219 stories by "David Walters"
I'm going to use the word "lovely" here about The Bad Daters, and I mean it in its broadest sense: touching, pleasant, uplifting, sweet, and leaving you with a good feeling about humanity up…
At a small planetarium (Yes, a planetarium!) on the second floor of the Lower Eastside Girls Club in Manhattan, is a lovely autobiographical memory show called 73 Seconds.
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By David Walters This is one of those productions where each piece sublimely contributes to making the sum of its parts bigger than the whole. I may run out of superlatives and possibly hav…
What Happened Was... is riveting in its character interplay, stripped-down, bare bones to the essence of story in its direction and design, and a damn fine evening of intimate theater.
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So much comes together in The Adding Machine, the acting, the direction, the script revisions, the set/lighting/sound/costumes, all the elements that lead me to say these not often repeated …
Off the Record: Acts of Restorative Justice asks, "The real question is - do you want tomorrow to look like yesterday, or do you want tomorrow to look like something else?"
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Alright, now you've got different perspectives on Becky Shaw, a very well executed play. You'll have to decide what side of the fence you think you'll fall on.
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If you're interested in exploring the creative process of theatre, The Pushover may work for you as I'm sure the play will be constantly adjusting itself throughout the run, and I expect (ho…
A warm, human evening that entertains as much as it exposes, even if it stops just shy of being truly transformative.
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It's an involving 85 minutes of theater as the double-cast characters (played by Ãdám Boncz and Sarah Lemp) play off of each other, inflicting and deflecting their inner pain, s…
There in an absurdist, comical over the top, gut punching, tear inducing quality of presenting that makes Uncle Vanya, scenes from country life not only a great production, but something tha…
Heartbreak Hotel isn't just telling a story, it is a reveal of the emotional chaos we've all experienced.
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If you're a fan of Poe and his work, this is the opportunity to have a wonderful experience.
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In case it's not clear with my above aligorical observation, yes do go see Spider Rabbit as you don't often get to see this type of theater, and we all need theater to challenge us to be bet…
Like taking a back seat to the driving forces of international diplomacy and getting an inside understanding to how things really work and don't work. We as citizens usually only see the new…
A crackerjack show that comes at you like the crack of a whip, funny and thought provoking, that will have you thinking long after the funny has subsided.
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Personal ethics and money clash in seeking the fountain of youth in the compelling drama Spare Parts.
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Antigone (This Play I Read in High School) looks at Antigone's journey of strength and brings the question forward, "What would Antigone do?"
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The Amazing Sex Life of Rabbits, is a bit choppy at first, finding its footing, establishing the relationships, providing exposition, but hang in there. It gets crazy crazy and well worth th…
So begins the play Body Count by writer/performer Issy Knowles. On stage is a pink bed surrounded by four cameras on stands so that her online fans can watch the main event, and offstage a s…
Destination is a story that doesn't get a chance to be told very often populated by people we all know and love.
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There's a possibility that you can get your admission price back at Burnout Paradise. But I guarantee you will be pulling, cheering, helping, everything in your power to not make that happen…
In my latest run to the Chain Theatre I was able to catch Program #1 in the 3rd floor venue showcasing three plays: The Fusion Experiment by John Arthur Long, Shit Kickers by Lyle Kessler, a…
You Got Older is a complex layered piece that is told in a refreshingly simple way that will make you laugh at life's absurdities and perhaps shed a tear at its soft touches.
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All three plays in Fog and Ice do stand on their own in the world of today as the sense of isolation and loss will always be part of our story.
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