Elaine Mura

Shelter at ‘Om Review – Carla Collins at the Whitefire Theatre

June 26, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

Canadian comic Carla Collins wowed her streaming audience with the humor so clearly needed at this time of COVID crisis. In a benefit performance at the Whitefire Theatre, the rapid-fire comedienne cut slices of pop, […]

Chocolate Match Review – Dating in the Time of ‘Rona

June 21, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

Somehow social distancing and self-quarantine don’t seem to be situations which foster romance. Not to be deterred by impossible odds, Juliette Jeffers has made the decision to locate Mr. Right – wherever he is – […]

Shelter at ‘Om – Carla Collins and Comedic Meditation Come to the Whitefire Theatre

June 21, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

Canadian born and bred, Carla Collins has dabbled in radio, television, films, theater, and stand-up comedy for nearly 30 years all over the globe. Since 2008, she has called the U.S. her home but continues […]

Full Spectrum Features – Cross-Border Filmmakers Take a Virtual Journey

June 20, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

Grab your living room front-and-center seats for the upcoming “Chicago Cinema Exchange: Mexico City” film series. The program offers cinema diversity at a moment in time perfectly suited to its airing. Originally intended as a […]

Ma’s Kitchen Review – Where There’s More than Food Cooking

June 13, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

Written and performed by Maeria Paez and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson, MA’S KITCHEN is another of the “Best of the Fest” selections from Whitefire Theatre’s Solofest. First presented to a sold-out house in February […]

Island Girl Review – How to Say Goodbye

June 8, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

Written and performed by Luka Lyman and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson, ISLAND GIRL was streamed on 6/7/2020 from the Whitefire Theatre Solofest library. ISLAND GIRL is the third “Best of the Fest” streamed solo […]

The Book that Won’t Close, Confessions of a Love Addict Review – Learning to Be Alone

June 8, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

First streamed on Saturday, June 6, 2020, THE BOOK THAT WON’T CLOSE, CONFESSIONS OF A LOVE ADDICT is another entry into the “Best of the Fest” productions at Whitefire Theatre’s Solofest in early 2020. Written […]

Baccalaureate Review – Coming of Age at Oxford

June 6, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

The Whitefire Theatre continues its airing of “the Best of the Fest” from their Solofest presentations with BACCALAUREATE, written, performed, and directed by Saurabh Kikani. Now you can sit “front row center” while enjoying theater […]

I Can’t Indian Good Review – Finding Myself

June 6, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

The Whitefire Theatre’s 2020 Solofest produced multiple popular solo performances presented onstage before the advent of COVID-19 and stay-at-home orders which closed theaters across the country in March 2020. With remarkable forethought, Whitefire’s producer/entrepreneur Bryan […]

Vampire Burt’s Serenade Review – Sex, Drugs, Monsters, and Song

June 1, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

With Vampire Burt’s Serenade, producer Kenneth Hughes adds to his group of genre-diverse films, including Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk, Einstein’s God Model, and Fell, Jumped, or Pushed. A motion picture that strides handily […]