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In Love With “Confessions of a Mulatto Love Child”
“Let me tell you a story. My mother was a very white, very blonde, very blue-eyed Englishwoman. My father was a beautiful dark-skinned...
Kia Standard
Oct 8, 2018


“Ageless Wonders” Says Ageism Is Getting Old
Mindy Fradkin wants older people to feel confident and shrug off discouraging remarks they may hear about aging. When Mindy applied for...
Austin Kaiser
Oct 7, 2018


Bigfoot’s Empty Promise
Alan Altschuler’s “Bigfoot Stole My Wife” promises a comedic and “poignant saga” about a man who delves into his past relationships in...
Nadia Asencio
Oct 7, 2018


Made in the USSR: but where did she go?
The audience flooded the intimate space, beaming with anticipation. The ASL interpreter was ready for action. But I left Theatre Row...
Mehr Gunawardena
Oct 7, 2018


“The Terrible Legend of Victoria Woodhull” Has Some Holes In The Hull
“The Terrible Legend of Victoria Woodhull” is about the first American woman to found a newspaper, address Congress, and run for...
Austin Kaiser
Oct 7, 2018


“The Things They Carried” Is Too Heavy
“The Things They Carried” was adapted from a book to a performance by Jim Stillwell, who left the stage covered in sweat. His eyes looked...
Austin Kaiser
Oct 5, 2018


“Inheritance: a Litany” Bequeaths a Lively List of Love and Loss
An unseen narrator. The ominous, low glow of three azure halogen bulbs. A barely visible figure arranging furniture. It’s 1970, and we’re...
Alex Miller
Oct 5, 2018


Joe Charnitski’s Funeral: The Birth Of an Existential Crisis
The description for this show reads “Joe Charnitski has given two eulogies in his life. Both were for men named Joe Charnitski.” As Joe...
Mehr Gunawardena
Oct 4, 2018


Confessions of a Mulatto Love Child
Confronted with a subject as complex and multifaceted as “the mulatto,” the archaic term that describes a person who is the product...
Alex Miller
Oct 4, 2018


Squeaky Fromme Squeaks Along
Brad Forenza’s play “Squeaky” takes the term “captive audience” quite literally. It opens with a lone figure entering from the back of...
Kia Standard
Oct 4, 2018


The Shootings Must Stop
I began the short story from which my solo play, “Transfiguration,” is derived in November, 2005. I barely remember what moved me to...
Michael Miller
Oct 4, 2018


L.O.V.E.R. Ages Well
Lois Robbins’ “L.O.V.E.R.” begins with a woman climaxing atop a washing machine, setting the tone for the rest of the story....
Nadia Asencio
Oct 3, 2018


Eleni Kourti’s “Magic” is Worth Believing In
It takes courage to be an actor. Not to mention talent, dedication, and a whole lot of resilience. But as Eleni Kourti, writer and...
James Bartholomew
Oct 3, 2018


“The Things They Carried” Carries A Hit
Jim Stowell assumes the role of American war veteran and novelist Tim O’Brien in this theatrical re-telling of his famous book...
Christopher Popple
Oct 2, 2018


Video Interview with Janis Brenner
All About Solo features Janis Brenner in conversation with the Editor-in-Chief, Pat McAndrew. Janis Brenner, known worldwide as a...
Pat McAndrew
Oct 1, 2018


Hard Work Pays Off in “Velvet Determination”
How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. But if you asked Cynthia Shaw, she’d probably tell you something else. She’d say it takes...
James Bartholomew
Sep 30, 2018


Madly in Love with the “Madman”
“Madman” is the story of a confused teenager who receives a copy of Nikolai Gogol’s novel, “Diary of a Madman.” The book inspires him to...
Austin Kaiser
Sep 30, 2018


“Runaway Princess” Can Crash At My House Anytime
“Runaway Princess” is about a girl who immigrates from Ireland to a Bronx in a 1970s. As a teenager, Mary Goggin left her Catholic family...
Austin Kaiser
Sep 29, 2018


Dietrich is Back, but the “Ride” feels Hollow
On May 7th, 1990, the front page of the New York Post read: “So Long, Angel! Marlene Dietrich is dead at 90.” Twenty-eight years later,...
James Bartholomew
Sep 29, 2018


“LOVEABLEASSHOLE” is Not Loveable Enough Or A Big Enough Asshole
If I say, “My Mom makes me remove my shoes before I enter the house,” and then step back and expect that to paint a picture for an...
Austin Kaiser
Sep 26, 2018
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