Dramatic New Book Titles
I’ve always been an all or nothing kind of gal, never really been one for moderation, so it’s no surprise the book covers below caught my eye at Border’s this morning. Do these titles give us insight into the 21st century human condition or just insight into 21st century (book) marketing? Or some combination of … Read more
Is “trannie” a “four-letter word”?
Don’t worry, I can count–yes, trannie is literally a seven-letter word. But is it also, more figuratively, a “four-letter” word, a word with the profanity-level of the “F-word” or the history and toxicity of the “N-word”? Since Christian Siriano’s repeated use of the word “trannie” on Project Runway and SNL’s subsequent parodies of him and … Read more
Meet the Ft. Lauderdale Cast of “MilkMilkLemonade”
Damian Robinson as EMORY Craig Butler as ELLIOT Allie Rivenbark as LINDA Scott Douglas Wilson as NANNA Christina Groom as LADY IN A LEOTARD
“Feminist Performance and Utopia: A Manifesto”; Or, Here, Here, Jill Dolan
This morning I read with a fervor that took me back to my college days the last chapter of Staging International Feminisms–a collection of essays edited by Elaine Aston and Sue-Ellen Case and published by Palgrave/MacMillan in 2007. This chapter, entitled “Feminist Performance and Utopia: A Manifesto,” was written by Jill Dolan, a professor at … Read more
Immigrant Heritage Week Playwrights’ Salon, 4/20 at the Lark
The week of April 15-21 is Immigrant Heritage Week, and in recognition of this, the Lark Play Development Center is holding several events. One such event is the Playwrights’ Salon that will take place on Tuesday, April 20th at 7pm. John Clinton Eisner and David Henry Hwang will be hosting. There will be staged readings of … Read more
Tonight and Sat., “Pericles-Prince of Tires,” HERE Arts Center in NYC (Review)
Tampa’s Jobsite Theater Company is currently performing its critically acclaimed production of Pericles at New York’s HERE Arts Center (145 Sixth Avenue, between Spring and Broome). The show will run for a limited engagement thru this Saturday, April 17. Check out this site for more details. This riotous, highly entertaining rock musical adaptation, which premiered last August … Read more
Can you spell d-i-s-a-s-t-e-r?
I’m no saint when it comes to creating pristine prose–avoiding misspellings, typos, and grammatical inaccuracies, but I do try. I feel like such an OLD young fart for writing about this topic, but in the past few weeks, I’ve encountered so many writing errors (many in professional correspondence) that I just can’t resist. The final … Read more
What to Make of (Meta)Criticism Today
Who can or should write theatre criticism, and what are they allowed or supposed to say? I already feel the tension in my own diction, and this post has just begun. Criticism lately has started to feel like a tightrope act. At least the fall is shorter from the blogosphere. As someone who writes “theatre … Read more
Dramatic Easter Egg Hunt
A photo recap of this morning’s Dramatic Easter Egg Hunt: Squirrel nabs egg and flees. Squirrel extracts loot and discards shell.
