It’s said that nothing succeeds like excess. By that measure, or nearly any other, Heritage Theatre Festival’s production of “Pirates of Penzance,” which runs in the Culbreth through July 9, definitely succeeds. It’s a wondrous dose of silly in a crazy world, a break from reality sorely needed in these times less gentle than […]
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Live Arts’ “Dreamgirls” Shows Heart and Soul
One of Live Arts’ guiding principles is “forging theatre and community. “ With “Dreamgirls,” which opened Friday, it most certainly does that, focusing on community members too seldom seen on stage here. “Dreamgirls” features a talented, all black, all local, cast, just the third show among Live Arts’ twenty-five years and 285 produced shows […]
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Live Arts’ “Hunter Gatherers” Brings out the Paleo
And now for something completely different. Live Arts’ production of “Hunter Gatherers,” by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, which opened Friday night in the small upstairs Founders’ theater, is a wild ride of a play; a well-done, two-hour trip to the Paleo in all of us. And we’re not just talking about diet, though the play starts […]
