Shari Barrett (she/her)

Such a fun immersive show, even though I was way past middle school in the 90s! But I am sure all of us can remember our own trying times as young teens trying to figure out how to make friends and let someone we really liked know it. And how you loved to get your sibling in trouble! Such is the case thanks to Janson Lalich - writer, director, actor, and producer of THE SLEEPOVER -who presents Mikey as just nerdy enough to always torment his older sister Louise (Susan Louise O'Connor) whose di... full review

In the age of "me too," no doubt many people have looked back through their lives and found times when faced with giving consent to be touched seemed just as confusing as saying "yes" or "no" when what you really thought was "maybe." Catherine Barnes takes us on a journey through her life, starting with a game of "nervous" with a local boy led her to realize no matter what, it was always going to be the girl's fault for not saying "no" and meaning it - even if she did. Her journey continues thro... full review

What a powerhouse performance! TL takes you through the chapters of her life as if each is a part of the book that tries to explain how she got to where she is from moment-to-moment. Packed with extremely expressive facials and constantly emotional body movement, TL's life experience as a "hard of hearing" person living in a fluid no man's land of diversity packs a punch that will shake you to your soul. And kudos to her uncredited ASL interpreter whose entertaining presence often becomes an impo... full review

It's great to see just a normal person trying to make the best of her life. I guess I was expecting more of her life's journey as a nurse, but all she did was talk about what a prison it has been to her. While her journey to self-discovery was a bit of a mishmash of characters and stories, mostly heartbreaking ones at that, this solo show seemed a bit under-prepared. ... full review

Thanks to expert online direction by Andrea Jacobs, cast members seemed to be interacting with each other as if in the same room while sharing glasses of wine or a cup of coffee, having sex, or when exchanging props which I will not give away in this review since it would reveal a major plot point that is better left as a surprise.... full review

Even as close as I was sitting, there was no way I could figure out how he was able to use sleight-of-hand skills to fool us so many times. How can he just shake a Rubik's Cube and have it automatically separate all the sides by color? How could he remember the exact order or cards in a desk after seeing them once after the entire deck was shuffled by the audience? How did a torn page from a book get into someone hand when it had just been in the book? Truly amazing and totally entertaining. ... full review

This deeply moving and incredibly personal family story spoke directly to me since I am also a descendant of European European Jews who fled their homes in Poland and Russia and made their way to America to be sure their children and future generations would survive and have a better life. As Moti prepared his Grandmother's cake from ingredients in Mason jars, it reminded me of standing in my own Grandmother's kitchen watching her cook many of the specialties I watched her prepare with nary a mea... full review

What an eye-opening lesson into the life of Nell Gwynne, the English actress who is perhaps best known as the mistress of Charles II, whose frank recklessness, generosity, invariable good temper, ready wit, infectious high spirits, and amazing indiscretions that were popular in society as well as the King's Court - until he died and Puritanism set in. As performed by the "pretty and witty" Melanie Johnson, who manages to deliver writer/director Ryan J-W Smith's iambic pentameter monologue as if... full review

It's obvious from the start that Rachel grew up identifying with Anne Frank, as do many of us who read her book and tried to imagine what her life must have been like in those cramped quarters for two years, her teen years taken from her. Her heartfelt tales often resulted in tears, both from her and audience members deeply affected by her stories, projections, and bitter realities of how hard life can be. Most importantly, I walked away remembering "do not let grief rule your life," and that as... full review

What a entertaining show with a hero to cheer and villains to boo, all in the spirit of good clean fun. The ensuing rowdiness added to The Four Clowns style of playing so over-the-top that you cannot help but play along with them, especially when asked to "Remain Calm" through song.... full review