Know Theatre and CCM Drama Test Audience’s Boundaries in “Hunchback of Seville”
Review by Erica Minton of “Hunchback of Seville”: Know Theatre (in partnership with CCM Drama) Summary: Know Theatre and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music partner for a farsical look at Spain in the 1500s: a time of Inquisition, genocide, colonialism and murder. Maxima—the Hunchback of Seville and...
Take a Trip Down the Mississippi with CCM’s “Big River”
Review by Teddy Gumbleton of Big River:Â CCM Musical Theatre The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is widely regarded as one of the great American novels. Published in 1885, the book has become an essential read and has received numerous adaptions, including a musical, Big River, which is...
CCM’s “Big River” Brings to Life an American Classic
Review by Sheldon Polonsky of Big River: CCM Musical Theater For much of the first act of CCM’s musical production , Big River, I kept “waiting for the light to shineâ€â€”and golly gee willickers, it finally did as this talented student cast settled into a balanced, heartfelt and thought-provoking...
Incline’s “Extremities” Challenges Its Audiences
Review by Lissa Gapultos of Extremities: Incline Theatre What would you do if a complete stranger just walks into your home as if he belongs there? In Extremities, currently playing at the Warsaw Federal Incline Theater, Marjorie is lounging around in her living room, when a man she does...
Incline Theatre’s “Extremities” Exposes the Visible Violence of Society
Review by Kenneth Stern of Extremities: Incline Theatre When a play like William Mastrosimone’s Extremities moves from a blonde babe in bikini pajamas and a silk robe to a sexual assault choreographed at center stage in the first ten minutes, the audience’s attention is grabbed, as it was at the...
Incline Theatre Opens the Season with Powerful “Extremities”
Review by Laurel Humes of “Extremities”: Incline Theatre Two stunning performances are the centerpiece of a powerful production of Extremities at the Warsaw Federal Incline Theater, and make it a must-see for theatre-lovers. Raul (Will Reed) and Marjorie (Eileen Earnest) meet when he walks uninvited into her house on...
CCM’s “Pentecost” Poses a Rewarding Challenge to Audiences
Review by Alan Jozwiak of Pentecost: CCM Drama Cacaphony. From the French cacophonie, meaning “the quality of having an ill sound; the use of harsh-sounding words or phrases†(Oxford English Dictionary). Trying to find the origin of a word and its relation to other languages is a game played...
Miami University Theatre Shows Its Range With “Smoke and Bloodlines”
Review by Shawn Maus of Smoke and Bloodlines: Miami University Theatre Miami University’s Department of Theatre presents Smoke and Bloodlines, a night of one act plays, from September 30 through October 3. Yes, it’s a limited engagement, but try to attend. It’s a night of theatre that we don’t...