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March 9, 2010

Veteran Piven Theatre Workshop member Bernard Beck not only gave a tour de force performance as Leo Gold, a fictional Holocaust survivor but he also gave a masterclass in acting.

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Chess – A Cold War Rock Musical

…Theo Ubique’s production made an effort to give the show some heart. That mostly came from Maggie Portman’s fine singing and engaging performance as Florence the main love interest for the two Chess champions.

The DNA Trail: A Genealogy of short Plays about Ancestry, Identity, and Confusion

The Artistic Director of the Silk Road Theatre Project, Jamil Khoury’s idea for a series of short plays centering on the genealogical DNA test has produced an intriguing evening of theatre. The seven plays contain humor, fantasy, personal revelation and poignancy.

Lower Debt

This rambling work about a group of dispossessed folks squatting in an abandoned urban lot is a cliche ridden muddled story that tries to cover too much in 90 minutes.

We watch black and white film footage that introduces us to each character except for the two women and the man who take over the space and set up camp.


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