Lucy Kirkwood Challenges Ethical Choices after Catastrophe by Patricia L. Morin Lucy Kirkwood’s “The Children” grabs us right away with a bloody nose—a hint of bigger disasters to come. A physicist, Rose (cunning Anne Darragh), mysteriously visits two fellow physicists unannounced after 38 years, as blood drips from her nose onto her white shirt….
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,…
Millennial Notes Alexa Derman & Roxie Perkins Explore Mind/Body Split by Fritz Mad’Laine Living in a body is no easy task. Dissociation wrenches our souls from the flesh satchels we call home, leaving us desperate to reunite body with mind. We are left feeling alien in our own skin—disconnected from the world, unsure where…
Katrina Lauren McGraw Scores Triumph as Bessie Smith by Robert M. Gardner As the saxophone player (smooth Ric Alexander) steps center stage, he coaxes soulful notes and seductive rhythms to the tune of “St. Louis Blues.” We are thrilled as diva Katrina Lauren McGraw channels Bessie Smith, the Empress of the Blues, and sings…