The year of its telling is unknown, but the story takes place in the 300,000th year of its calendar. As advertised, the play Bears In Space is about bears in space, specifically a pair of recently defrosted pals, Volyova and Bhourghash, and their still-frozen captain, Lazara. They wake in orbit
Autism This is a story about something called “autism” and an extraordinary piece of theater inspired by the question of how medical diagnoses can determine the way someone is treated, how he thinks of himself, and by what methods he navigates life. Though the play deals with someone on the
An hourglass could serve as a reminder and quantifier of time, but also as an escape. Young Spanish landscape architect Beto has an unusual fixation with hourglasses to the point where his proposal at a conference in Munich is a forest of hourglasses or ‘sand clocks’ that people can turn
Six women took the stage at Little Theatre of Alexandria and held the audience captive for two hours. Whereas the cast for the movie of the same name includes several male roles, the play achieves the same with just six women. And these six women – Brenda Parker (Clairee), Kelsey Yudice
On January 15, 2009, American Airlines First Officer Susan O’Donnell was heading home. “I had flown into JFK from Brussels that day and rushed over to LaGuardia to catch a flight to Charlotte, North Carolina,” she explained in a phone interview. “I was traveling on what they call jump seat
Maestro begins with a lesson in music theory and construct (be patient, it will pass) and unexpectedly ends with a passionate outburst of self-recrimination. Between the two lies illumination of one of the iconic music figures of our era. Hershey Felder’s beautifully written piece channels musician/composer/conductor/author/teacher Leonard Bernstein from his
Lillian Hellman’s play, The Little Foxes, first premiered on Broadway in 1939, followed by a film in 1941. Tallulah Bankhead played the Hubbard family matriarch, Regina, on stage, with Bette Davis assuming that role on the big screen. The play has been revived on Broadway three times, with Anne Bancroft
Whether you have a dream and want to pursue it or you’re lost and have no idea what to do the answer is to get a part-time job. The way the world works is changing and yet some things remain the same. One mainstay of growth in these turbulent times
The year of its telling is unknown, but the story takes place in the 300,000th year of its calendar. As advertised, the play Bears In Space is about bears in space, specifically a pair of recently defrosted pals, Volyova and Bhourghash, and their still-frozen captain, Lazara. They wake in orbit of the city planet Metrotopia, ruled by the megalomaniacal Premier Nico and his right-hand man, Gorax. The news that greets them is that their ship
Autism This is a story about something called “autism” and an extraordinary piece of theater inspired by the question of how medical diagnoses can determine the way someone is treated, how he thinks of himself, and by what methods he navigates life. Though the play deals with someone on the autistic spectrum, one might easily insert depression, ADD, OCD, or any number of other identifications. In 1943, child psychiatrist Leo Kanner coined the term “infantile
An hourglass could serve as a reminder and quantifier of time, but also as an escape. Young Spanish landscape architect Beto has an unusual fixation with hourglasses to the point where his proposal at a conference in Munich is a forest of hourglasses or ‘sand clocks’ that people can turn over to give them a measured amount of time to devote to their thoughts. Because one of the main themes of David Trueba’s novel Blitz
Six women took the stage at Little Theatre of Alexandria and held the audience captive for two hours. Whereas the cast for the movie of the same name includes several male roles, the play achieves the same with just six women. And these six women – Brenda Parker (Clairee), Kelsey Yudice (Shelby), Patricia Spencer Smith (Ouiser), Susan Smythe (Annelle), Carla Crawford (Truvy), and Alana D. Sharp (M’Lynn) – are powerful forces on the stage. Each has her
On January 15, 2009, American Airlines First Officer Susan O’Donnell was heading home. “I had flown into JFK from Brussels that day and rushed over to LaGuardia to catch a flight to Charlotte, North Carolina,” she explained in a phone interview. “I was traveling on what they call jump seat privileges. Airlines will allow other airlines’ pilots to ride in the cockpit. There’s a little fold down seat in the [Airbus] A320 – two of
Maestro begins with a lesson in music theory and construct (be patient, it will pass) and unexpectedly ends with a passionate outburst of self-recrimination. Between the two lies illumination of one of the iconic music figures of our era. Hershey Felder’s beautifully written piece channels musician/composer/conductor/author/teacher Leonard Bernstein from his influentially Jewish background (even demonstrating why he thinks of The Phrygian mode –the formation of a particular set of octaves or scales, as the Jewish
Lillian Hellman’s play, The Little Foxes, first premiered on Broadway in 1939, followed by a film in 1941. Tallulah Bankhead played the Hubbard family matriarch, Regina, on stage, with Bette Davis assuming that role on the big screen. The play has been revived on Broadway three times, with Anne Bancroft (1967), Elizabeth Taylor (1981), and Stockard Channing (1997) playing Regina. The Little Foxes will run from September 23 through October 30 at Arena Stage with
Whether you have a dream and want to pursue it or you’re lost and have no idea what to do the answer is to get a part-time job. The way the world works is changing and yet some things remain the same. One mainstay of growth in these turbulent times is the value of part-time work. Perhaps more importantly is that the role part-time work plays in our lives is on the verge of becoming
