Monthly Archives: July 2021
Yipping, Barking and Smelling
Why Dogs Don’t Talk – First Folio Theatre
It’s safe to say that all dog owners, at one time or another, have wished their pets could talk. It would be so much easier to understand their pooch’s needs and wants, their preferences for certain things and for those elements that are undesired. But in Dean Monti’s short, 17-minute story, adapted for the stage by David Rice, patrons might be warned to be careful what they wish for.
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“A heaviness that’s gone.”
The Tempest – Oak Park Festival Theatre
After a year of so much turmoil and sadness, it’s all too easy to be left feeling jaded, bitter, and resentful towards all that was taken from us. Returning back to the liveliness of theater is quite an event, and starting with a classic such as Shakespeare’s The Tempest is an appropriate reintroduction. Viewing The Tempest with the events from this past year still in close hindsight lets us absorb an entirely new perspective of this 400-year-old play. The antiquity does not make this play any less applicable today: especially with the lively modern alterations featured in this production.
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When the World Exploded
I Hate It Here – Steppenwolf Theatre
If asked, most of us will freely confess that last year was a total bomb. 2020 will always be remembered as the year of the pandemic, when COVID-19 infected and devastated the entire planet, closing down everything and forcing us to stay inside our own homes. It was deadly and frightening and, ultimately, made our lives extremely depressing. This was the year when the world exploded and everyone had to quarantine.
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Bwahaha!
Henchpeople – Theatre Above the Law
Everyone knows about the super villain. Their face on every television screen in the city, or maybe projected from a blimp, threatening the city with destruction unless their demands are met. But what about the little people? The ones who make the death ray so deadly? The ones who antagonize the sharks in the pool under the trap door? And this spandex body suit with floor-length cape won’t clean itself… Theatre Above the Law returns to live, in-person theatre with a show that explores the stories of those unsung anti-heroes: the henchpeople.
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Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real
Martyrs’ – June 19, 2021, Jam Productions
October 2016 – Empire Polo Club in Indio California. I was one of the lucky ones that got tickets for this show which has come to be known as Desert Trip. A three-day concert – Night 1 Bob Dylan / the Rolling Stones. Night 2 –Paul McCartney / Neil Young with Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real. Night 3 – The Who / Roger Waters. Quite an event to say the least. One of the acts that really stood out was Neil Young. It was my first introduction to Lukas Nelson and POTR. From quite a distance their sound was incredible, and I knew I was seeing something great.
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