fringe theater

Theater

Whistler in the Dark on Caryl Churchill

Thumbnail image for Whistler in the Dark on Caryl Churchill February 2, 2012

There are just two more days to catch Whistler in the Dark’s two play Caryl Churchill lineup. Fen and A Number are just the kind of work one expects to see produced by the Whistlers and I don’t think anybody else is as well equipped to handle Churchill’s complex narratives, sense of mystery, and large [...]

Theater

Shakespeare Interrupted: Whistler in the Dark’s Stoppard Double Feature

Thumbnail image for Shakespeare Interrupted: Whistler in the Dark’s Stoppard Double Feature November 7, 2011

Whistler gives us accessible and intellectual theater with a hilarious “Dogg’s Hamlet” and a spooky and riveting “Cahoot’s Macbeth.”

Theater

Bad Habit’s “Arcadia”

Thumbnail image for Bad Habit’s “Arcadia” August 20, 2011

Bad Habit Productions has a winner with Tom Stoppard’s play on chaos theory with bad literary scholarship.

Theater

The Independent Drama Society’s Farewell Production: “The Good Doctor”

Thumbnail image for The Independent Drama Society’s Farewell Production: “The Good Doctor” July 22, 2011

The Independent Drama Society waves goodbye to the fringe scene with a production of Neil Simon’s “The Good Doctor.”

Theater

There’s Something About Mary: Holland Productions’ “Hideous Progeny”

Thumbnail image for There’s Something About Mary: Holland Productions’ “Hideous Progeny” July 21, 2011

Lake Geneva, 1816. Lord Byron, John Polidori, Percy Shelley and his 18 year old mistress Mary, their baby, and Mary’s stepsister (already pregnant with Byron’s child) are stuck inside during perhaps one of the worst vacation seasons of the past 200 years.

Theater

Audio Slideshow: Liars & Believers’ “Song of Songs”

Thumbnail image for Audio Slideshow: Liars & Believers’ “Song of Songs” June 5, 2011

A conversation with Jason Slavick, Artistic Director of Liars & Believers on his latest show, “Song of Songs.”

Theater

Independent Drama Society’s “Glengarry Glenn Ross”

Thumbnail image for Independent Drama Society’s “Glengarry Glenn Ross” January 21, 2011

The Independent Drama Society brings another contemporary classic to the fringe scene.