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Pink Banana Theatre Co's One Act Festival, Higher Education, drew its bow last night with a six act show aimed at funny bones, soft-spots, tear ducts (well maybe eye-balls), and family jewels. Although turning its cheek from more serious drama created by traditional theatre, some arises amidst the sketch comedy with which Higher Education bats... Continue Reading →
Jazz and classical compositions sung through the theatre space at the Alchemist in Bay View last Friday. Budding impresario and alto saxist Steve Gallam leads a small guild of musicians bent on reverberating their sound throughout Milwaukee, know as Milwaukee Area Artists and Composers (MACA). Original solo composition performances from Nathan Dill on violin, Mike... Continue Reading →
Timely describes Milwaukee Repertory Theater's season night-cap. A sarcastic toast to resurgent free market enthusiasm, and all the "self-making" delusions that tag along with attitudes encouraging reduction of society to no-holds-barred capitalism, Arthur Miller's classic challenges this exuberance prophetically. Death of a Salesman reminds us all of the virtue found in honest reflection, as only... Continue Reading →
'Once upon a time' used to draw readers into prose insatiably, thankfully, that just won't do anymore. Young playwrights like Eric Theis take a different route. A native of Wisconsin's thumb-pit region, Theis traveled and lived his share of the States, settling in the-now-a-days-oft-mentioned Riverwest neighborhood for 5 years. Having had it with the place,... Continue Reading →
What's brewing at the The Milwaukee Repertory Theater? New Artistic Director Mark Clements percolated several productions so far this season providing a full-bodied experience, although possibly slightly acerbic to some palates. Despite the immediate impression on the drinker's taste, as all good cups do, your metabolism gets agitated even if by placebo. However, Clements' is... Continue Reading →
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