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A Plank Panel
Michael John Unger,
Rachel Scott,
Alan Bartolic,
Brian Coffey, and Stacey Lynn Mitchell at some point in their lives have all seen Raymond Burr murder his wife while eavesdropping in on other peoples apartments.
They avert their gaze up to the 21st Floor.
M- First off, as this is the premier production of a new [...]
Touchstone Theatre
Performance Works
November 6-15
Directed by Katrina Dunn
Bravo. Touchstone Theatre’s world premiere of Influence demonstrates phenomenal ensemble work. All elements of the production – writing, acting, direction, and design – come together to create a show that is expansive, witty, intelligent, and moving.
The foundation for the play’s success is Janet Mursil’s sharp and resplendent writing. The [...]
A Plank Panel
Cyrano De Bergerac
By: Edmond Rostand
Translated and Adapted by James Fagan Tait
Arts Club Theatre Company
October 23- November 23,2008
The Plank Panel is:
Rachel Scott- Writer and general troublemaker. Nose is straight, small with a flare, and tilted slightly to the left.
Michael John Unger-Writer and performer with the sketch comedy troupe The Skinny. His nose would probably [...]
Sir David Hare’s Stuff Happens is the dense chronicle of America’s post 9-11 decision to invade Iraq. Running concurrent with the US elections, the production offers a well-timed and potent examination of the American identity during Bush’s hawkish and flawed presidency. Stuff Happens is a three-hour beast of a play that includes testimony (some verbatim, [...]
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Memory Machine: bizarre and courageous.
From the moment I walked into the theatre, I was fascinated. One of the lead actors was already onstage, strapped to a vertical bed, and lolling white-faced and open-mouthed to the sound of deep, interrupted breathing. Disturbed and weirdly captivated by the scene, I was curious about how this story would [...]
Barbara Bell both wrote and performed this one-woman show about a successful academic who must recover her past through the haze of fragmenting psyche. Obviously Bell put a lot of effort and love into this show, and she worked really hard to make the show come to life. It is perhaps this very zeal, however, [...]
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