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LOLPERA

Faust plus funny. Hilarity plus hubris. The internet plus interest in the real world. . . I fail to make words do this thing justice. It's enough to say that if you live in this century and don't see LOLPERA, you're missing out on one of the great cultural masterpieces of our time. ... full review

Speed Merchant (of Venice)

A great distillation of one of Shakespeare's earlier and trickier plays...it preserves much of the 'iconic' material as well as its' difficulties. Director Tiger Reel does a great job keeping the action flowing from scene to scene, telling the story quickly and efficiently. Jack Young is a terrific Shylock, and he delivers beautifully in not only the courtroom scene, but as a tender father in his scenes with Jessica (Abbie Cobb). All in all, a bold and vitalizing addition to the amazing repertoir... full review

eggshell

This was one of my Fringe Festival "gambles": I wanted to see how can one hour about saving a giant eggshell, the dialogue all in a gibberish only the actors, apparently, understand, could be compelling. I STILL don't understand everything that takes place, but I now have a little idea about how this tortuously difficult writing job succeeds: an endlessly involved writer/director who really directs a tight cast. Elizabeth Colon Nelson, Gabriel McKinney, and Tim Reid are each superb. Wordless ... full review

INTERNment

I've seen three plays this month that were part of the Fringe Festival. "Internment" was my favorite play by far. The writing is witty and razor sharp and Joe Mahon's performance is enthralling. Mahon plays three very different characters with relative ease. The range and versatility Mahon displays in this 60 minute show is such a pleasure to watch. His accents and mannerisms of a shrewd Hollywood agent, touch talking Brooklyn mail room intern and British intern are spot on. You absolutely don't ... full review

Nightmare in Bakersfield

Pam Noles' review captures the strengths of this show and performer admirably. I caught the last performance, and the standing ovation was well-earned: LK's insights--into our culture and into his own inner workings--are unflinching and yet delivered with a rare combination of humor, humility, and compassion. He enters, as the lone black man, a horrifying environment--the twentieth high school class reunion of Bakersfield's Garces High school--where he is repeatedly mistaken for the school's ... full review

Nostalgium

I walked out of Nostalgium saying only one word..."Twisted." My friend and I discussed it on the way home, I told three people about it the next day at work, and I was still describing it to friends this past weekend (both Saturday and Sunday)...Obviously this is a very twisted and yet thought-provoking play and I'm STILL thinking about it. Had I not just seen an episode of National Geographic Channel's "Taboo" about body dysmorphia I would have thought this a complete work of fiction, but know... full review

Robert and the Magic Mirror: Deep Space, NEIN!

I am sorry only that I caught the last performance of this terrific show. If we are lucky, Robert Boesel and Matt Moore will continue to work together: each relishes the sudden (and seemingly, endlessly funny) improvisation that might catch his comedic partner off-guard, and each is savvy enough about his partner's considerable gifts and abilities to never toss out a line his buddy can't retrieve. Or stray too long or too far from the book that story is compromised or lost. They're simply hilario... full review

The Women of Tu-Na House

Nancy Eng's stage presence and flawless characterizations will captivate you in an instant. Her performance was riveting and brutally honest. If you haven't seen Nancy Eng's one woman show, THE WOMEN OF TU-NA HOUSE, GO SEE IT! You won't be disappointed. In fact, you will be enlightened.... full review