Eclipse Theatre presents THE LISBON TRAVIATA. I loved this show. Playwright Terrence McNally composed an unsung opera. It has passion and music and obsession and tragedy. It also has humor. McNally drops us into the 1980s New York apartment of Mendy (played by the outstanding JP Pierson). Pierson is playing his latest Maria Callas record acquisition ...
The Fourth Walsh
Theatre with a side of life
Category Eclipse Theatre
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Review “Lips Together, Teeth Apart” (Eclipse Theatre): Story Dated, Performances Great
Eclipse Theatre Company, the only Midwest theatre company to feature one playwright in one season, opens their 23rd anniversary, 2015 Terrence McNally season with LIPS TOGETHER, TEETH APART. Playwright Terrence McNally premiered this play in 1991. The story is about two couples struggling with personal and marital issues on their 4th of July weekend. McNally uses ...
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Review “Intimate Apparel” (Eclipse Theatre): Tightly woven patchwork quilt
Eclipse Theatre presents INTIMATE APPAREL as the second offering in their Lynn Nottage season, one playwright-one season. This play about a seamstress is all about the detailed construction. Scenic Designer Kevin Hagan creates a variety of rooms in limited space. Director Steve Scott assembles the multiple lives within these individual locales. Playwright Lynn Nottage establishes a ...
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Review “Ruined” (Eclipse Theatre): Important Story to be Told, Heard, Understood
Eclipse Theatre Company features one playwright in one season. The Pulitzer Prize winning drama RUINED opens Eclipse’s 2014 season as the first of three Lynn Nottage plays. Playwright Lynn Nottage’s RUINED won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize Award for Drama. The story looks at the Congo Civil War from a brothel perspective. Mama Nardi (played fiercely by TayLar) negotiates her survival ...