……………by Adrienne Proctor

Michael Page (center) as Godfrey brings home crumbly cookies for his daughters Ernestina and Ermina, (Shermaine Taplin and Dashari Miller, Photo Courtesy of Rhonda Clark

Carpenter Square Theatre’s 34^th Season is rolling right along with their fifth of eight shows this season. “Crumbs… Continue reading →

M. Denise Lee as Mother Shaw presents a hat to Ashley Marie Arnold as Yolanda in “Crowns” at Lyric. Photo Courtesy of KO Rinearson

There is an attitude that is fleeting, reminiscent of a simpler time, a warmer place and a slower pace that may well disappear. That memory is preserved in “Crowns” a gospel musical currently being presented at Lyric Theatre at the Plaza.  “Crowns” was first realized as a beautiful coffee table book with photos of African American women all dressed up for Sunday go-to-meeting!  That means a hat—a hat that is not too flashy or… Continue reading →

Erika Felix (Frieda MacTeer) in pink, Alyssa Peters (Claudia MacTeer) in orange flank Laura Kariuki as Pecola Breedlove Photo courtesy of Bryan Cardinale-Powell

Toni Morrison is a widely acclaimed author whose best-known work is “Beloved,” a favorite of many including Oprah Winfrey.  In 1970 her book, “The Bluest Eye” depicted a cry from the heart of a little girl who wished to be accepted into the society of the late 30’s and early 40’s as the United States was trying very hard to avoid war.  Pecola wanted blue eyes to make her pretty and popular and loved. Just… Continue reading →

Stacey Logan as Georgie Burns and Ben Hall as Alex Priest in “Heisenberg” Photo courtesy of Briquet Media

“Heisenberg” or “ħeisen·berg” for purists, is the new romance written by Simon Stephens, first appearing in June of 2015 to profound critical acclaim.  It seems to have no relationship to Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle–The statement in ‘quantum mechanics, formulated by Werner Heisenberg, that it is impossible to measure two properties of a quantum object, such as its position and momentum (or energy and time), simultaneously with infinite precision.’ Although Simon Stephens does come from a family of mathematicians he is… Continue reading →

In 1985 Dan Goggin came up with a cute greeting card featuring a nun.  Everyone loved the line of cards and soon Goggin developed the idea of a musical comedy featuring cute nuns and called “Nunsense”.  Since that time there have been several spin-offs, six sequels and a couple of television shows.  The original production from 1985, “Nunsense” became the second longest running Off-Broadway show in history, second only to “The Fantastics”

“Nunsense II: The Second Coming” and the second sequel came along in 1992 taking place six weeks following “Nunsense” and continuing the story.  From… Continue reading →

……….by Adrienne Proctor

The scene before us is a familiar one; two friends sharing a drink on a front porch in August, somewhere in the south. They’re waiting out the heat of the day and anticipating an upcoming lunar eclipse. The two reminisce over bourbon, and under the broken ceiling fan, which oscillates intermittently in the breeze. But this is no ordinary front porch. This is Sam Shepard’s “Ages of the Moon”, presented by Carpenter Square Theatre. Rob May is Ames and Michael Kramer portrays his long lost friend Byron, summoned by Ames for an over-due visit. Together the men… Continue reading →

    A Directed Reading of a New Play by Adam Davies

Review by Adrienne Proctor

Cast of “The Bathrobe Club” Photo Courtesy of Andy Hopkins

Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre, CityRep, sponsors a directed reading of “The Bathrobe Club”. Directed by Daniel Leeman Smith with Donald Jordan advising, this developing work is written by, and based on real-life experiences of, Oklahoma City based writer Adam Davies. The play covers mostly one day in the life of Davies and his infamous companion Bobby Zarem.

Scott Hynes portrays Davies. The hard to love yet impossible to hate Adam is angry at everyone… Continue reading →