Theatre
Zelda Fitzgerald from the Inside
LESLIE VICARY gave a daunting, daring portrayal in “The Last Flapper,” which unfortunately ran for only one weekend at the South of Broadway Theatre on Montague Avenue. The one-woman play by William Luce (here directed by Mark Gorman) is taken fairly directly from the writings of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s wife, Zelda, who was diagnosed... Read »
A Wrenching “Turn of the Screw”
IN A FEROCIOUS PERFORMANCE where he portrays three different characters—sometimes within seconds of each other—Robbie Thomas proves himself one of Charleston’s most versatile actors. So fascinating are his transfigurations in this Village Playhouse production that you forget you are watching a psychological thriller dubbed a ghost story. “The Turn of The Screw” is Jeffrey... Read »
“The Gift of the Magi” Returns to Dock Street
ACTORS’ THEATRE of South Carolina and Chamber Music Charleston will again present their delightful mix of superb music and acting to the Dock Street Theatre on December 22 and 23 with a return production of “The Gift of the Magi” based on the story by O. Henry. The famous storyteller, O. Henry, drops into... Read »
PURE Captures Contrasts of “Next Fall”
A DRAMA that smoothly incorporates lots and lots of humor—the laugh-out-loud kind—is difficult to write, direct and act. The Tony-nominated “Next Fall” by Geoffrey Nauffts is just that, a deadly serious piece that maintains a tone not at all serious, except when it needs to. That is its strength and its power. PURE Theatre’s... Read »
Threshold Repertory Stages Potent “Crucible”
RELATIVE NEWCOMERS to the Charleston theater scene, Threshold Repertory Theatre opened its second season last week with an American classic, a play of historical significance full of technical and dramatic challenges. Another company may have quailed at the prospect of casting, staging, lighting and costuming Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible,” requiring a cast of 19,... Read »
Beethoven’s “Women” at the Library Society
FRESH FROM THEIR PERFORMANCE in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, the Actors’ Theatre of South Carolina and Chamber Music Charleston will present “Beethoven: His Women and His Music” at the Charleston Library Society, Thursday November 3 at 7:00 P.M. This innovative musical drama combines the live classical music of Beethoven’s Archduke Piano Trio with... Read »
Getting Educated with Frank and Rita
NOTWITHSTANDING THE PLAY’S TITLE, “Educating Rita” presents its two characters and their journey together in far more than literal terms. When the eager, young Rita first meets Frank—her elder, disillusioned tutor—she asks excitedly, “What’s it like to be free?” After all, he’s the one—the tenured professor—who knows “everything” and can lead her to the... Read »
PURE Cast Sizzles in Season Opener
WHEN THE CONFLUENCE of playwright, cast, director, and every production element—down to the intr’acte music—reaches the level that PURE Theatre did Friday night, an evening of theatre becomes an extraordinary experience. Hyperbole? Hardly. A miracle of sorts took place in the company’s new performance home, the Charleston Ballet Theatre on King Street downtown, and... Read »
Striking “Streetcar” at Village Playhouse
“I DON’T WANT REALISM. I want magic!” says Blanche in a line that captures the essence of all the characters in Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer-Prize winning play, “A Streetcar Named Desire,” now at the Village Playhouse. Well, what they want is exactly what none of them get in this epitome of Williams’ taut psychological portrayals,... Read »
The Enduring Influence of Shakespeare
WHO WAS THIS CREATIVE GENIUS, William Shakespeare? How did he manage to possess such a wealth of insight into the full range of human nature? Why have his plays endured for so long? And what is the value of reading, studying, and performing him today? These are some of the questions that television host... Read »
The churches of Charleston
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