Theater

SU Drama's 'Stepping Out' is a toe-tapping good time
By Lauren Cavalli
November 18, 2014 - 12:21am
Review: An expressive cast saves the airy 'Stepping Out' from its most problematic element: its writing.

Editor's note: This review was originally published at Green Room Reviews on Nov. 17, 2014.

SU Drama’s second play of the season, Stepping Out, felt like an extra long episode of Seinfeld: It was laugh-out-loud funny, but it was a play about nothing.

Redhouse's 'The Penguin Tango' is the start of something bigger
By Seamus Kirst
October 28, 2014 - 11:37am
Review: A flamboyant, whimsical tale still in its infancy hits its stride and sparks important social conversations.

Editor's note: This review originally appeared at Green Room Reviews on October 25, 2014.

Homosexual penguins, a flamingo dressed like Elton John and a polar bear wearing ballet flats are just a few of the characters you’ll see frenetically flouncing around the stage at the Redhouse Arts Center’s endearing production of The Penguin Tango.

Legacy flows through stories with 'The Piano Lesson' at Syracuse Stage
By Love Lee
October 27, 2014 - 3:25pm
Review: Family, tradition and ghosts of the past haunt the stage during the performance of August Wilson's play, which runs until Nov. 9.

Editor's note: This review originally appeared at Green Room Reviews on October 25, 2014.

August Wilson’s 1990 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama tells all the right stories.

Baldwinsville Theatre Guild puts on the Ritz with 'Young Frankenstein'
By Patrick Hosken
October 25, 2014 - 3:21pm
Review: A small theater in Baldwinsville pulls off a big, colorful, musical production of the beloved 1974 film starring Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle.

Editor's note: This review originally appeared at Green Room Reviews on October 24, 2014.

Vulgarity and hilarity ensue with 'The Book of Mormon' at The Landmark Theatre
By Dianna Bell
October 23, 2014 - 12:46pm
Review: Pelvic thrusts, pop culture references and general NSFW-ness make Broadway smash hit The Book of Mormon, which opened Oct. 21 in Syracuse, a blazing success upstate.

Editor's note: This review originally appeared at Green Room Reviews on October 23, 2014.

Local director uses theater to create dialogue on domestic violence
By Lauren Cavalli
October 22, 2014 - 8:36am
A new football-themed play, "Drafters, A Parable," has roots in a men's workshop designed to champion preventative conversations about violence against women.

Imagine a play without a script, without characters, without a plot.

What’s left?

For Ryan Hope Travis, 29, the answer is artistic freedom.

'Evil Dead: The Musical' brings laughs and buckets of blood
By Kate Drozynski
October 19, 2014 - 11:06pm
Review: Fake blood, zombified corpses, campy tunes, shotguns and chainsaws. Need we say more?

Editor's note: This review originally appeared at Green Room Reviews on October 18, 2014.

'The Diary of Anne Frank' at Appleseed Productions: A moving piece of reality
By Ishani Chatterji
October 18, 2014 - 5:52pm
Review: The stellar performances and somber tone of 'The Diary of Anne Frank,' which runs through November 1, delivers an unforgettable emotional resonance.

Editor's note: This review originally appeared at Green Room Reviews on October 18, 2014.

'Parade' at SU Drama: The struggle between justice and revenge
By Haley Chouinard
October 13, 2014 - 11:57am
Review: A talented ensemble of collegiate performers and production workers makes 'Parade' into a haunting, emotional theater presentation.

Editor's Note: This review originally appeared at Green Room Reviews on October 12, 2014.

Syracuse University Department of Drama opened its season Friday, Oct. 11 with a heart-wrenching production of Parade.

'When We Were Wanderers' brings reality to theater
By Erika Scully
November 20, 2013 - 12:41am
Review: The Community Folk Art Center's production of the play 'When We Were Wanderers' focuses on race and gender issues with personal vignettes devised by the actors and director.

When We Were Wanderers, presented by the Department of African American Studies and the Syracuse University Community Theater Program, is a powerful portrayal of the role race and gender still play in society in 2013.