Josh Luxenberg Creates an Adventure in a Box by Patricia L. Morin “The 7th Voyage of Egon Tichy” maps new territory for online theater. Theater in Quarantine’s video and electronic innovations blend set, story, sound, and character into a technologically advanced miniature wonderland. Playing bumbling astronaut Egon Tichy, Joshua William Gelb transforms his 8’x…
Sondheim Songs Pit Painter’s Life vs. Art Biz by Robert M. Gardner Stephen Sondheim’s Pulitzer Prize winning musical “Sunday in the Park with George” offers insights into Georges Seurat’s famous room-size painting of Parisians in the park. At the end, Seurat’s fictional great-grandson, a modern artist, explains, “White. A blank page—or canvas. So many…
Blank & Jensen Portray Health Workers’ Humanity by Patricia L. Morin “The Line” is a heartache to watch. This beautifully crafted docu-drama by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen focuses on individual actors, in a confessional-style frame, who play real-life Covid health workers. Blank and Jensen interviewed seven First Responders working in New York City…
John Fisher Highlights Gay Liberation Pioneer by Patricia L. Morin John Fisher’s brilliant solo portrayal of astronomer and gay activist, Frank Kameny, shines as bright as the stars Kameny studied. Greeting us in a tight 50s suit and striped tie, Kameny’s uniform for his activism, Fisher channels Kameny’s unabashed and tenacious personality. With amazing…