by Colin Thomas | Sep 11, 2018 | Review
> Colin Thomas When you unwrap Self-ish, there’s a gift waiting for you, but you’ve got to paw your way through a lot of packing material to get to it. In this monologue, playwright Kuan Foo introduces us to a 35-year-old Korean-Canadian woman named Esther. She’s...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 11, 2018 | Review
> Colin Thomas No Belles may not be formally ambitious, but it is very well crafted—like a nicely cobbled shoe or a beautifully bound book. With a feminist spin, three actors tell the story of eight female scientists. All of these researchers had to deal with...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 11, 2018 | Review
> David Johnston * Meet Mel Malarkey, Depression-era vaudevillian. They’re hosting one final show before the theatre is sold. Mel is delightful, but a little exhausting. Mel plays the musical saw! Mel feuds with donkeys! Mel recites love odes to an elephant...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 11, 2018 | Review
> David Johnston * A man and woman trek eastwards across America. The apocalypse has happened. Or the rapture. Or a plague. Doesn’t matter. Point is, they’re alone, and they’re in search of a surviving colony somewhere near San Francisco’s famous...
by Colin Thomas | Sep 11, 2018 | Review
> Sarvin Esmaeili * Watching Gossamer Obsessions, I spent half my time laughing and half my time trying to figure out why I was laughing. This sketch comedy opens with two British-accented narrators (Amy Shostak and Paul Bilnov) who introduce us to the world of the...
