Nathan Wellman

The sheer ambition and scope of this piece is worth the 'Amazing' button all by itself, with a narrative ranging from Age of Enlightenment Europe to 2008 America, smashing together the financial crisis, werewolves, sexual repression/aggression, vampires, and what it means to be human into a spicy burrito of rock music that'll blast you out of your seat, if only you could get your toes to stop tapping. Perhaps more importantly, this show makes werewolves fucking COOL, depicting them more as ba... full review

How to escape somebody who rules the world? Somebody who feeds you, clothes you, and puts gas in your car? These are the questions that not only plague the characters onstage, but the characters in the audience seat. This show never lets you forget that you are a participant in this American drama, with Toddler Bangs even pulling audience members onstage with scripts in hand to further indict us as an involved player in America's destruction, instead of a passive observer. Oh, and did I mention i... full review

A truly unique evening of theater. What struck me the most deeply about this was that, for me at least, it doesn't focus on the political importance of an American President being assassinated quite so much as the tragedy of a good man being murdered before his time. The poetry makes you mourn him as if he were an old friend of yours. And the images/video being projected, literally forcing you to relive his death over and over, makes it all the more horrifying. This isn't a traditional theatrical... full review

As a longtime Orwell fan, it was great to see so many of his great pieces come alive in Larry Cedar's hands. The simple structure of the play and Cedar's rapid delivery perfectly distills the wild passion of Orwell's characters into a rage that's not only engaging, but also rather infectious. ... full review