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Caught Between Church and Family: Melissa McBain's "Altar Call"
Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Theatre
Category: Feature Stories
2005-04-27 00:00:00
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Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Theatre
Category: Feature Stories
2005-04-27 00:00:00
The time: the present invaded by the past. The setting: sanctuaries in the southwest desert. The play: Altar Call. And the playwright: Melissa McBain, who has appropriated one of the country’s most volatile current debates – where the church stands on the subject of homosexuality – as her play’s subject.
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"The Tempest" Continues Prenzie’s “Guerrilla” Style
Written By: Administrator
Section: Theatre
Category: Feature Stories
2004-11-17 00:00:00
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Written By: Administrator
Section: Theatre
Category: Feature Stories
2004-11-17 00:00:00
The Prenzie Players are so serious about presenting innovative interpretations of Shakespeare’s scripts, they promise audience members “won’t forget our shows, ever.” Pretty lofty standards for a small group of Quad Cities actors who hold performances in rented found spaces (currently the Rock Island Housing Authority building) and use minimal props, costumes, staging, and production.
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Don’t Mess with The Hobbit
Written By: Jeff Ignatius
Section: Theatre
Category: Feature Stories
2004-07-07 00:00:00
If Peter Jackson taught the world anything with his epic three-movie The Lord of the Rings series, it’s that audiences want their Tolkien to be faithful to the original work. So when Susan Holgersson started comparing J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit with Patricia Gray’s script, “I started to realize there was a situation there,” she said. Playcrafters Barn Theatre decided about a year ago to do the play, and Holgersson was selected as its director in August.
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Written By: Jeff Ignatius
Section: Theatre
Category: Feature Stories
2004-07-07 00:00:00
If Peter Jackson taught the world anything with his epic three-movie The Lord of the Rings series, it’s that audiences want their Tolkien to be faithful to the original work. So when Susan Holgersson started comparing J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit with Patricia Gray’s script, “I started to realize there was a situation there,” she said. Playcrafters Barn Theatre decided about a year ago to do the play, and Holgersson was selected as its director in August.
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Playcrafters' "Kindertransport" Runs Out of Steam
Written By: Administrator
Section: Theatre
Category: Reviews
2004-05-12 00:00:00
Kindertransport is a script full of potential. Unfortunately, on the Playcrafters stage on May 8, the meaning of the play got lost somewhere in the muddle of forgotten lines and lifeless delivery. Directed by Charles Rubovits, Kindertransport (continuing through May 23) is definitely a change for Playcrafters Barn Theatre, which usually sticks to scripts in the adult comedy or mystery genres. I’m glad to see the group stepping out of its usual lighthearted mode into drama, but a lot of elements need improvement before plays such as Kindertransport will be taken seriously.
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Written By: Administrator
Section: Theatre
Category: Reviews
2004-05-12 00:00:00
Kindertransport is a script full of potential. Unfortunately, on the Playcrafters stage on May 8, the meaning of the play got lost somewhere in the muddle of forgotten lines and lifeless delivery. Directed by Charles Rubovits, Kindertransport (continuing through May 23) is definitely a change for Playcrafters Barn Theatre, which usually sticks to scripts in the adult comedy or mystery genres. I’m glad to see the group stepping out of its usual lighthearted mode into drama, but a lot of elements need improvement before plays such as Kindertransport will be taken seriously.
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Performances Redeem Playcrafters' Predictable "Born Yesterday"
Written By: Administrator
Section: Theatre
Category: Reviews
2004-03-17 00:00:00
In 1979, Patti Flaherty starred in Born Yesterday at Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline. Unfortunately, I hadn’t yet made my earthly appearance and was unable to review it. But 35 years later, she’s given me the chance by directing the current production of Yesterday on the same stage. The play is fast-paced if easily foretold, the characters are memorable, and the acting is superb.
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Written By: Administrator
Section: Theatre
Category: Reviews
2004-03-17 00:00:00
In 1979, Patti Flaherty starred in Born Yesterday at Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline. Unfortunately, I hadn’t yet made my earthly appearance and was unable to review it. But 35 years later, she’s given me the chance by directing the current production of Yesterday on the same stage. The play is fast-paced if easily foretold, the characters are memorable, and the acting is superb.
