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Tender Napalm

December 3, 2024

"Tender Napalm" is a poetic play that doesn't so much tell a story as it does evoke feelings. What is love? What are relationships between men and women really about? Set (sort of) on a desert island, the play contains powerful language memorably brought to life by Ahlers (Man) and Pedretti (Woman). Both actors are young up and comers and it's a pleasure to see them in the intimate TheaterLab space. With seating on both sides and staging that takes full advantage of the intimacy of the room, there isn't a bad seat in the house. [more]

No Good Things Dwell in the Flesh

September 13, 2023

Everyone loves a good immigrant story, from The Godfather on down. 'No Good Things Dwell in the Flesh" doesn't reach that high, but it succeeds in what it tries to do, which is to be an accurate portrayal of a specific experience. Agata (played by reliable veteran Kellie Overbey) is an aging Russian tailor with a shop in Queens who wants to retire. She's 64 years old and hasn't had a vacation in 12 years. She'd like to give the shop to her young assistant Janice (Carmen Zilles). Janice is interested but also boy crazy and generally doesn't have good judgment. [more]

Summer Shorts 2019: 13th Annual Festival of New American Short Plays: Series A

August 3, 2019

Series A of this year’s Summer Shorts: 13th Festival of New American Short Plays is unified around the theme of death and dying and how it affects the living. Lest you think that this sounds morbid, the three provocative one-act plays that make up this first program are so beautifully handled that this is a superior theatrical evening in three totally different styles. Unlike many evenings of one acts, the productions of all three are worth of your attention and could not be bettered. [more]

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