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Human spirit transcends death
There’s a saying that “childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies” — but what happens when you’re an adult? In the Vortex Theatre’s one-woman show, “The Year of Magical Thinking”... Read more »
Motherhood warm, tragic in ‘Hatpin’
Teens having babies; it’s a problem that has bedeviled parents, health and law authorities for as long as young girls have believed they can never become pregnant. “The Hatpin,” an... Read more »
Arkin’s one-act seeks how to define reality
If your buddy tosses you a key that appears invisible and you miss it, is the key real? What if you hear the key tinkle as it bounces on the... Read more »
Review: Mix kvetching and poignancy
At the Vista Grande Community Center just off the Turquoise Trail, the final production of the East Mountain Centre for Theatre season is “The Men of Mah Jongg.” EMCT is... Read more »
Something new is also something blue
Training is the key for Adam Krandle and Keri Burneston. From flips on stage to stunting, the duo have become well known in the burlesque world. Under their stage names... Read more »
Mystery becomes comic in ’39 Steps’ adaptation
You have to see Patrick Barlow’s prize-winning adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock’s film “The 39 Steps” to believe it. “The 39 Steps” is being brilliantly and hilariously staged by The Fusion... Read more »
Cooking up new works of art
The 2011 Words Afire Festival of New Plays is about more than presenting the budding talent of graduate students in the University of New Mexico’s Dramatic Writing Program. It’s a... Read more »
Lead actor endearing in ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
Tevye the milkman is the heart and soul of the Broadway musical “Fiddler on the Roof.” And John Preece’s interpretation of the role in the touring production this weekend at... Read more »
The joys of cubicle life
Ethan Coen, the younger of the award-winning film duo the Coen Brothers, has written three short plays collectively titled “Offices.” This workplace triptych is playing at Aux Dog Theatre under... Read more »
‘Men’ may be going places
FOR THE RECORD: Mark Medoff was sole creator of the 1980 Broadway play, “Children of a Lesser God.” The 1986 movie, on which he shares credit, was based on his... Read more »
Poetry written, rest is improv
There are poetry readings, and there are poetry readings with musical accompaniment. What is planned for Saturday, April 9, at the Outpost Performance Space is a variation on the fusion... Read more »
Welcome to Texas, home of real characters
“The Oldest Living Graduate,” playing at The Adobe Theater, was written in 1974 by Preston Jones. Playwright Jones was a native of Albuquerque and graduated from Highland High School and... Read more »
