Posts by Bill Eadie
Moxie and TuYo’s ‘Sapience’ is Wise in Unexpected Ways
Sapience is defined as unexpected insight associated with the notion of communicating in unusual ways…
Read MoreNorth Coast’s ‘Desperate Measures’ Plays with Shakespeare, and Maybe, Molière
In Peter Kellogg and David Friedman’s musical, Desperate Measures, a West Coast premiere playing through February 12 at North Coast Repertory Theatre, a Shakespeare “problem play” (Measure for Measure) is converted into a tuneful farce that perhaps has more in common with Molière than with its purported source. Even so, what better way is there to chase away winter doldrums than with a musical romp?
Read MoreBill’s 2021 Theatre List: A Top Seven Plus Some Honorable Mentions
I couldn’t come up with a “top ten” this year, but I’ve got seven…listed chronologically.
Read MoreNew Village Arts Closes an Era with its ‘Black Family Christmas’
1222 Oceanfront may be a fictional Carlsbad address, but 1222 Oceanfront: A Black Family Christmas provides an excellent way of saying “hasta luego” to a company whose facility begins a major renovation after its December 26 closing…
Read MoreDiversionary’s ‘Azul’ is Fascinating and Somewhat Ethereal
Like the blue sky that the title references, the play seems more fit to be experienced than described…
Read MoreBackyard Renaissance’s ‘Witchland’ an Effective Example of a Rare Theatre Genre
I admired the skill and technical ability it took to produce ‘Witchland’, the Backyard Renaissance production currently “haunting” the Tenth Avenue Arts Center…
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