Posted on October 18, 2009 by Scotty Zacher
Piven needs to push the envelope Piven Theatre Workshop presents: Two by Pinter: “The Lover” and “The Collection” by Harold Pinter directed by Joyce Piven thru November 15th (buy tickets) reviewed by Paige Listerud Two early works by Harold Pinter, The Lover (1962) and The Collection (1961) onstage now at Piven Theatre Workshop, [...]
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Posted on June 22, 2009 by Scotty Zacher
Hauntingly primal, animalistic performances are fascinating to watch Moving season was the right time for Curious Theatre Branch to produce The Caretaker, by Harold Pinter. Tucked away in the intimate Side Project space, the set, recreating a dilapidated London apartment, is a chaos of broken down debris. A stuffed fox, old newspapers, a paint-splattered ladder, [...]
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Posted on December 26, 2008 by Scotty Zacher
From Broadway.com: Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter died of cancer on December 24, according to the Associated Press. He was 78. The highly influential and political scribe was awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize for Literature. He was born on October 10, 1930 in the London borough of Hackney. In 1948 he was accepted at the [...]
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Posted on October 22, 2008 by Scotty Zacher
Due to popular demand, world-premier musical The Medium at Large, starring Tony & Jeff Award Nominee John Herrera, has added an extra weekend of shows, extending the run through Sunday, Novebmer 23rd. The production is co-written by Julia Cameron (international best-selling author of The Artist’s Way) and Emma Lively; directed by Carl Occhipinti. (blog aside: [...]
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Posted on May 28, 2008 by Scotty Zacher
Remy Bumppo 2008/09 Season The Voysey Inheritance by Harley Granville-Barker adapted by David Mamet directed by James Bohnen featuring Artistic Associate David Darlow David Mamet’s sleek adaptation of Granville-Barker’s 1905 play feels as if it were written yesterday. When Edward Voysey learns of his father’s corrupt dealings within the family business, he knows there [...]
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