Posts Tagged ‘Vanessa Dinning’
InnerMission’s Great ‘Melancholy Play’ Unearths a Vital Emotional Truth
Melancholy isn’t an easily defined state, yet its aftereffects are a powerful marker in the affected person’s emotional mix. Playwright Sarah Ruhl thinks it’s also an important component in mental health — and with InnerMission Productions’ very nice ‘Melancholy Play,’ it looks like she has a point.
Read MoreMusic Brings Peace to War: Bodhi Tree Concerts’ ‘All Is Calm’
Bodhi Tree Concerts and the men of Sacra/Profana produced “All Is Calm: the Christmas Truce of 1914” November 17-19, 2017, in San Diego’s Veterans Museum at Balboa Park. The 2:00 p.m. performance on November, 18, 2017, was viewed for this review.
Read MoreThe Kids Are All Right in Terrific ‘Shockheaded Peter’
Psychiatrist and author Heinrich Hoffmann never figured on the modern-day backlash from his children’s book, designed to scare the daylights out of errant kids. The response is ‘Shockheaded Peter,’ Cygnet Theatre Company’s uniformly outstanding nod to the victims beneath the stories.
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