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  • Review “ART” (Remy Bumppo Theatre Company): This ART is Real Life!

    Wednesday, May 7, 2025 Remy Bumppo, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Remy Bumppo Theatre Company presents ART. Serge bought an expensive painting. Marc tells his friend that the acquisition was stupid. When Marc asks, Yvan agrees the purchase is laughable. Later at Serge’s, Yvan voices an appreciation for the art. At the center of Yasmina Reza’s play, translated to English by Christopher Hampton, is a white painting. ...

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  • Review “Dear Elizabeth” (Remy Bumppo): A Love Letter to a Writer’s Creative Process

    Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Remy Bumppo, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Remy Bumppo Theatre presents DEAR ELIZABETH. Playwright Sarah Ruhl has constructed a love letter to a writer’s creative process. Ruhl cleverly utilizes actual correspondence between Poets Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell to chronicle their relationship over three decades. Bishop and Lowell meet because of mutual admiration. Over time, this appreciation grows from respected colleagues to trusted ...

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  • Review “Long Song” (Remy Bumppo): Entertaining Yet Not Timeless

    Wednesday, March 27, 2024 Remy Bumppo, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Remy Bumppo Theatre Company presents LOVE SONG. Witty dialogue. Slick condo. Superb acting. What’s not to love? Playwright John Kolvenbach explores love on multiple levels: man and woman, wife and husband, sister and brother, and self. His romcom is sharp. The banter is rapid-fire as interns are annihilated and calling-in-sick becomes a skillful art. The vibe is ...

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  • Review “Blues for an Alabama Sky” (Remy Bumppo Theatre): Writing, Directing, Acting… A Triumph!

    Monday, September 25, 2023 Remy Bumppo, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Remy Bumppo Theatre Company presents BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY. A nightclub singer, a costume designer, a social worker and a doctor create a makeshift community in 1930s Harlem. They toast successes, champion dreams, and clean-up life messes… together. Although they each have different aspirations, they bond over their hopeful pursuits. The arrival of a stranger ...

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  • Review “Galileo’s Daughter” (Remy Bumppo): A Star’s Relationship with His Daughter

    Monday, April 24, 2023 Remy Bumppo, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Remy Bumppo Theatre Company presents the World Premiere of GALILEO’S DAUGHTER.  Women centuries apart explore the impact of Galileo on their lives. This past and present retrospective is the search for purpose by two very different people. Playwright Jessica Dickey intertwines 16th and 21st century stories. She personalizes it by making herself a character in the ...

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  • Review “Anna in the Tropics” (Remy Bumppo Theatre Company): Russian-Cuban Mash Up

    Sunday, February 19, 2023 Remy Bumppo, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Remy Bumppo Theatre Company presents ANNA IN THE TROPICS. A factory hires a lector to read to its workers. As the employees hand-roll cigars, they get lost in the romance and intrigue of “Anna Karenina.” Playwright Milo Cruz uses the Leo Tolstoy classic as the basis for transformation in a working class community. Tolstoy’s words enchant ...

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  • Review “Top Girls” (Remy Bumppo): Thought-provoking Tale of Girl Power

    Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Remy Bumppo, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Remy Bumppo Theatre presents TOP GIRLS. Playwright Caryl Churchill pens a quirky yet thought-provoking tale of girl power. Churchill tells her story in three acts. In the first act, Marlene (played by Linda Gillum) celebrates her recent promotion at a dinner party. The fantasy feast brings together women throughout history. They are drinking in each other’s ...

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  • Review “Howard’s End” (Remy Bumppo): Depth and Charm!

    Thursday, September 12, 2019 Remy Bumppo, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Remy Bumppo presents HOWARD’S END. Howard’s End is a house in the English countryside. Its proper ownership comes under question when a handwritten will bequeaths it to a stranger, Margaret Schlegel. Although the Wilcox family ignores the wishes of the departed, their lives begin to get tangled up with the Schlegel sisters. Playwright Douglas Post skillfully ...

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  • Review “The Father” (Remy Bumppo Theatre): Inside Dementia

    Tuesday, February 12, 2019 Remy Bumppo, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Remy Bumppo Theatre presents THE FATHER. Florian Zeller’s play is a bit of a puzzle. Zeller won the 2014 Molière Award for Best Play. Christoper Hampton translated Zeller’s Le Père into English. THE FATHER debuted on Broadway in 2016 and led to Frank Langella winning a Tony for Best Actor in a play. The show has critical ...

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  • Review “Pirandello’s Henry IV”: Montgomery is Crazy Great!

    Tuesday, October 25, 2016 Remy Bumppo, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Remy Bumppo presents the Midwest Premiere of PIRANDELLO’S HENRY IV. Mark L. Montgomery (Henry IV) is the reason to see this show.  His madness is palpable. Montgomery plays a man who fell off a horse and woke up believing he is the 11th Century German Emperor Henry IV.  For twenty years, his family has perpetuated the ...

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