Strawdog Theatre presents AFTER MISS JULIE. The 1945 election results are in. England’s Labour Party has had a landslide victory over Winston Churchill’s Conservative Party. Workers unite in revelry. And out on her father’s country estate, Miss Julie (played by Maggie Scrantom) wants to join the merriment. As the country is positioning for change, Scrantom attempts ...
The Fourth Walsh
Theatre with a side of life
Category Strawdog Theatre
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Review “Quiz Show” (Strawdog Theatre): A Live Theatrical ‘Sixth Sense’
Strawdog Theatre presents the U.S. Premiere of QUIZ SHOW. As a reviewer, I like to go into a show with little to no information. Because I want to have the same experience as the average audience member, I usually read the press release after the play. I went into QUIZ SHOW with two preconceptions. I knew ...
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Review “20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA” (Strawdog Theatre): Big Fish in a Small Pond
Strawdog Theatre Company’s Hugen Hall presents the World Premiere Adaptation of 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA. Playwrights Cliff Sheffer and Ann Sonneville take on a classic. Jules Verne’s story was an exploration of unchartered territories. Verne described aquatic adventures via underwater vessels. His book published in 1870 prophesied the invention of the submarine. Verne’s imagination was ...
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Review “The Sweeter Option” (Strawdog Theatre): Stylized and Edgy
Strawdog Theatre celebrates its 100th production by presenting the World Premiere of THE SWEETER OPTION. The intrigue starts immediately as an anxious Sam Guinan-Nyhart (Tucker) dumps an unconscious Michaela Petro (Irene) on the couch. Guinan-Nyhart then positions himself barricading the door and goes to sleep. My curiosity is aroused. And my spidey sense is on full ...
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Review “Fail/Safe” (Strawdog Theatre): Timeless, disturbing eye opener
Strawdog Theatre presents the World Premiere of FAIL/SAFE. FAIL/SAFE, the 1962 best selling novel was made into movies in 1964 and 2000. The story is about a mechanical error that triggers missiles to attack Russia. The incident threatens to initiate WWIII. Director and co-adaptor Anderson Lawfer stages the action in three rooms: the flight control room, ...
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Review “The Arsonists” (Strawdog Theatre): Ignites and Sizzles
Strawdog Theatre presents Max Frisch’s THE ARSONISTS. Why would anyone knowingly invite trouble into their life? Playwright Max Frisch answers that question in absurdity. Frisch sets his tale in a city plagued by arsonists. His protagonist, Biedermann (played with deft by Robert Kauzlaric) gets goaded into defending his morality by the charismatic Scott Danielson (Schmitz). Kauzlaric represents ...
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Review “Charles Ives Take Me Home” (Strawdog Theatre): Original Father-Daughter Dance
Strawdog Theatre presents CHARLES IVES TAKE ME HOME. In this tight and original piece, Playwright Jessica Dickey orchestrates a father-daughter dance. It’s not to a wedding song. It’s to a life concerto. Dickey explores generational, gender and life passion differences between a father and daughter. Dave Belden (dad) is a violinist. Stephanie Chavara (daughter) is a basketball ...
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“Miss Marx” (Strawdog Theatre): Extraordinary Tribute
Strawdog Theatre presents the World Premiere of Philip Dawkins’ MISS MARX: OR THE INVOLUNTARY SIDE EFFECT OF LIVING. Eleanor is a socialist, an actress and an intellectual. She is a modern woman. She speaks seven different languages. And has even been contracted to translate, among other things, Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary and the plays of Henrik Ibsen. She is the daughter ...