MacLeod & Byrd Trawl Depths of Loss & Discovery by Hannah Yurke “The Path Back to Me” consists of two one act monologues by two talented female actors. After an investment of three hours, I was emotionally drained, but intrigued to contrast and compare these deeply personal performances. Annamarie MacLeod’s “Full Fathom Five” takes…
Leila Buck’s Game Show Spoofs ICE Cruelty by Hannah Yurke “American Dreams,” with its built in rising dynamic and audience interaction, has the absorbing compulsion of reality TV— and a menacing undertone. The occasional, quickly resolved technical hitch adds the thrills and spills of live television as theater. Leila Buck and Tamilla Woodard pit…
Sting’s Musical Floats My Boat, in Homage to 80s Shipbuilders by Hannah Yurke “The Last Ship” is everything you want from a musical written by and starring Sting: rousing songs, stirring political story, poignant romance, outrageously talented cast, and knock down amazing set. It’s 1986, and Maggie Thatcher’s Conservative England is enforcing austerity. In…
Cheryl Strayed’s Electrifying Advice to Lovelorn, Grief Stricken by Hannah Yurke “Tiny Beautiful Things” is raw, captivating and true to Cheryl Strayed’s book. Nia Vardalos’ adaptation takes us on an emotional roller coaster ride from laughter to tears. We start off gently, when Cheryl (wonderful Susi Damilano) inherits the job of unpaid advice columnist,…