January 11 - February 23, 2020 at Prop Thtr, 3502 N. Elston Ave. in Chicago. This year's Rhino Fest features 48 shows, including new plays, dance, devised works, variety, music, performance, and fresh takes on classic texts. Tickets ($15 or pay what you can) will go on sale Thursday, December 26, 2019 For tickets and a full performance schedule, visit rhinofest.com.
HBO and The Phluid Project Host EUPHORIA Pop-Up Shops & Screenings
HBO will spotlight the new drama series EUPHORIA by teaming up with THE PHLUID PROJECT, a gender-free retail brand grounded in community and concept, to create pop-up shops in three markets across the country. The retail spaces will be open to the general public for one day only in: San Francisco (78), Seattle (710) and Miami (712). The first 25 guests to visit the pop-up in each city will receive exclusive EUPHORIA x THE PHLUID PROJECT tote bags designed by The Phluid Project's Kristina Keenan. The totes will then be available for purchase with proceeds entirely benefitting THE TREVOR PROJECT, the world's largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ young people. HBO will match the funds raised.