by Colin Thomas | Nov 14, 2020 | Review
Michele Riml’s script is a screwball comedy. But director Mindy Parfitt’s production is lacking a screwball: Amy Rutherford is miscast. The Amaryllis is about the sometimes comically fucked up relationship between adult siblings Lucy and Jeremy. Lucy is...
by Colin Thomas | Oct 29, 2020 | Review
It’s story time. And you could hardly ask for better storytellers than playwright Anosh Irani and actor Andrew McNee. (McNee and Kayvon Khoshkam are alternating in this solo show.) “Look, I don’t know why you’re here,” is one of the first things that the guy we’ll...
by Colin Thomas | Oct 23, 2020 | Review
All alone in my living room, I applauded. These are lonely times and getting to watch the livestream of Veda Hille’s Little Volcano for 90 minutes is like having the most fascinating person over for the most intimate of conversations. Hille is a singer/songwriter and...
by Colin Thomas | Oct 19, 2020 | Review
Allan Morgan is a big ol’ homo. That’s a big part of why his solo show I Walked the Line is such a glorious celebration of resilience, compassion, and belonging. In September of 2014, the lights went down for the last time on Morgan’s triumphant portrayal of Prospero...
by Colin Thomas | Oct 19, 2020 | Review
Representation matters. Viola Desmond’s legacy matters. And I’m a white guy who doesn’t think that this telling of Desmond’s story works very well — which is my way of acknowledging that perspective also matters. Please take it into account. Desmond’s is the Black...
