There are records of people soaking in hot water pools, for relaxation and medicinal purposes, that go back at least ten thousand years. Hot springs and baths were an essential part of life in Rome, Egypt and Greece, and Native Americans swore by the …Read more
When January Feels Like Summer, a co-production between the Ensemble Studio Theatre and The Women’s Project, is a tale of broken people finding love and connection. They also have to make difficult adjustments in their lives, find the courage to live …Read more
Few technologies are as controversial as artificial intelligence. Some laud it as a major breakthrough in modern science, changing the course of human history for the better. Others may be repulsed by it, viewing it as unnatural and cruel and akin to …Read more
Catherine Boruch gave a highly energetic performance at Stage Left Studios this weekend. Her short one-woman show, Downtown Mermaid, was a comedic look at life of a Jersey Girl who gets swept up by the big city hype. From band groupie to corporate …Read more
The 2014 EstroGenius Festival brings together talented, unique, and strong female voices, and two of its shows display just how bold these women can be. First up was The Tinder Scrapbooking Love Guru Victoria, coming to us from funny woman Cat Miglia …Read more
The Tempest begins, as always, with a great storm. Instead of complicated sound effects—whooshing gales, pounding rain, waves crashing on sinking ships—the sounds simply come from the vocals of the actors and musicians. Karin Coonrod and Elizabeth Sw …Read more
Good Enough, written and performed by Matthew LaBanca and part of the United Solo Festival, explores territory that most of us experience at some point in our lives: the struggle to believe that we are enough, just as we are. A quadrupl …Read more
When I found out that Chemistry, the play I recently attended as part of the Fringe Encore Series, was about mental illness, I was apprehensive at best. Through experiences with family and friends, I understand mental illness firsthand, am all too aw …Read more
With poetic dialogue and powerful imagery, playwright Catherine Filloux in her new play Selma ’65 has written a beautiful solo vehicle for actress Marietta Hedges. Based in part on the true events surrounding the civil rights movement and the Selma V …Read more
The weird tales of H.P. Lovecraft have assumed new life at the Kraine Theatre in RadioTheatre’s sixth festival devoted to the author’s work. The week-long event, presented as part of the FRIGID Festival, casts the reclusive Rhode Island writer as a k …Read more
