Theatre Chat: Nearly Lear
2A chat with Susanna Hamnett who is performing Nearly Lear, a take on Shakespeare’s King Lear, on Friday and Saturday.
A chat with Susanna Hamnett who is performing Nearly Lear, a take on Shakespeare’s King Lear, on Friday and Saturday.
The Twinight Zone is back! Fake Bacon Productions is nearing the end of the run of their Twilight Zone parody sequel, and this weekend if your final chance to see it. The show is divided up into four sketches, which… [Read More]
The ongoing redevelopment of The Short North’s Garden Theater continues with the opening of “The Green Room”, a second performance venue located adjacent to the building’s main lobby. The Short North Stage theatre group will be producing Songs of the… [Read More]
What a high-energy event! I went out tonight to check out Yummy and thought I’d get some quick photos of the Garden Theater’s sign lit up. Little did I know that I made it just in time for the countdown…. [Read More]
The Cloak & Dagger Dinner Theatre is moving their production across German Village from the Columbus Maennerchor to Shanes Gourmet on Livingston Avenue (which is technically located within the Schumacher Place neighborhood). Starting this weekend, Cloak & Dagger will be… [Read More]
The Short North Stage is the local group of theatrical professionals who are taking on the task of converting the historic Garden Theater building back into a functional performance space. The group held their first “Garden Party” this evening for… [Read More]
Last night, The Brewery District was reanimated with the sights and sounds of nightlife and entertainment, as Shadowbox Live hosted the grand opening of their new home at 503 South Front Street. The new venue is still a work in… [Read More]
Raconteur Theatre Company’s performance of Helen of Sparta by Jacob M. Appel opens tonight at MadLab’s Space. The play tells a modernized version of The Trojan War from the captured Helen’s point of view. Paris (Brian Spangler) has captured Helen… [Read More]
Shadowbox Live’s return to Downtown is nearly upon us, and the troupe will be opening up their musical lineup next month with The Rocky Horror Show. The live performance of this cult-classic will run September 11th through November 13th at… [Read More]
The performance stage inside the Garden Theatre building went dark decades ago, but a new nonprofit is dedicated to bringing it back to life. Short North Stage began organizing over a year ago with the mission to create a new… [Read More]
Happy Weekend! The Food Play by Available Light Theatre opens tonight. Raconteur Theatre also is opening their show Whales, Save Us! tonight. Go see CATCO’s Evil Dead. Don’t forget The Scarlet Pimpernel at Schiller Park. The Best of Shadowbox Live… [Read More]
On Thursday night, I went to see the QUEEN OF HEARTS night of plays at MadLab’s 2011 Theatre Roulette. I usually expect a night of laughs from MadLab’s roulette, but was in for a somber surprise. “Seldom Heard,” written by… [Read More]
CAPA and Broadway in Columbus jointly announced their six-show seven-week Broadway season starting in October 2011 and running through June 2012. The shows include Billy Elliot The Musical, Shrek, The Blue Man Group, West Side Story, Memphis and Mamma Mia…. [Read More]
Anna Deveare Smith has one Midwest stop on her Let Me Down Easy tour. I attended opening night for Let Me Down Easy by Anna Deavere Smith at the Lincoln Theatre, presented by The Wexner Center. You may not immediately… [Read More]
“This is Nothing. This is what Nothing feels like. Empty and black and impossible.” The Available Light Theatre (AVLT) is a one of a kind theatre company. At just 5 years old, AVLT has built a great reputation for engaging… [Read More]
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