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“IRONBOUND” at Moxie Theatre

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 9/29/17 RUN DATES: 9/17/17 - 10/22/17 VENUE: Moxie Theatre In Martyna Majok’s drama, “Ironbound” is both a location and a condition. It’s a multi-ethnic, working-class New Jersey neighborhood, and “Ironbound” also describes the predicament of the central character, Darja, who is shackled by poverty and circumstance. One half-step from homeless, she holes up at a seedy bus stop, boxed in by a chain-link fence. The play hopscotches in time, between a hopeful, pregnant Darja and her Read More →

“AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS” at North Coast Repertory Theatre

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 1/26/18 RUN DATES: 1/10/18 - 2/4/18 VENUE: North Coast Repertory Theatre These days, it’s possible to circle the planet in 67 hours. So going “Around the World in 80 Days,” as Jules Verne imagined in his 1872 novel, seems a bit quaint. The book was a sly but affectionate satire of British manners, captured in the 1956 movie and various stage versions. Though slapstick comedy never seems to go out of style, ethnic humor and racial or cultural Read More →

“ROMEO ROMEO & JULIET” at The Roustabouts Theatre Company

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 6/29/18 RUN DATES: 6/14/18 - 7/8/18 VENUE: The Roustabouts Theatre Company Seven days to rehearse one of the greatest tragedies in all of literature. What could go wrong? It’s summer stock theater on Cape Cod. The actress playing Juliet has just bailed for a gig Off Broadway. Her replacement has never performed in a Shakespeare play before – and she’s afraid to die onstage. She thinks Romeo’s last name is Monta-goo. And she finds “alack” Read More →

“A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE” at the Coronado Playhouse

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 7/27/18 RUN DATES: 7/20/18 - 8/26/18 VENUE: The Coronado Playhouse He may be just a Dublin bus conductor – but Alfie Byrne has the soul of an artist. By day, he recites poetry to his passengers. By night, he puts his dramatic passions into a community theater group. He’s enamored of fellow Irishman Oscar Wilde, quoting him liberally and communing with his ghost. He also has a dark secret he shares with the brilliant writer: the ‘love Read More →

“SIGNIFICANT OTHER” at Diversionary Theatre

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 6/10/19 RUN DATES: 5/23/19 - 6/23/19 VENUE: Diversionary Theatre To paraphrase an old Neil Sedaka classic, “Growing up is hard to do.” That’s especially true for the current cohort of twentysomethings. Many of them still live with their parents, some well into their 30s. They expect everything – interests, friends, activities – to remain the same. Not everyone is ready to move into adulthood at the same rate and time. Jordan Berman is 27 when we Read More →

“THE SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS” at New Village Arts

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 4/26/19 RUN DATES: 4/10/19 - 5/5/19 VENUE: New Village Arts The premise demands a bit of the frenetic. “The Servant of Two Masters” says it all. One man, trying to minister to the needs of two patrons, both staying in the same inn, traveling with identical suitcases, awaiting an important letter that will seal their nuptial machinations. And you can imagine the rest: a bucketload of puns, pratfalls, slapstick, audience interaction, women playing men, men Read More →