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Fairey is a welcomed new voice whose ability to tell a worthy, dramatic story with ample dose of very funny lines engages us from the start. Her humor emerges from her quirky, memorable characters and from their situations. Yet the humor in Graceland never diminishes the dramatic power of her play.

The most interesting part of Love Person was the outstanding acting from Liz Tannebaum who demonstrates how strong a deaf person can convey emotions and truth without words. The use of signing never distracted like all the projected text messaging

Lisa Dillman’s play parallels two stories: one covers a series of three incarcerations of women in mental asylums dating from 1886, 1920’s and the late 1930’s while the other story features Carrie (Lacy Katherine Campbell) who is researching women in asylums.

This well sung show was highlighted by the strong vocals form Eric Lindahl and Tom McGunn. For me the dancers made this show a treat. Kevin Bellie gets the pop/rock score to move with energy

This weird play is told from the perspective of the couple and their xenophobic victims. We’re never sure what happens during the two day journey.

Filled with a superb cast, many of which have played in Spelling Bee before, the show is a laugh fest of the first order. This smart, hip, thoroughly engaging musical is by far the funniest musical to hit the stage in decades.

Filled with colorful memories and scary stories such as the ghost of the yellow dog and the emergence of Sutter’s ghost at the Charles family’s house, The Piano Lesson is a well crafted and totally engrossing play that keeps your ear open with a fine assortment of storytelling with interludes of blues and an amazing rhythmic work song…