Author: By T.D. Mobley-martinez td.mobley-martinez@gazettedev.gazette.com
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Theater review: Funky Little Theater’s ‘The Art Room’ lacks edge
If by the end of the first act of “The Art Room” you’re wondering what the heck is going on, you’ve certainly been paying attention: Part daytime soap opera, part Marx Brothers romp, part “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” “The Art Room” is more than a little crazy. The Funky Little Theater Co. production…
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Theater Review: ‘Girl’ a predictable ode to love amid the California gold rush
Call her plucky, that “Girl of the Golden West.” And starry-eyed. And true blue. Girl, as the lovable miners of her Polka Saloon call her, is all that and cute as a button. TheatreWorks presents playwright David Belasco’s 1905 ode to love amid the California gold rush in the final production of its 40th season.…
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Theater review: Comedic character overload in ‘A Tuna Christmas’ at Millabo Art Theatre
In Tuna, the third smallest city in Texas, living is far from easy – even in the 24 hours before Christmas. Bertha Bumiller decorates the tree by herself, again – her kids and philandering husband who knows where. Director Joe Bob Lipsey’s “A Christmas Carol” may never see opening night if Tuna Electricity turns off…
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Commanding lead actor the heart of TheatreWorks’ ‘Born Yesterday’
Ah, a break from the holly jolly, jingle jangle overload of the season: TheatreWorks’ production of “Born Yesterday,” which runs through Dec. 24, has not even a hint of the craziest (and sweetest) season of the year. Instead, it follows the 40-year-old company’s holiday playbook, which includes occasional warhorses (“A Christmas Carol”), as well as…
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‘Dog Sees God’: Teen issues played out in the unlikely ‘Peanuts’ setting
Drunken sexual encounters. Bulimia. Homophobia. Drug abuse. Suicide. Death. Bert V. Royal’s fascinating play, “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead,” takes on the hot button teen issues of our age, but here, they play out in a most unlikely setting: Charles M. Schulz’s beloved comic strip “Peanuts.” On the face of it, “Dog…