While Cal Poly Humboldt stages Greek tragedy, above the Arcata Plaza, the Exit Theatre presents Getting Dark: Three One-Act Comedies by local playwright Daniel Lehman. The theme of getting dark is presented differently in each vignette where Lehman asks heavy questions in light ways without ever getting saccharine. The first, Is He Sick? is an […]
Kimberly Haile
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When Fairy Tales Become Self-aware
The fourth wall is fully and gleefully disassembled from the moment you arrive at North Coast Repertory Theatre for Never After Happily. Doc and Ella welcome the audience personally at the box office while Card Girl enthusiastically waves her “Applause” sign. Young Prince Charming and the Priest hand out programs in the lobby. Goldilocks ensures […]
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Hedda Gabler Breaks the Sisyphean Loop
The lights of the Redwood Curtain Theater go down and a woman’s voice comes out of nowhere, “I hear what you are saying, Tesman. But how am I to get through the evenings out here?” No, you aren’t two hours late for Hedda Gabler, you’re just in time for Jeff Whitty’s The Further Adventures of […]