Pill Hill
The title refers to an affluent south side neighborhood where those who own property have “made it”. Set in Chicago between 1973 and 1983, Pill Hill focuses on six African-American friends who all work in the local steel mill.
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Boleros for the Disenchanted (in English & Spanish)
It recounts the story of a Puerto Rican couple – Flora (Elizabeth Ledo/Sandra Marquez) and Eusebio (Joe Minoso/René Rivera) who met on the island in 1953 and married the following year. It is a personal story told across years of marriage, but it is also the story of the suffering of all Puerto Ricans forced to flee their land in search of work and dignity.
Up
Up is art for art’s sake, a thing of beauty to be admired. It’s nice that it makes you think, but that is not its raison d’être.
Up is delicious – a simply beautiful show with a cast that is uniformly magnificent. Bravo!
Hollywood 360 6-27-09
Tom Williams discusses the following stage plays with Carl Amari: The Black Crooners at Black Ensemble theatre & Little Brother from Griffin Theatre at Athenaeum Theatre. [audio: https://chicagocritic.com/newsite/audio/0627TOM.mp3]
THE HOLLOW LANDS
The Hollow Lands is an ambitious 14-actor, 30 character historical epic about America’s early pioneers spanning over forty years (1815-1857) throughout all of the United States.
Little Brother
We meet Marcus Yallow (Mike Harvey), a charming seventeen year old techno-geek with a passionate sense of rebellion from the government’s attempts to remove his personal freedoms.
Hollywood 360 6-20-09
Tom Williams discusses the following stage plays with Carl Amari: Fiddler on the Roof with Topol, The Minister’s Wife at Writers’ Theatre, The Ride Down Miount Morgan at Redtwist Theatre. [audio: https://chicagocritic.com/newsite/audio/0620Tom.mp3]
The Tragedy of Doctor Faustus
Making things worse with director Dan Krall’s cast are the basic fundamentals of stage elocution and articulation. From speaking too softly to speaking in a mumbling tone to running a line of words together in a rapid manner–diminished the play.
Hollywood 360 6-20-09
Tom Williams discusses the following stage plays with Carl Amari: Fiddler on the Roof with Topol, The Minister’s Wife at Writers’ Theatre, The Ridge Down Mount Morgan at Redtwist. [audio: https://chicagocritic.com/newsite/audio/
Follies
Follies is a most worthy production featuring a large no-Equity cast each dedicated to producing musical theatre art with an eye on craft and showmanship. They succeed nicely under the detailed direction of Marlon Barden and the effective choreography from Robin Lehtman.