Ok, let’s just get this out of the way: Brian Blankenship’s play, My Kinda Town (which is receiving its world premiere by Nothing Special Productions), simply needs work. But there’s potential. It starts off as an Odd Couple-esque comedy set in Chicago about two best friends — Tony (Joe Bianco), a struggling musical theatre actor, [...]
Nothing Special Productions’ chaotic ‘LET X’ just doesn’t add up
Let X = one confounding play Let Y = one confused audience member Therefore, (X + Y) / (a talented cast desperately trying to hold things together) = one major headache Maybe I’m just stupid. I mean, I’ve never been good at math. But Gwydion Suilebhan’s 90 minute play takes us so deep inside his [...]
‘Nightmare in Paradise 2: Another Nightmare in Paradise…in 3-D!’
Competing for the longest title in the silly Halloween play category is Nothing Special Productions, with their wacky spoof play, Nightmare in Paradise 2: Another Nightmare in Paradise…in 3-D!, written and directed by Brian Rohde. Here’s the plot (generously lifted from their website): Dennis (Toph Enany) and Christine (Jenn Danielle Miller) have just returned home [...]
Upcoming theatre-y things
Time to get my big boy theatre pants on and strap myself in for the next five days: Theatre-y thing #1: This evening I’m speaking with up-and-coming playwright Dana Lynn Formby — whose play, Inherit the Whole, proved a powerful kick start for Mortar Theatre‘s first season — about her latest work, Corazon de Manzana, [...]
The world is apparently ending. Let’s dance!
The cast of Nothing Special Productions’ “The Armageddon Dance Party” What would you do if the world was apparently ending? Make out in a stairwell? Repent? Eat bags of Doritos and Crunch ‘N’ Munch in the nude? In David L. Williams’ dark comedy, The Armageddon Dance Party, you do just what the title suggests — [...]
‘The scottish play’ gets a powerful, minimalist reworking
Show of hands for anyone who wants to spend a beautiful, sunny Sunday afternoon in a dark theatre watching some musty Shakespeare? Ok, yeah, I’m sure there’s a few of you who would. But for the rest of us… In all honesty, I was kicking myself for accepting the invite to this show. Going into [...]
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