Adam Strauss Takes Us on a Fabulous, Perceptive Trip! by Kevin Marley and Barry David Horwitz We find comedians a trip. Now imagine a tripping comedian. Adam Strauss brings his New York Fringe Festival Award-winning “Mushroom Cure” show to The Marsh—and he is laugh out-loud funny. Adam opens our “doors of perception,” with the…
Peter Brook Lays Bare the Bones of War by Kevin Marley Based on The Mahabharata, an ancient rambling Indian epic, “Battlefield” trims away every extraneous element to present a message of startling clarity and beauty. Each actor takes on many roles in this feast of stories, pearls on a precious string. Carol Karemera…
Wendy MacLeod Exposes Depravity in the Insular Elite by Kevin Marley Have you ever felt a little tension around the holiday table? Imagine that tension on steroids. Add a dash of betrayal. Include a bit of incest and stir. Now you have a picture of the twisted dysfunction and discord that churns in this…
Al Letson’s Rapid-Fire Memories Make Lives Matter by Kevin Marley Al Letson is forced to deal with generational poverty and racism, when he consents to teach writing in a Summer Sanctuary program outside Jacksonville, Florida. Determined to make a difference, Letson struggles for respect from children who are immersed in a culture of poverty…