Creating the “AHA” Moments in Teaching Theatre: A Conversation with Hallie...
Hallie Dizdarevic working with a Newcomers at Shawnee class. Photo-Walden TheatreBy Keith WaitsEntire contents, Copyright © 2013 Keith Waits. All rights reserved.As Hallie Kirk Dizdarevic describes her...
View ArticleNoir or Not, Don Giovanni is a Success at Kentucky Opera
Donovan Singletary as Leporello. Photo by Patrick PfisterDon GiovanniBy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and librettist Lorenzo da Ponte.Directed by Kristine McIntyreConducted by Joseph MechavichReviewed by...
View ArticleGood Art Stacked Up at the Brown Hotel
New evoLOUtion ExhibitThe Gallery at The Brown HotelReview by Keith WaitsEntire contents are copyright © 2013 Keith Waits. All rights reserved..The Gallery at The Brown has featured the work of local...
View ArticleTackling Magnificent Rhythm in the Classics
Ludwig van BeethovenClassics: Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92The Louisville OrchestraJorge Mester, conductorChristopher Taylor, pianoReviewed by Keith WaitsEntire contents are copyright ©...
View Article12 Questions for Kristopher Wojtera
Dancer Kristopher Wojtera. Photo-Louisville Ballet.Entire contents are copyright © 2013 Arts-Louisville. All rights reservedBorn in Poland, Kristopher graduated from National Ballet School in Gdansk....
View ArticleThe World Premiere of Alice in Black and White in Louisville: An Interview...
Playwright Robin Rice Lichtig.By Rachel WhiteEntire contents are copyright © 2013 Rachel White. All rights reserved.New York playwright Robin Rice Lichtig is in town, as her new play Alice in Black and...
View ArticleIs Identity Crisis Always This Much Fun? Chasing Ophelia at The Bard’s Town
Doug Schutte and Ryan Watson in Chasing Ophelia. Photo - The Bard's Tow.nChasing OpheliaWritten by Doug SchutteDirected by Scot AtkinsonReview by Keith WaitsEntire contents are copyright © 2013 Keith...
View ArticleDerby Dinner Pulls Off “Great Production of A Great Play”
Ricky Cona as Seymour and Jillian Prefach as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors. Photo - Derby Dinner Playhouse.Little Shop of HorrorsBook and Lyrics by Howard AshmanMusic by Alan MenkenBased on the Film...
View ArticleMoving Collective Offers “Accessible and Thought Provoking” Modern Dance...
Stories Gathered postcardStories GatheredMoving Collective Dance CompanyBy Kathi E. B. EllisEntire contents are copyright © 2013 Kathi E. B. Ellis. All rights reserved.Moving Collective’s winter...
View Article“Genuine, Authentic Anomaly” in the Work of Michelle Word
Michelle Word, Drosraceae, Mixed-Media, 2010.Michelle Word: Applied FloralisticsNew Works of Mixed-Media Collage InstallationPreview by Lisa SimonEntire contents are copyright © 2013 Lisa Simon. All...
View ArticleAn Enthusiastic Cast and a Colorful Production: CenterStage Presents "Joseph...
Andrew Lloyd Weber & Tim Rice.Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatMusic by Andrew Lloyd Weber, Lyrics by Tim RiceDirected by John R. LeffertReview by Rachel WhiteEntire contents are...
View Article"Quilters" Is a Dramatically Sound Production That Succeeds Despite Its Flaws
Image pulled from Walden Theatre's Facebook page. QuiltersBy Barbara Damashek and Molly Newman, Directed by Hallie DizdarevicReviewed by Craig Nolan HighleyEntire contents are copyright © 2013, Craig...
View ArticleAlice in Black and White
Photographer Alice Austen and Gertrude Tate.Image courtesy of Looking for Lilith.Alice in Black and Whiteby Robin Rice LichtigDirected by Kathi E. B. EllisA review by Kate BarryEntire contents are...
View Article“The Delling Shore" Opens the Humana Festival: An “Eerie” and Compelling New...
The Delling ShoreBy Sam MarksDirected by Meredith McDonough Review by Rachel WhiteCopyright © 2013 by Rachel White. All rights reserved.Sam Marks’ compelling new play The Delling Shore premiered...
View ArticleVisually Sumptuous “Romeo & Juliet” Is Uneven, Despite Some Powerful Dancing
Composer Sergei Prokofiev. Photo – Library of Congress.Romeo & JulietMusic by Sergei ProkofievChoreography by Alun Jones & Helen StarrA review by Kathi E.B. Ellis.Entire contents are copyright...
View Article“The Power of Shakespeare in Any Medium” – The American Printing House for...
By Kathi E. B. Ellis.Entire contents are copyright © 2013 Kathi E. B. Ellis. All rights reserved.During this season there has been much ado about one Shakespeare play here in Louisville. The flurry...
View ArticleAppropriate
Reese Madigan as Franz and Jordan Baker as Toni in Appropriateby Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Part of the 37th Humana Festival of New American Plays. Photo by Alan Simons.AppropriateBy Branden...
View ArticleThe Alley Theater Delivers A “Fascinating …Philosophical” History of the Devil
History of The DevilBy Clive BarkerDirected by John HetzelReviewed by Craig Nolan HighleyEntire contents are copyright © 2013, Craig Nolan Highley. All rights reserved.Just how much of the evil and...
View ArticleThird Humana Entry Is a Play About “The Choices War Forces Upon People”
Jonathan Majors and Andy Lucien in Cry Old Kingdom, part of the 37th Humana Festival of New American Plays. Photo by Alan Simons.Cry Old KingdomBy Jeff AugustinDirected by Tom DugdaleReview by Rachel...
View ArticleClassics 7: Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3 (Organ Symphony)
Dror Biran, pianist.The Louisville OrchestraJorge Mester, conductor Dror Biran, pianoReviewed by Scott DowdEntire contents are copyright © 2013 Scott Dowd. All rights reserved.I have an acquaintance...
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