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It’s all in the timing at Redhouse

Noises Off Who Redhouse Arts Center Where 201 S. West St. Syracuse When Through April 6 Tickets $20; $15 for members Review by Josh Austin What’s that aged advice for amateur actors? Oh, yes: When you’re nervous, just imagine the audience in their underwear. But what happens when acute stage fright slips into a conscious coma? Props are forgotten, lines … Continue reading »

Broadway comes to Syracuse in the form of ‘Grey Gardens’

Grey Gardens Who The District Festival Where The Empire Theater, 581 State Fair Blvd. Syracuse When Through March 24 Tickets $20 per show; $50 for all three Review by Christina Riley A Broadway-caliber performance at the New York State Fairgrounds isn’t something you’d expect. Rarely Done’s production of Grey Gardens makes that a reality. The … Continue reading »

The naked truth: more love than lust at the District Festival

The Full Monty Who The District Festival Where The Empire Theater, 581 State Fair Blvd. Syracuse When Through March 24 Tickets $20 per show; $50 for all three Review by Paige Cooperstein ‘The Full Monty’ is a production by Redhouse Arts Center and is presented as part of The District Festival, a collaborative Syracuse theater event presented by Rarely Done Productions, Appleseed … Continue reading »

Discovering the left side of the brain at Covey Theatre

Proof Who Covey Theatre Company Where Mulroy Civic Center, 411 Montgomery St., Syracuse When Through March 16 Tickets $21 Review by Josh Austin Even for those who are more right-brained, the Covey Theatre Company’s production of Proof can still equate. David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play is not simply about dull calculations, but still, for any human being sitting in the … Continue reading »

Finding the real Shakespeare at Syracuse Stage

A Midsummers Night Dream Who Syracuse Stage Where 820 E. Genesee St, Syracuse When Through Feb. 17 Tickets $18-49 Review by Eesha Patkar Reading Shakespeare plays in class or sitting through painful high school productions starring your theatrically inept friends doesn’t prepare you for the real thing. And boy, Syracuse Stage’s rendering of Midsummer Night’s Dream is the real thing. … Continue reading »

A little motherly love at the District Festival

I Remember Mama Who The District Festival Where The Empire Theater, 581 State Fair Blvd. Syracuse When Through March 24 Tickets $20 per show; $50 for all three Review by Josh Austin ‘I Remember Mama’ is a production by Appleseed Productions and is presented as part of The District Festival, a collaborative Syracuse theater event presented by … Continue reading »

A twisted kind of coming of age story

Mr. Marmalade Who Black Box Players Where 820 E. Genesee St. Syracuse When Through March 2 Tickets Free with reservation Review by Christina Riley There is 4-year old girl with an imaginary, drug addict, executive, boyfriend and a 5-year-old suicidal boy who must repeat preschool for petit larceny charges and multiple suicide attempts. These two disturbing characters are the focus for … Continue reading »

Discovering the meaning of family at Appleseed Productions

Lost in Yonkers Who Appleseed Productions Where 116 West Glen Ave., Syracuse When Feb. 15 – March 2 Tickets $18; $15 seniors and students; $12 Senior Sundays Review by Josh Austin Not everyone loves his grandma. Lost In Yonkers, Neil Simon’s heart-wrenching, Pulitzer Prize-winning play, examines a family on fire, a chaotic group of opposites that have all suffered … Continue reading »

Questioning the role of women in ‘Top Girls’

Top Girls Who Syracuse University Drama Department Where The Storch Theatre, 820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse When Through Feb. 24 Tickets: $16-18 Review by Eesha Patkar Where does a woman’s success lie? Is it in the cutthroat trenches of corporate careers, or in the daily humdrum of a white-picket fenced house? Can the two ever … Continue reading »

Revisiting a childhood favorite at Rarely Done Productions

Spooky Dog and the Teen-Age Gang Mysteries Who Rarely Done Productions Where 441 E. Washington St., Syracuse When Through Feb. 23 Tickets $20 Review by Josh Austin Did Scooby-Doo, sorry, Spooky Dog just light a joint? Is that Velma—Thelma—in drag? What did “Ted” just shove in his pants? For any cartoon-loving adult who has fond memories of “Scooby-Doo,” prepare … Continue reading »