News & Notes

  • A Lesson in Laughter

    Review

    Remember “The Godfather” movies? I only saw them once but certain scenes are burned into my memory so hard they’ll...

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  • It only tells you TO think

    Interview

    Richard, you are the director of “Hair: the American Tribal Love-Rock Musical” which will be the inaugural production of a...

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  • Welcome to 2019

    Editorial

    From the opinion desk of: The Benevolent Overlord

    The thing I realized about 2018 was that it ended up being a lot...

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  • Be not afraid of greatness

    Review

    I have a confession to make. I, Brian Lenz, lifelong artistic person and professional theater critic know nothing about Shakespeare...

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  • “Yes, everyone has a story”

    Editorial

    Jungle Theater’s The Wickhams is Austen-esque fanfiction at its best -- it takes characters we know and love and gives...

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  • Re-grooving the Rut

    Editorial

    There is a phenomenon that I experience every time I attend a multi-day learning conference that I call “the rut”...

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  • Episode 13: Denzel Belin

    Interview

    If there’s one thing Denzel Belin believes in, it’s that you CAN do it all. (You just can’t do it...

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  • Fiercely Gentle

    Review

    Opera usually tries to be the most extreme version of something. Wagner loved being the most epic, Mozart was usually...

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