Reviewed by Tom Lawler Profiles Theatre presents the Midwest premiere of OUR NEW GIRL. Playwright Nancy Harris may hail from the UK, but the scenario in her Our New Girl is all too recognizable for a certain echelon of the striving upper class on our own shores. Hazel (a magnificent Sarah Chalcroft) and Richard (Layne ...
The Fourth Walsh
Theatre with a side of life
Category Profiles Theatre
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Review Genius (Profiles Theatre): Wonderfully awkward
Reviewed by Tom Lawler Profiles Theatre presents the world premiere of GENIUS. As playwright Kate Walbert has done such interesting work in playing with the timeline of an extremely awkward dinner party between two NYC couples, let’s jump right to a scene that represents the very best of Genius. We see an older couple recount the story ...
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The Other Place (Profiles Theatre): A Compelling Puzzle
Reviewed by Tom Lawler Profiles Theatre presents the Midwest premiere of THE OTHER PLACE. The premise of The Other Place is quite simple. A brilliant neurologist begins to see her life unravel in front of her own eyes, though what she sees possibly can’t be trusted. Because we see the world through her eyes though, we ...
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Review “Cock” (Profiles Theatre): Lasting Impact
By Sara Eisenbaum It wasn’t surprising to learn that there was controversy surrounding this play, especially when I realized that I was on the phone with my mother spelling the title c-o-c-k. After leafing through the director’s note there was a statement that confirmed I wasn’t alone as American audiences blushed their way through the title ...
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Review “Gideon’s Knot” (Profiles Theatre): Unreal
Profiles Theatre presents "Gideon’s Knot" Reviewed By Sara Eisenbaum The problem with being a viewer is that you need to be open-minded at all costs. Unfortunately, I recognize a bias in myself that when something is meant to imitate a real life situation and in my opinion it doesn’t, I automatically tune out. “Gideon’s Knot” fell prey ...