Theatre Reviews

Getting Caught Up: Summer Theatre in the Kingston area is underway!

So much going on!!!

“Sexy Laundry” at TIP, photo from Facebook account

The Thousand Islands Playhouse has launched their 2021 Season, with “Sexy Laundry”. They will be running one show at a time, now through November, in the Firehall Theatre. They have a wonderful outdoor lobby with table service in place, ensuring that the experience of catching a show in Gananoque continues to be enjoyable in every way. My Whig-Standard Review can be found here.

“Roll Models” opens The Kick & Push Festival

The 2021 edition of The Kick & Push Festival has begun as well, with “Roll Models” being their first offering City Park. It’s a fun evening, offering an opportunity for “audience players” to get right in on the action…The Whig review for this show can be found online, as well.

“SEVEN” was performed in City Park early in August

And finally, City of Wine: Kingston mounted a production of the final play of Ned Dickens’ epic cycle, “SEVEN”, over the course of a week earlier this month. Although this production has closed for now, ambitious plans are afoot for future productions of all the City of Wine is plays. Kingston Theatre Alliance carried my review for “SEVEN”.

It’s so exciting to be back in the swing of things! Watch for upcoming reviews as theatres continue to open up in the region…

2021 Storefront Fringe Festival – In Person or Online

Anyone who has followed this blog must be aware that even under typical circumstances, the Storefront Fringe Festival always excites me, and gets me in the writing groove…This year, of course, it’s even more inspiring, as we gradually open up and figure out how to reintegrate theatre and the performing arts back into our lives…

This year’s Festival offers a variety of mediums in various formats that cater to any and all levels of comfort audience members may have…Also, this is the first year that the local newspaper, the Kingston Whig Standard, has provided review coverage for the Festival shows! The reviews ran as smaller capsule entries in two parts – one featuring the virtual offerings, and another the live productions…

The downside of traditional media coverage is that I had to limit content to this short-term format, BUT that is the advantage of this blog! If you have questions or differing opinions, please share them here, and let’s have a conversation…

(Also the Kingston Theatre Alliance is featuring full reviews from their contributors!)

Dusting this thing off…

storefront 2019Another summer of The Kick And Push and Storefront Fringe Festivals is now underway, and I gotta say that the buzz around this year’s programming is contagious – so much so that here I am back again, with a reinvigorated drive to spark conversation and provide a platform for its continuation beyond the storefront or the local pub…

My agenda remains the same as it was when I first started this little experiment a few years back…I will certainly share my thoughts and feedback on the shows that I get to see, from my perspective, but this is intended to be a dialogue and a means to share experiences and perspectives…PLEASE share your thoughts openly, honestly, and respectfully – and let’s make the most of this incredible opportunity to enjoy and learn from the craft that so many artists are generously sharing with us…

I encourage you to get out and see as many different shows as you can, and drop back by here and share your stories…I look forward to sharing mine as we go…

HAPPY FRINGING, FRIENDS!

Storefront Fringe Festival Details

The Kick and Push Festival Details