(photos by: Stephen Rack)
Miles Merbinoe has a reason – in his own mind, at least – to shut down the world’s longest-running play, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap. And, as Christie was the “Queen of Crime,” what more fitting way to do this than… murder? Merbinoe’s frustrations, wild theories, and ruminations on the contrariness of success set the stage for hilarity in this comedy. Taken from the website Continue Reading
(photo by Stephen Rack)
Written By Daniella Litvak
This is the synopsis for Night Moths on the Wing (hereafter referred to as “Night Moths”):
“Civilization has broken down; everything is scarce, thousands have disappeared, and rebel factions fight the national army. When rebel General Victor Maylor is arrested and secretly delivered to an unofficial prison camp, he expects to be executed…but chief interrogator Michael Shaw does not want him dead –not yet. Shaw wants information and will do whatever it takes to get that information. But while the men relentlessly engage in a battle of wills, are they blind to a more elusive enemy that could destroy them both?”[1]
What: OC-centric, Orange County’s New Play Festival
When: August 18-28, 2016
Where: Moulton Hall Studio Theatre
Chapman University
300 E. Palm Ave., Orange, CA 92866
Tickets: $20, $12 for Chapman University students, staff & faculty
Reservations & Information: (714) 902-5716
Website: www.oc-centric.com Continue Reading
Written by Alina Mae Wilson
Stories with mentally ill people have a good track record with me. Let me be clearer –I have yet to come across a story featuring a (potentially) mentally ill person failing to capture my undivided attention before the show is over. Robert Riemer’s Grace Note is no different. What starts as a somewhat bland family narrative successfully becomes a dark comedy about life, death, and reality as we know it. Continue Reading
Music and theatre have always gone hand in hand. In some ways, they pull from the same emotional well. While watching playwright Diana Burbano’s new play, we get a nicely condensed drama about punk rock, love, and family. I liked it, but I couldn’t help but feel I had seen this story done before. Of course, Fabulous Monsters is its own narrative. The plot has enough differences to set it apart –especially for an older generation. Still, the positive differences felt less new after watching it and more like a rehash of another story. Continue Reading
