The Tragedy of “The Women of Lockerbie”
By Ernest Kearney — On December 21, 1988 a bomb exploded on Pan Am Flight 103 over the town of Lockerbie, Scotland. All 259 souls, aboard, died in the crash—which also claimed the lives of 11 on the ground.
“I Can Hear You Now,” Runs with the Laughs
By Earnest Kearney — I Can Hear You Now, performed and written by Mitchell Bisschop and directed by Daniel De Lorenzo is a reworking of Citizen Kane to Madison Avenue, in which a well-known spokesperson (“Can you hear me now?”) embarks on a quest to
The Genius of “Hercules Insane” at the Fringe
By Ernest Kearney — The School of Night and its Artistic Director, Christopher Johnson can always be counted on to present an audience with a work that is wonderfully wild and totally rooted in solid theatrics. And such is the case with their newest work, presented
“Let There be Thistles” Draws More than Blood
By Ernest Kearney — Actor, Playwright, Joshua Thomas was last at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in 2014 with "Angels and Whiskey." I hope he doesn’t stay away that long again, because he and director Branda Lock have crafted a true gem with "Let
“Uncivil Correctness”… Not Quite
By Ernest Kearney — "Uncivil Correctness: Joan Rivers, Abbie Hoffman, Bin Laden," apparently, began as a class project and, unfortunately, it still feels like one.
A Rather Rocky Shakespeare
By Ernest Kearney — "Shakes on the Rocks" has a poor concept of what it wants to be. Eleven actors prance out on the stage at the Three Clubs; request the name of a Shakespearian play from the audience. Much Ado About Nothing is called out
“Fort Huachuca” — A Story Ripe for the Telling
By Ernest Kearney — The history of the United States Army installation of Fort Huachuca located in southeast Arizona is a fascinating tale rift with the resonance of this nation’s racial divides. Except for 11 years, from 1892 until 1944, Fort Huachuca housed African American
Easy Targets: Artists and Heroes
By Ernest Kearney — "Easy Targets: Artists and Heroes" doesn’t quite reach the same heady heights as the Burglars of Hamm’s HHF17 offering, but it is still massively-inspired nonsense.
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Feisty Fun For Everyone: It’s “Craftlesque”
By Ernest Kearney - The Cherry Poppins Productions have embraced a formula which has served them well in Hollywood Fringe after Hollywood Fringe – satire, song and strippers. And to judge by the raucous reception given them by the audience, of which I was among,
“American Conspiracy” on a Grand Scale
By Ernest Kearney — "American Conspiracy," playing during the Hollywood Fringe 2018 at The Lounge Theatre, recounts the trials and tribulations individuals face when trying to convince others—and themselves —that everything would be so much better in the world if only people would simply do