“Hope”: A Powerfully Dark Journey Through Grief
In the powerful “Hope,” Hope Salas is an Irish-Mexican divorcée who must come to terms with her mother’s death and their painful...
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Mehr Gunawardena
Oct 14, 2018
“Inheritance: A Litany,” A Movement Through Time
I have never seen anything quite like this before. The physical performance was encapsulating and forceful while, at the same time,...
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Pat McAndrew
Oct 13, 2018
Gogol Meets Jake, an Interview With Jake Austin Robertson
Jake Austin Robertson, who recently performed his solo show, “MADMAN,” at Theatre Row in New York City, received an M.A. in Acting:...
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Nadia Asencio
Oct 13, 2018
“About Heroes,” The Price of Redemption
War shapes the narrative of a nation. The mythology associated with trauma and survival seeps into the psyche of a nation’s citizens. It...
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Dana Zhang
Oct 13, 2018
“American Dream, The” Redefined
Yu Ling Wu slips seamlessly into the roles she plays onstage. One moment, she titters among the audience, greeting friends, and the next,...
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Austin Kaiser
Oct 12, 2018
“About Heroes” Is a Time-Traveling Military Hero’s Tale
When boys turn eighteen in Finland, they must enlist in the military. “About Heroes” is about the fear of this obligation. It is the...
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Donasia Skyes
Oct 12, 2018
Garland, Cline, Piaf, Holiday, Callas, and Nobodies
Judy Garland. Patsy Cline. Edith Piaf. Billie Holiday. Maria Callas. Powerful women with powerful voices and sad life stories. But what...
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Alex Miller
Oct 10, 2018
You’ve Never Heard a “Dream” This American Before
Yu Ling Wu (“How the Fuck to Vote: A Voter’s Guide”) is a force of nature. A force you don’t want to oppose. And she’s 4’6”. As the show...
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James Bartholomew
Oct 8, 2018
“Inheritance” Gets All the Good Genes
“Inheritance: A Litany” has all the right DNA for a truly spectacular solo performance. Aptly described by writer, performer, and...
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Kia Standard
Oct 8, 2018
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...
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Alex Miller
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...
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Alex Miller
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...
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Austin Kaiser
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...
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Austin Kaiser
Sep 29, 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...
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Christopher Popple
Sep 25, 2018
“Diary Of A MILF” Runs Wild On Stage
Running across the stage in athletic wear, MESHELLE hollers and stretches, enjoying a brief reprieve from her chaotic life as a mother of...
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Nadia Asencio
Sep 24, 2018
The Furious Madness of Jake Austin Robertson
To call Jake Austin Robertson’s “Madman” a solo performance is to mislead; it’s a tour de force populated by a vibrant cast of distinct...
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James Bartholomew
Sep 24, 2018
“Prinze” Takes the Crown
Even before writer and performer Jose Sonera takes the stage in “PRINZE,” there’s a palpable sense of authenticity the permeates the...
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Alex Miller
Sep 22, 2018
The Comic King Who Would Become a “Prinze”
Freddie Prinze, Sr. shot himself in the head in 1977. But tonight, he’s alive. Kurler Warner’s set design is simple: a blue light casts...
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Austin Kaiser
Sep 17, 2018
Anne Torsiglieri’s “A Train” Is a Full-Contact Performance
This show is about Anne and her twin boys. One has autism and the other doesn’t. Davey, Anne’s autistic son, wouldn’t make eye contact...
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Chance Morgan
Sep 15, 2018
A Train, Unlike Any Other
The United Solo Theatre Festival opened its 2018 season this past Thursday, September 13th, with “A Train” by Anne Torsiglieri, a...
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