I tend to wish I were whisked away from my problems and into a magical realm where anything is possible. Blessed Witch Productions and Twin Knife Productions’ collaborative experience, DRAPETOMANIA, proved to effortlessly transport me into another world while gently reminding me to stay present in my current one. DRAPETOMANIA is Blessed Witch Productions’ sophomore [...]

Someone recently asked me this question: “If you could have dinner with anyone, who would it be?” I had answered with “my great-grandmother”, but my answer has definitely changed since my reflection of my conversation with Sylvia Plath in They Played Productions and Nothing in the Dark Productions’ WE SHOULD MEET IN AIR (WSMA). WSMA [...]

The universe has a funny way of sending moments of relief from the often chaotic current that we call life. Twin Knife Productions’ TAXI proved to be the perfect balance of respite and rumination after a relentlessly brutal week. TAXI left me feeling reposeful and ready to conquer whatever life wanted to throw at me [...]

We arrived at the club around 8. Though they technically didn’t open until 9, there were already a handful people gathered around outside waiting to get in. It didn’t take long for a pair of men to approach us, their heavy New York accents coming through. “Oh my GAWD, I can’t wait to get inside!” [...]

CVRDIVC Productions, the team behind the immersive shows MIDNIGHT and GAME NIGHT, are ready to take you into the 1980s for a club event you won’t ever make it out of with their newest experience, RED DEATH. Inspired by Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe, RED DEATH will transport you back to [...]

“In a community that stresses macho male sexual stories as a highlight of all conversation…” So begins “Aberdeen,” a monologue from Kurt Cobain’s “Montage of Heck”. It’s an origin story, of sorts, a look at some of the teenage experiences of drugs, sex, and trauma that so often give way to great rock’n’roll—or simply to [...]

If you lost your memory and had the option to only receive the good memories back, would you accept it? Or, would you want to receive all of your memories, both good and bad? Phoenix Tears Production’s RECOVERY: COLD CASE (COLD CASE) left me pondering these questions while creating a captivating and emotionally charged show [...]