Have you ever look at yourself and wondered how does that work? What do the millions and millions of dead cells do when they were alive? Do they communicate like us? Am I a planet? And if so, have you spent hours upon hours online learning of what makes you…you? These are the questions that drive “Body: Anatomies of Being” conceived […]

Brilliant – the work of Edward Gorey can only be described with that word. And honestly, coming out of Life Jacket’s Gorey: The Secret Lives of Edward Gorey, that’s the only word that came to mind. Playing at the HERE Arts Center, this play written and directed by Travis Russ should be in the top of your must watch list this […]

There’s a certain complexity inside of us that is impossible to express in words. The human mind has a way of interpreting what it sees to fit its own reality. That reality is shared but still remains individualistic. While what we all see is the same, we don’t give it the same meaning. That’s the beauty of being alive most […]

When I first sat down to write a review of the most recent play I saw, William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” I honestly didn’t know where to begin. To say the least, this production blew me out of my seat. Despite my seemingly dramatic words, I was so very pleasantly taken aback by just how good this show was. […]

It’s such a special thing when in a tired political season you go to see a play and it refreshes your interest in the current race. To be relevant, reproducing a mirror America set in 1999, and to keep it endearing forces you to take a perspective you may have forgotten you had. A child-like perspective, one that is just […]

Art in all its glory is an expression of an individual. Whatever that individual feels is what will become the work. Art is also a communal thing, assembling a group of individuals ready to unite their emotions and perspectives to reflect them unto us. Like a mirror with different realities which will answer yours, art has always been there to […]

I will always remember what a friend of mine told me once upon a time on his way to watching an opera which was being performed at a black box. He said “I’m not excited, operas on small stages do not work.” Obviously, I went ballistic, saying that art can be done anywhere with the right story and the right […]

The human being was made to be social. To unite in tribes and construct civilizations. The very nature of our progress is simple: we must woo somebody into attraction until that attraction becomes a real connection that can be explored. From that connection a family is formed, then two start to multiply. That family will then become part of a […]

More than four decades after its Broadway premiere, Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music, remains entertaining and majestic. Under the direction of Judith Jarosz of Theater 2020 Productions, A Little Night Music, comes to life in 2016. Set in Northern Europe, the musical takes you on a comical journey through the challenges of marriage, as well as the challenges of […]

Dating in the 21st century, am I right? Man or woman, gay or straight, no matter race or color, chances are if you are single and in the mix of the mingle, you’ve gone through your share of winning dates. That also means you’ve gone through your share of regrets, terrible dining experiences, and heartbreaks. These amplify in numbers when […]