‘Shubop-Dubay-Had: The No Matter Watt Prequel’ – Adventures In Gordon’s Brain
By Ernest Kearney — "Shubop-Dubay-Had" is, as advertised, the prequel to Gordon’s HFF19 musical "No Matter Watt," and a worthy prequel it is.
‘Tourrorists’ — A Concept In Search of a Play
By Ernest Kearney — Right from the start there are flashes of cleverness in “Tourrorists,” a comedy based on the January 6th attack on the nation’s capital. It begins with the vetting of the audience…
‘The Ecstasy of Victoria Woodhull’ – History Served with Fun
By Ernest Kearney — In her one-woman show based on Victoria Woodhull, Ashley Ford manages to succeed in capturing the many facets of this fascinating woman.
‘Mr. Chonkers’ – “I Have No Idea What I Was Watching, But It Was Fascinating.”
By Ernest Kearney — According to my sources, a “Chonker” is either a “human parasite that lives to feast on a portion of its host before retreating” or a…
‘The Second Coming Of Joan Of Arc’ — An Alt Joan for the Burning
By Ernest Kearney — Playwright Carolyn Gage announces that the "Maid of Orlèans," in her 1987 play, "The Second Coming of Joan of Arc," resonates with modern sensibilities.
“West” – Light Weight Tale Wonderfully Told
By Ernest Kearney — Owen Thomas’ hour-long playlet relates a story told countless times in the history of this nation; that of immigrants coming to this country in search of a new life.
An Unseasonable Fall of Snow – A Weird Little Work That Won’t Leave You in The Cold
By Ernest Kearney — “You wouldn’t read about it in a book.” Here you have the most striking line of New Zealand Playwright Gary Henderson’s "An Unseasonable Fall of Snow."
‘Not Another Midsummer’ – Theatre Drinking Game Left Me With A Hangover
By Ernest Kearney — A spin on the popular “The Show That Went Wrong” formula has an acting company arriving late at the Three Clubs Bar minus half their company requiring that audience members be press-ganged into substituting for them.
Kayla Boye Embodies the Role in ‘Call Me Elizabeth’
By Ernest Kearney — Set in a bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel in 1961, Elizabeth Taylor (Kayla Boye) shares with an unseen interviewer, and the audience, her life story