- Becki-Iverson
- May 18, 2017
Telling the long-lost story of Ira Aldridge, Red Velvet pulls you into a narrative of heartbreak and perseverance. Photo by John Heimbuch Sometimes, things can be distilled into simple essences. Red Velvet, the latest production from Walking Shadow Theatre Company at the Southern Theater, could be summed up simply with:
- Becki-Iverson
- April 24, 2017
For a heavy taste of poignant melancholy, check out the Guthrie’s mainstage adaptation of Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye Photo by Dan Norman. Have you ever seen something that made the pit of your stomach drop out of your body? Something that physically reached into your chest and pulled out
- Becki-Iverson
- April 21, 2017
“You’re not supposed to know what you’re doing with your life Girl – you’re just supposed to live it!” Photo by Allen Weeks. I’m just going to come out and say it: there are some really, really great things happening in our local theater community right now. I mean the
- Becki-Iverson
- April 21, 2017
“Truth, self control, asceticism, generosity, non-injury, constancy in virtue; these are the means of success, not caste or family.” Photo by Caroline Moreau. In our increasingly global world, it seems to me that certain themes become ever more timeless and universal. Among them are a desire for peace, love of family,
- Becki-Iverson
- April 18, 2017
Vietgone is Hamilton meets Kendrick Lamarr meets the Vietnam War, and it’s sublime. Photo by Rich Ryan. Sometimes, if you’re lucky, something will walk across your path that is so totally awesome, so fully realized, that all you can do is sit back in awe and appreciate it. Vietgone, currently
- Becki-Iverson
- April 17, 2017
Ibsen’s dark id is on full display at the Southern Theater Photo courtesy of Theatre Novi Most. Feeling a little glum at the advent of our early spring? If so no worries, because you can find a chilly winter vibe at Theatre Novi Most’s staging of The Master Builder at
- Becki-Iverson
- April 14, 2017
Wicked offers many lessons for reinventing the “classics.” Photo by Joan Marcus I’ve been thinking a lot lately about art in terms of modernity versus the “canon.” I truly believe that nothing is sacred and that taking a fresh eye to things is not only fun but often necessary in
- Becki-Iverson
- April 11, 2017
You don’t have to be a history buff to enjoy this stunning new exhibit. Endless programs covering 40 years of theater. Sometimes you don’t appreciate what you have until it’s gone (or nearly so). That was my main thought last Sunday as I strolled through the marvelous new exhibit celebrating
- Becki-Iverson
- March 31, 2017
Roald Dahl’s eerie story reigns at the Orpheum Theater this week. Photo by Tim Trumble. There are some things I am grateful for being sheltered from as a child. I was lucky in a lot of ways, and an analog upbringing was really good for my mental and emotional development.
- Becki-Iverson
- March 29, 2017
Everyone has their celebrity obsessions. Photo by Paula Keller. For some, it’s television personalities. For others, it’s movies or video games or activists. For me, it’s authors. I’ve been an avid reader for as long as I can remember. A huge part of my childhood involved breathlessly waiting for Wishbone