Joyce Lee’s THE DEAN’S OFFICE… Doesn’t go to the Head of the Class
By Ernest Kearney — Joyce Lee’s "The Dean’s Office" approaches a number of vital issues involving the propagation of systemic racism in the learning institutes of America.
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“DIRTY CHAI – a hip-hop bollywood musical”… The Foot I Use For Toe-Tapping Fell Asleep
By Ernest Kearney — Ruchi Kishore, creator and star of "Dirty Chai – a hip-hop bollywood musical" which recently played during the Hollywood Fringe Festival, has staged a rather flat, staggeringly uninspired girl meets girl romance that is strictly by the numbers.
Tom McAteer’s THE EASTER BUNNY… Finding Monsters in the Mirror’s Reflection
By Ernest Kearney — “The Easter Bunny” is a self-described live stream “urban horror story” by Canada’s Marbles Theatre Group. It was the third virtual show that I had sat through in one evening. The first was a dance performance initially
“GATSBY an immersive illumination – CHAPTER 1: East Egg” Ambling Through an American Literary Classic
By Ernest Kearney - In this refashioning of the first chapter from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel, "The Great Gatsby," the audience is realigned as the embodiment of Nick Carraway, the book’s narrator, and "he/we" arrive at a dinner party thrown by Daisy and Tom
Authenticity: The Musical, The Promise of Potential Not Present
By Ernest Kearney — There are three types of shows I am always in hopes of finding, which keeps me returning, year after year, to the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
Tomoko Karina’s JAPANESE LOVE STORY – SHIZUKA, an Admirable Disappointment
By Ernest Kearney — The love story of Lady Shizuka Gozen (1165 – 1211) and the legendary samurai Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159 – 1189) has been erroneously compared in the West to Romeo and Juliet.
SAMSON and THE BURNING BUSH – The Eleventh Plague Has Arrived with a Running Time of a 100 Minutes!
By Ernest Kearney — Why…? Why…? C’mon, why…? Really, why…? Why…? Why…?
‘GIDEON AND THE BLUNDERSNORP’ – Michael Gordon Shapiro Provides Music, Mayhem and Monster – You Bring the Laughs!
By Ernest Kearney — All through the enforced isolation of the pandemic, denied my needed fix of theatrical smack, desperately watching Zoom shows presented on YouTube to cut the edge off my cravings like an AA dropout knocking back bottles of Nyquil, I dreamt of
Alma Collins’ ‘Strong Like Honey’ Offers Strength Sweetened by Hard Won Insights
By Ernest Kearney - Alma Collins offers invaluable insights, in this Hollywood Fringe staging at the Hudson Theatre, and shows us that ithe journey can hold priceless discoveries.
‘Killer’s Head’ & ‘The Unseen Hand’ — Adventures in Sam Shepard’s Brain
y Ernest Kearney — The story goes that while giving an interview, many years back, Playwright Edward Albee was asked his opinion as to Sam Shepard. Albee responded with, “He writes good plays – about every third one.”