Posts Tagged ‘Kim Strassburger’
Diversionary’s Brilliant New Feminist Play by Bryna Turner–Not a Moment Too Soon!
Playwright Bryna Turner’s exciting 2017 play “Bull in a China Shop,” too easily described as a brisk biography of revolutionary feminist Mary Woolley, president of Mount Holyoke College in the early decades of the last century, opened Saturday at Diversionary Theatre. Kim Strassburger’s smashing direction and her astute cast really deliver the goods!
Read MoreDiversionary’s ‘The Moors’ Raises Gothic Satire to Dizzying Heights
San Diego’s Diversionary has mounted Jen Silverman’s arch 2016 play “The Moors,” a smartly acted, edge-of-your-seat production that defies easy categorization, but commandeers the audience on a wild ride through the environs of comedy, tragedy, romance, thriller, and historical melodrama . . .
Read MoreA Mad Monarch–Could This Musical Drama Have Any Contemporary Relevance?
Peter Maxwell Davies amazing monodrama “8 Songs for a Mad King” brought together avant-garde music, Expressionist drama, and political commentary in one powerful vehicle–precisely what any San Diego International Fringe Festival contribution should do!
Read MoreDiva Devotion: Ion Theatre’s Stylish ‘Master Class’
Ion theatre’s riveting production of Terrence McNally’s “Master Class” shows off the playwright’s sharp wit and keen emotional edge . . .
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