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highly recommended"...a character study into affection under the worst circumstances." Read More...
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a moving, tragic love story"Thanks to Fromm's spare but intelligent directorial hand and sensitive performances...Bent feels fresh." Read More...
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still a better love story"Constantly witty and playful...experience the warmth of taking part in an inside joke." Read More...
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chicago playwright watches students perform his play"Once you tease a zombie apocalypse, you can't take your time getting there. And this production doesn't." Read More...
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a powerful remount"The ensemble acting here is terrific and the staging and pace works to establish the dramatic arch and enough tension to deliver the work's powerful message. 2014 is starting off nicely with this gem." Read More...
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a chance to let it all hang out"Speech & Debate" remains that rarest of things — a show that focuses on teenagers without pathologizing them, talking down to them or shunting their concerns aside as disposable pop-cultural detritus. Read More...
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staging stories that are torn from the news"Directed with a keen, clear gaze by Mr. Paparelli, and featuring a superb cast of young actors, “columbinus” now concludes with an examination of the aftermath of the crime, at intervals beginning just after it took place, moving forward into the present day." Read More...
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"columbinus" a rare portrayal of an increasingly common tragedy"Columbinus," which you don't want to miss, achieves many things, but one of its most remarkable accomplishments is how well it charts the progression of teenage alienation, a quotidian emotion, perhaps, but not one that mixes well with the easy availability of firepower in the U.S." Read more...
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play keeps audiences a'Float'“One gentleman told me after the show that the play ‘took him places he never expected to go tonight.’ In my opinion, that meant mission accomplished,” said Renaud. Read more...
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NCC's Float explores female relationships“There are moments I see myself onstage, even though it might be a 40-year-old woman talking. There are moments I see my mom, my friends and my professors. The script is so fantastic at being real. It just stuck with me.” Read More...
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acid reflux makes weekend a little Awkward"All of the sketches kept the audience laughing with not only their context, but their use of unexpected twists, relatable topics, and even a sketch within a sketch." Read More...
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strong characters drive The Foreigner"The stand-out performance is Bryan Renaud as the young Ellard Simms. He's reminiscent of Leonardo DiCaprio in Gilbert Grape. His portrayal is honest and sweet without phony pretense." Read More...
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