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Playcrafters' "Woman in Black" Provides Chills and Thrills
Written By: Administrator
Section: Theatre
Category: Reviews
2004-01-14 00:00:00
A night of reviewing a theatrical production doesn’t usually leave me shuffling about the house in my pajamas, checking closets and under the bed for ghosts. But Susan Hill’s thriller Woman in Black at Playcrafters Barn Theatre was just chilling enough to send me scurrying under the safety of my bedspread, eyes shut tight to whatever roamed my imagination.
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Written By: Administrator
Section: Theatre
Category: Reviews
2004-01-14 00:00:00
A night of reviewing a theatrical production doesn’t usually leave me shuffling about the house in my pajamas, checking closets and under the bed for ghosts. But Susan Hill’s thriller Woman in Black at Playcrafters Barn Theatre was just chilling enough to send me scurrying under the safety of my bedspread, eyes shut tight to whatever roamed my imagination.
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A Different Type of Theatre: "Love Letters" at the Playcrafters Barn Theatre
Written By: Administrator
Section: Theatre
Category: Reviews
2003-01-15 00:00:00
Love Letters isn’t a typical stage production by the standards of contemporary acting. That’s because it’s not necessary for performers to act or even memorize A.R. Gurney’s script; they just read it. The experience is a bit like listening to a book-on-tape, with the benefit of being able to watch the readers. Some audience members for Playcrafters Barn Theatre’s current production – running weekends through January 26 – won’t enjoy the lack of stage movement, but those who know what to expect beforehand will appreciate the well-written script.
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Written By: Administrator
Section: Theatre
Category: Reviews
2003-01-15 00:00:00
Love Letters isn’t a typical stage production by the standards of contemporary acting. That’s because it’s not necessary for performers to act or even memorize A.R. Gurney’s script; they just read it. The experience is a bit like listening to a book-on-tape, with the benefit of being able to watch the readers. Some audience members for Playcrafters Barn Theatre’s current production – running weekends through January 26 – won’t enjoy the lack of stage movement, but those who know what to expect beforehand will appreciate the well-written script.
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New Ground Theatre Spinning Into Success
Written By: Administrator
Section: Theatre
Category: Feature Stories
2002-08-28 00:00:00
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Written By: Administrator
Section: Theatre
Category: Feature Stories
2002-08-28 00:00:00
Even though the organization has only staged two plays in its first year, New Ground Theatre chooses to measure success by quality more than quantity. And New Ground has been rising after being started last year by a woman with an idea and funding from local organizations.
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Life, Death, and Finding Love in Between: "Harold & Maude," at the Playcrafters Barn Theatre
Written By: Administrator
Section: Theatre
Category: Reviews
2002-05-22 00:00:00
It’s not often that a main character dies more than five times during the course of a story. Or that a young man proposes to an 80-year-old woman. But Harold & Maude at Playcrafters Barn Theatre combines this unusual story with exceptional acting and achieves two hours of genuine laughter, and an appreciation for life and art. Colin Higgins’ play is a lighthearted piece in which the lead characters come to terms with death and love.
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Written By: Administrator
Section: Theatre
Category: Reviews
2002-05-22 00:00:00
It’s not often that a main character dies more than five times during the course of a story. Or that a young man proposes to an 80-year-old woman. But Harold & Maude at Playcrafters Barn Theatre combines this unusual story with exceptional acting and achieves two hours of genuine laughter, and an appreciation for life and art. Colin Higgins’ play is a lighthearted piece in which the lead characters come to terms with death and love.
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Holiday Farce Keeps Audience Warm with Laughter: "Dickens’ Christmas Carol: A Traveling Travesty in Two Tumultuous Acts" at the Playcrafters Barn Theatre
Written By: Administrator
Section: Theatre
Category: Reviews
2000-11-15 00:00:00
The theatre of American politics has been on a 24-hour-a-day run for a week now, and the situation playing out in Florida has a host of entertaining elements; comedy, drama, mystery, and suspense have taken us on a roller-coaster ride of emotional highs and lows. And the players ... oh how the players have stolen the show.
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Written By: Administrator
Section: Theatre
Category: Reviews
2000-11-15 00:00:00
The theatre of American politics has been on a 24-hour-a-day run for a week now, and the situation playing out in Florida has a host of entertaining elements; comedy, drama, mystery, and suspense have taken us on a roller-coaster ride of emotional highs and lows. And the players ... oh how the players have stolen the show.
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