items tagged with Melissa McBain
Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Theatre
Category: Reviews
2007-06-27 08:21:10
New Ground Theatre's Living Here is composed of five one-acts by local playwrights, each one set in the Quad Cities, and I applaud New Ground's decision to stage this showcase for local talent; the production as a whole is more than inspiring, it's important, and the efforts of these theatrical artisans deserve to be seen.
Which doesn't necessarily mean that I liked them all.
Read More About Tales Of The Cities: "Living Here," At The Nighswander Theatre Through July 1...
Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Theatre
Category: Reviews
2006-10-11 04:48:47
Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof opened at the Richmond Hill Barn Theatre last Thursday, and I may as well preface by admitting that, before the show started, I couldn't have been more excited, as this classic has long been one of my absolute favorite plays.
Read More About This Kitten Has Claws: "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof," At The Richmond Hill Barn Theatre Through October 15...
Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Theatre
Category: Feature Stories
2006-05-10 08:36:35
Over the past 10 months, the stage space at the Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline has been transformed into a ballpark (for the venue’s production of Rounding Third), an Italian villa (for Enchanted April), and the entire town of Bedford Falls (for It’s a Wonderful Life).
But these days, after climbing the stairs to the second level of the Barn, the first thing you notice about the set for Sweet & Hot: The Songs of Harold Arlen (running through May 21) is something more unexpected than anything found on those previous sets: a piano.
Read More About That Old Barn Magic: Moline’S Barn Theatre Presents Its First Musical In Nearly A Decade...
Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Theatre
Category: Feature Stories
2005-12-14 00:00:00
How wonderful and humbling the last eight months have been.
Read More About There’S No Business Like Reviewing-The-Shows Business...
Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Theatre
Category: Reviews
2005-05-11 00:00:00
Melissa McBain’s drama Altar Call, currently playing at Playcrafters’ Barn Theatre, is beautifully unresolved. There are many fine elements in this production – along with some not-so-fine ones – yet I was impressed by McBain’s willingness to let the drama linger after its close. She introduces potentially volatile subject matter such as adultery, homosexuality, and the dogmatic elements of scripture, yet doesn’t attempt to provide easy answers to the play’s complexities.
Read More About World Premiere Offers No Easy Answers: "Altar Call" At The Playcrafters Barn Theatre...
There are 20 items tagged with Melissa McBain. You can view all our tags in the Tag Cloud
