Elaine Mura

The Mystery of Irma Vep Review – A Halloween Treat

October 14, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

When playwright Charles Ludlam wrote THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP, he envisioned the piece as a camp celebration of several genres, as well as a tribute to all things scary emanating from an author’s pen. […]

A History of World War II Review – A Laugh a Battle

October 14, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

Written and performed by the John Fisher, A HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II won the 2017 United Solo Festival best actor award, a well-deserved honor for a multi-talented whirlwind who weaves baby brother battles into […]

Soprano Julia Migenes Sings Farewell – Always “La Vie en Rose”

October 11, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

This November, Grammy-winning chanteuse and soprano extraordinaire Julia Migenes travels back to the Paris of song as she says goodbye to her series of concert performances at the Odyssey Theatre. What better way to say […]

The Drowsy Chaperone Review – A Morgan-Wixson Winner

October 8, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

When friends created a spoof on old musicals for Bob Martin’s stag party in 1997, little did they know that the germ of an idea would spark Bob Martin and Don McKellar into co-writing a […]

Never Is Now Review – Intense and Electrifying

October 6, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

Adapted from her play “Survivors,” playwright Wendy Kout has scored a win with her no-nonsense study of people caught up in Hitler’s systematic genocide of Jews and other “undesirables.” The past is prologue – but […]

A Kid like Jake Review – A Special Kind of Parenting

October 5, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

In these days of rising cultural sensitivity to LGBTQ issues, questions are emerging about gender identity as it unfolds developmentally. Do gender-based thoughts and behaviors arise as early as the age of four? Are there […]

All My Sons Review – Guilt and Redemption?

October 4, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

When playwright Arthur Miller happened upon an Ohio newspaper story about a World War II conspiracy in 1941-1943 to approve defective aircraft engines slated for military use, ALL MY SONS was born. Many say that […]

Miss Lilly Gets Boned Review – The Elephant and the Sunday school Virgin

September 30, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

Inspired by the animal in all of us, playwright Bekah Brunstetter converted her intrigue into one of her early plays, MISS LILLY GETS BONED. Well-known for multiple pieces which have been performed around the country, […]

The Spanish Prayer Book Review – An Art History Conundrum

September 30, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

Inspired by real events in the late twentieth century, playwright Angela J. Davis has fashioned a gripping art history mystery weaving fourteenth century illuminated manuscripts into Nazi Germany’s looting of precious art objects during World […]

Constantinople Review – History is Happening Right Now

September 28, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

When playwright Aram Kouyoumdjian explored the situation of Armenians in 1919, he couldn’t help but notice that history might be repeating itself: “Now, a century later, we’re still contending with the same struggles as the […]