MuCCC hosted an important work of art the past two nights. The one-woman show, “My Name is Rachel Corrie,” chronicles the life of a young American Peace Activist who traveled to Gaza in 2003 with the International Solidarity Movement to defend Palestinian homes from being demolished. Corrie was killed by an Israeli bulldozer while protecting […]
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Rebecca reviews “Merely Players”
The Sunday, September 21, performance of “Merely Players” felt a bit rushed, as though there was too much content for the hour-long performance. The small troupe flew through one select scene from each of several of Shakespeare’s more popular plays, which at times included masks, pantomime, and puppetry. Each scene was preceded by an identification […]
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Adam reviews “Vintage Hitchcock,” “Solo Drum Solo,” and “God of Carnage”
Screen Plays’ performance of “Vintage Hitchcock” got my afternoon off to a great start. A packed crowd filled the Dryden Theatre, eager to experience the old-timey goodness of a live radio play — and the performers more than delivered. Utilizing vintage equipment from the AWA Wireless Museum, the production recreated an authentic 1940’s radio show, […]
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David reviews “A Page of Madness,” “Coffee With God,” and “The Last Five Years”
What better way to spend a sunny Sunday afternoon than in a Japanese madhouse? That is the setting for “KuruttaIppeji,” or “A Page of Madness,” a recently discovered silent film from 1926 by the Japanese director Teinosuke Kinugasa. It was presented on September 21 in the Eastman School of Music’s Kilbourn Hall with a live […]
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Frank reviews “Dead Dames Don’t Dance”
“Dead Dames Don’t Dance” at Geva — or anywhere else for that matter unless you count my minor obsession with the Black Dahlia doing her annual bisected Charleston in my fevered dreams. Geva Comedy Improv had me with the title, but I gotta be honest, I was a little suspicious. I was afraid they were […]
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David reviews “W.A.C. Iraq” and “Bernhardt on Broadway”
Rochester Latino Theatre Company’s "W.A.C. Iraq" takes a complicated subject and presents it in a simple, powerful way. This tribute to Latina women in the Armed Forces who have served in Iraq honors their contributions, details their sacrifices, and asks some disturbing questions about a country that gives poor women opportunities in the military and […]
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Casey reviews PUSH Physical Theatre and “Germination”
PUSH Physical Theatre is always entertaining, but it has deep ideas to communicate as well. Through movement, of course. The company’s new piece, “Strangers,” is still a work in progress. But judging from the excerpt the award-winning, Rochester-based group premiered at Fringe Festival on Saturday afternoon, it is going to be a work of powerful […]
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Frank reviews The Younger Gang
As the ghosts of so many mondo-cool rock shows of years gone by bounced off the walls of the empty pool that is Manhatan Square Park, The Younger Gang conjured bluegrassy boogiemen and specters of its own. This string-driven quartet takes the vintage patina of old-tyme music and applies it to a slightly modernized sound. […]
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Adam reviews the RIT School of Film and Animation Student Honors Show and “Trending”
I started my third day of the Fringe Festival by heading over to the Little Theatre to catch the RIT School of Film and Animation Student Honors Show. Speaking before the screening began, Administrative Chair Malcolm Spaull explained that the program was curated by faculty members to incorporate each type of film (narrative, documentary, experimental, […]
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Jake reviews Circus Orange’s “Tricycle”
Before I dive into my thoughts on Circus Orange’s “Tricycle,” I feel like I should give a quick disclaimer: Given the performance’s scope, the large crowd, and the layout of Manhattan Square, there were parts of the performance that were just impossible to see from my position. I welcome readers to fill in some of […]
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David reviews “SaMe SeX sHaKeSpEaRe” 2014
The Rochester Shakespeare Players’ "SaMeSeXsHaKeSpEaRe" was a hit at last year’s festival, and if you’ve ever wanted to see Macbeth in a red power suit and heels, or Hamlet as the original emo teen, you have one more chance to see the 2014 edition, on September 26. This is a nicely paced, 45-minute tour through […]
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Casey reviews Sisters of Murphy and “Unbridled”
Friday on the Fringe was full of free offerings, but fun, not free, is the word that epitomized the night for me. I left feeling happy, energized, and excited about the festival; music, dance and photography cavorting in my brain. Sisters of Murphy, a local band that fuses traditional Celtic drinking songs with rock ‘n’ […]
