Writer, philosopher and teacher Alain LeRoy Locke, a high-profile affiliate of the Harlem Renaissance, said of it in 1926 that, “Negro life is seizing its first chance for group expression and self-determination.”  He wasn’t wrong.  During the interw …Read more

A Spot on the Wall traverses some dark territory. The prison drama at the New York International Fringe Festival centers on two convicts who have committed unforgivable crimes, but their backstories also involve child abuse, pedophilia, poverty and a …Read more

Kill Sister, Kill! A Musical tells the story of avenging angel Lily (Samantha Walkes), a nun who upon witnessing the brutal rape and murder of her sister Kitty (Astrid Atherly) takes it upon herself to seek justice. Deeming itself an “homage” to expl …Read more

By the time she’d reached her mid-twenties, Jessie Bear was overweight and filled with self-loathing. Stepping on the bathroom scale was a painful experience. One day, after experiencing periods of thirst, fatigue and frequent urination she stepped o …Read more

Virgin Sacrifice. The title certainly grabs your attention. Is this some sort of cult performance? Just another weird New York-y thing? Well, think again. It’s a comedy show that was brought to New York by Los Angeles comedienne Nicole Blaine and dir …Read more

Within the first few minutes of ReLateAble at the New York International Fringe Festival, the audience is fully aware of the apparently apocalyptic situation that will provide much of the dramatic propulsion of the piece. All of our modern means of c …Read more

Night of the Living, part of the New York International Fringe Festival, tells the story of Mia (Belle Caplis) and Marshall (Eric Kuehnemann), a married couple making their way in the aftermath of an epidemic that has wiped out the human race. The pl …Read more

For a dramatist to write credibly on the subject of the genocide in Rwanda is a staggering task. It might be possible to write a play that gives audiences a grasp rather than a glimpse of the enormity of the events that took place in that African cou …Read more

Among its many genres, the New York International Fringe Festival has showcased enough personal stories to represent the change in politics, society and attitudes that have taken place throughout its sturdy 19-years-and-counting run. Amid this year’s …Read more

The set design in Far From Canterbury is rather simple, prop designer Riw Rakkulchon, relies exclusively on four wooden crates and four flagpoles which are re-purposed throughout to emulate everything from regal thrones, to haunted towers and grand b …Read more