Jessie Bond

Bloody Bathory Review – A Fresh Horror Story from an Old Source

October 14, 2019 Jessie Bond 0

If you, like me, have grown tired of the usual rotation of Frankenstein and Dracula stories each Halloween, you might instead turn to the Countess Elizabeth Bathory, a monstrous figure of both history and legend. […]

Bernhardt/Hamlet Review – A Woman Hamlet? Ah, There’s the Rub

October 4, 2019 Jessie Bond 0

Sarah Bernhardt is a name that has echoed through history. Although she played many leading roles in her six-decade career, the one she is perhaps best-known for is not one of the myriad she originated, […]

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show Review – A Very Lovely Children’s Show

October 2, 2019 Jessie Bond 0

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle was the first book I ever read on my own, so it’s always held a special place in my heart. I’m not the only one, though; Carle’s classic […]

Now and Then Review – Great Music Carries Uninspired Story

July 22, 2019 Jessie Bond 0

One should not ruin a perfectly good country album by building a bad musical around it. Let’s back up. Now and Then is a new musical playing at Pride Arts Center, produced by Now & […]

Head Over Heels Review – An Absolute Treat

July 15, 2019 Jessie Bond 0

Head Over Heels is a queer reimagining of Sir Phillip Sidney’s 16th century text The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia set to the music of the hit eighties rock band The Go-Gos. On paper, it makes […]

Grace, or the Art of Climbing Review – Depression Takes Center Stage

June 17, 2019 Jessie Bond 0

My longest-held job to date was at an indoor climbing wall in my hometown, where I worked on and off through high school and college and for a few years after graduation. I never felt […]

A Winter’s Tale at the Goodman Theatre Review – An Obscure Delight

May 31, 2019 Jessie Bond 0

If you go see A Winter’s Tale once in your life (and that may be all you need), see it in its current iteration at the Goodman. […]

A Chorus Line Review – A Fresh Take on a Beloved Classic

April 24, 2019 Jessie Bond 0

Porchlight Music Theatre presents American music theatre staple A Chorus Line, directed by Brenda Didier. This classic musical tells the story of seventeen dancers auditioning to be in the chorus of an upcoming show. A […]

Lottery Day Review – Rightlynd’s Grand Finale

April 11, 2019 Jessie Bond 0

All your favorite characters from the previous six installments are coming together for an epic, high-stakes, emotionally fraught conclusion this April. You might be thinking of Game of Thrones, but this also describes Lottery Day, […]

Small World Review – A World of Laughter, A World of Tears

April 7, 2019 Jessie Bond 0

There are possibly no two events less alike than the apocalypse and a day at Disney. Yet these are the two events playwrights Jillian Leff and Joe Lino juxtapose in their play Small World, currently […]