- Becki-Iverson
- January 25, 2019
The first (and only) musical about Gloria Estefan is the new West Side Story (yeah, I went there). Photo by Matthew Murphy We hear electrified instruments; a blistering trumpet fills the air, and suddenly! A thin fabric screen is whisked away to reveal the awesome power of the new
- Becki-Iverson
- January 25, 2019
I’ve always loved historical fiction, but it can be a tricky thing to get right. Photo by Dan Norman Where is the line between taking a fictional account of history too far and hitting just the right balance? Done well, historical fiction can provide an exciting, accessible way to engage
- Becki-Iverson
- January 21, 2019
Every year I visit the Walker Art Center’s annual Out There series… And every year I leave with a plethora of exciting new ideas about performance art. The avant garde festival can be really intimidating for those who don’t see a lot of theater or prefer explicitly traditional forms of performance, but that’s exactly
- Becki-Iverson
- January 18, 2019
This disaster minded drama features impeccable acting and a thoughtful plot Photo by Dan Norman Art is supposed to reflect and explain the world around us, right? That said, with the political world in chaos these days it seems only natural that dystopian fiction and high drama should make
- Becki-Iverson
- December 19, 2018
What can I say about a show that’s been touring the country steadily for over 25 years? Photo by Matthew Murphy Probably simply that things haven’t changed all that much in the 150+ years since Les Miserables was first published. Photo by Matthew Murphy Anyone who isn’t familiar with Les
- Becki-Iverson
- December 1, 2018
Anyone who knows me even a little knows that one of my great passions is discovering, sharing, and enjoying stories that lie outside of our popular understanding of the world. Photos by Petronella J. Ytsma This is especially true of historical stories, which often tend to center middle aged
- Becki-Iverson
- November 13, 2018
I hate it when I’m late to the party… Photo Courtesy of Genesia Williams But that was definitely the case at Waafrika last week. Unfortunately this little gem of a show is already closed – it was only on stage for a two week span – and I went
- Becki-Iverson
- October 31, 2018
Fledgling artists take note: Theatre Elision’s zany theatrics and guerrilla social media strategy is changing the game in #tctheater Photo from Theatre Elision’s website How do you write a review about a show described like this: “Ghost Quartet” is a song cycle about love, death and whiskey from Dave Malloy,
- Becki-Iverson
- October 29, 2018
Here’s to hoping history stops repeating itself. Photo by Shannon TL Kearns It’s always amazing to me how imperfectly progress on social issues is made. Causes will fight for decades on an issue with little to no improvement – or maybe even sustain severe setbacks – only to jolt
- Becki-Iverson
- October 23, 2018
If I could take a billboard out to make the world a better place, it would say something like: stop underestimating children. Photo by Dan Norman I think we have a tendency to think that just because kids are small sized humans and have limited vocabularies that somehow they’re