Bradbury & Vonnegut Conjure Comic Characters Searching for Easy Answers by Mary Lou Herlihy “Absolutely Science Fiction!” offers stories with remarkably prescient predictions about humans looking for easy answers to complex questions. In Ray Bradbury’s and Kurt Vonnegut’s imagined futures, humans look to technology to save them. Both sci-fi writers conjure characters looking for…
Cheryl Strayed Helps Advice Seekers with Her Stories by Mary Lou Herlihy “Tiny Beautiful Things” tells the story of a real-life advice columnist who exudes empathy. The play is adapted from Cheryl Strayed’s book of the same name. “Dear Sugar,” Strayed’s pen name, develops a following by responding to queries with conspicuous compassion. As…
Kate Hamill Camps Up Dracula with Victorian Vamps by Mary Lou Herlihy In a wildly entertaining goth romp, we join freedom fighting feminists, taking revenge on monstrous men. Dracula, the worst of all, HUNGERS for world domination. His enslaved victims cannot say NO. Right on the nose for us, today! Playwright Kate Hamill and…
O’Farrell & Chakrabarti Impart Awe for Nature’s Magic by Mary Lou Herlihy In a brilliant reimagining of Anne Hathaway’s life, Royal Shakespeare Company’s “Hamnet” conquers the stage. As Anne/Agnes, passionate Kemi-Bo Jacobs awakens deep emotions in young Will, played by dazzling Rory Alexander. Agnes’ mystical connections to nature and her fierce independence stir Will’s…