Photo credit to Linda Johnson. I know I’ve said this before, but I’m a huge fan of musical theatre.  Musicals have always been so important to me, and nothing will ever change that.  And if you really  want to go back to the roots of musical theatre, you definitely have to look at anything by Gilbert and Sullivan.  I’m sure the names are familiar to both theatre people and non theatre people alike.  The writer and composer are absolutely iconic, and created amazing operettas

“Credit: Johanna Austin,  AustinArt.org “ I’m pretty sure I’ve said this before, but I absolutely love  family theatre.  It’s what started my love of theatre, and there’s very little I love more than seeing it.  Family theatre is fun and whimsical and magical .  Seeing kids in theatres, excited to see shows, makes me extremely happy.  Part of the problem is that there isn’t a ton of it being produced, at least in this area.  Because of this, I was so excited to hear the Wilma

We live in a very “tuned in” world.  All generations are spending so much time on their phones, on the internet…we’re constantly texting each other, or watching videos.  I think we probably spend just as much time on our screens as we spend in real time.  This idea is only the start of Job , even if we don’t know that right away.  What we do  know from the start is that a young woman is pointing a gun at an older man and that makes it pretty obvious that we’re going to be in

We live in some really weird times.  The other day, my coworker was talking about some movie from the 70s or 80s that took place in the 20-10s, and there were flying cars.  In many ways, we are living in the “future”.  The thing we have to remember, though, is that there’s still future from here.  Walden  was a reminder of that…it was a play that really showed what the future from here  could look like.  And it was both captivating and terrifying.  Because the future means so

We are currently living in some crazy  times, in all ways.  I think that’s pretty much certain.  But sometimes, we need to see some of the more comic crazy times…it lightens the mood a little and provides some perspective.  Fly Me To The Moon  at Hedgerow Theatre did just that.  The whole thing was so crazy, so absolutely absurd, and it was definitely just what I needed.  From the very start, the comedy that this play provided us was absolutely amazing.  And as the show progr

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(Photo credit to Rebecca Gudelunas) Halloween time is always a fun time for theatre.  There are so many stories out there that can be translated into fun plays.  One of that I’ve actually seen a few times is the story of Dracula.  I think most people know the basic story of Dracula…it’s the very basis of vampire lore, and has spawned vampire tales for over one hundred years.  And come on…who doesn’t love vampires?  I think that vampires also make for very good theatre.  They’

(Photo credit to Linda Johnson) I’ve got to say…I really like plays based in history.  It’s amazing what we can take from things that actually happened and turn them into entertainment.  Fire!!  was an absolutely amazing play taken right from history…it made me want to learn more about that time in history.  I definitely looked up a lot about the historical roots after it.  I can’t say I know a ton  about the Harlem Renaissance, but I know a good amount about a lot of the wri