by Deanna Dement Myers Slow Food – Written by Wendy MacLeod; Directed by Artistic Director Sean Daniels. Scenic Design by Apollo Mark Weaver; Costume Design by Deborah Newhall; Lighting Design by Brian J. Lilienthal; Sound Design by David Remedios. Presented by the Merrimack Repertory Theater 50 E Merrimack St, Lowell through February 3 “Everybody needs…
Category: Short Takes (3min read)
Manual Cinema’s “The End of TV” a Compelling Theatrical/Cinematic Experience
by Michele Markarian “The End of TV” by Manual Cinema. Screenplay by Kyle Vegter and Ben Kauffman. Direction and Storyboards by Julia Vanarsdale Miller. Presented by Arts Emerson, Emerson Paramount Center, 559 Washington Street, Boston, through January 27. “They tiptoe into your heart until you care for them so much,” is the first line of…
Silence and Omission in the ‘Heartland’
By Deanna Dement Myers “The space between the words is where the ache lies.” A charming young refugee, Nazrullah, brilliantly played by Shawn K. Jain, shows up at the home of retired University of Nebraska professor, Harold Banks (Ken Batlin). We soon learn that Nazrullah was a teacher at the same school in Afghanistan as…
“A Life In The Theatre” (The Arctic Playhouse)
Reviewed by Sue Nedar The current offering from The Arctic Playhouse is, David Mamet’s A Life In The Theatre. A 1977 two-person dramedy which examines the relationship between two stage actors; Robert, the more seasoned actor, and John, the relative newcomer. Written in a series of short scenes, the audience witnesses an evolution of the…
