Abby Schachner

Coffee Tea or Me

abby schachner · June 19, 2015 uncertified reviewer
charming les... along with performance arty and dialect queen marlena... together on stage, but... separate! An easily digestible show with unique perspectives, travels, adventures, heart, and an artful way to share all the miles and terrain one can cover in life... on stage! all in all, if u ever find yourself hitchhiking, u'd be in safe hands if picked up by Les or Marlena! Or let's just say... you will be entertained. Safety is relative!... full review

Reserve Champion

abby schachner · June 19, 2015 uncertified reviewer
a beautiful, well told show... and a story from a perspective I've never heard. i even cried... so chris gets points for hitting my soft spot. love some of the staging, too! i think you oughtta 'cluck cluck' to the theatre and catch this little gem before it's gone. ... full review

Booze, Balls and Bluegrass: A Daughter's Journey

abby schachner · June 19, 2015 uncertified reviewer
this is a lovely show by a talented, comfortable actress with true chops! Here characters are spot on... (some of the best I've seen in a long time), her writing is great, and her insight is perfect. Not too much, not too little. A beautiful show about a father and daughter... and a woman who's at her lowest and what transpires to get her back on her feet. Wonderfully directed and not a moment wasted. ... full review

OUT MY WINDOW

abby schachner · June 18, 2015 certified reviewer
this is an amazing show. a beautiful show. and if do say so, one of my favorites. ernest is so... earnest... he's true to his name, not to mention a hell of a performer, natural and full of love for mankind. Often, I notice people in the arts who don't notice things, and I'm perturbed, but ernest notices everything. and his insight isn't paltry... it's deep and beautiful and funny and magical, because he sees the magic in people. he didn't even have photos due to tech issues, but honestly, he doe... full review

Little Tiny Orphans

abby schachner · June 15, 2015 uncertified reviewer
molly is a strong performer, and this show is an fun one. (my favorite part i think is the dog running through the natal unit)... but that makes me remember the babies, which was sort of painful... then I'm reminded of her characters... of which there are a good handful, some of which were really well done. molly's story was unique, detailed and filled with humor... and since i have an especially soft spot for all eastern european characters, and jesus freaks, (and apparently, ex-jesus freaks)I r... full review

Raised By Gays and Turned Out OK!

abby schachner · June 14, 2015 certified reviewer
i loved this story. it was a humbly told show, no bells and whistles, but elizabeth is adorable and funny and very unsuspecting. she expresses this story, a very interesting and colorful one at that, in such a clear way... we love her and feel for her and her father and even her dad's 'pal', dale. But most of all we love elizabeth, cuz even though she looks so deceptively normal, underneath, there's flair (as evidenced by the humor), and why wouldn't there be? after all, she's her father's daught... full review

Doing Bernice

abby schachner · June 14, 2015 uncertified reviewer
Eileen is a true blue lyricist! she basically has written a solo musical about her mother's life. There are characters... and humor... but her real strength stems from her lyrics... great rhymes! funny and smart, too! ... full review

Lovely

abby schachner · June 12, 2015 certified reviewer
i'm a fan of kelsey goldberg. I like seeing her around and I was glad to go see her onstage. but insofar as lovely, some minor things can help this production and make our actress look like the star she's meant to portray. this show could have (and can still be!) upped in a major way with the lights (it's a purgatory of sorts, right? couldn't it be cold or timeless looking? or hell, hot, just choose!)... I also think the idea of putting the door on a wobbly frame in the center of that adorable Ru... full review

No Traveler: A Comedy About Suicide

abby schachner · June 12, 2015 certified reviewer
yeah... I gotta say... you really oughtta see this show. penny is a physical comedian, a clown of sorts, but she is also a writer and a beautiful performer and creates a world and has fun in it like you wouldn't believe. Comfortable in this show, she is able to enter the worlds with a joy and a freedom but yes, a precision (penny, how the hell do you fall in the bucket like that?), you know what, i'm going to shut up now. just get your ticket. you're in exceptional hands.... full review

The 7th Annual One-Man Show World Championships

abby schachner · June 11, 2015 certified reviewer
total fan of this show... liked the characters for the most part... but i personally loved the 'challenge'. funny concept! obviously one person show fodder has been going on for years, even within our own solo community, but this show did a great job. The only place where it falters is with some sort of message that the haughty 'artistic' dude is just an ass and why does he have a right to share... or some such thing... which frankly, I dunno. I think we all come to do solo shows for different re... full review