Sometimes a good idea can last a long time. “Mark Twain Tonight” – Hal Holbrook’s one-man play in which he assumes the persona of the famous author – qualifies. http://www.lawrence.com/users/photos/2013/oct/25/263618/ Holbrook, who has also played Abraham Lincoln in three ...
Lynn Deboeck doesn’t like the term, “period piece.” At least not with regard to Naomi Wallace’s “And I and Silence,” which opens Friday in KU’s Inge Theatre under Deboeck’s direction. “It’s set in the 1950’s time period for a reason,” the third-year doctoral candidate ...
Priscilla Howe knows something about what makes for a good story. After all, she’s been telling them for years. “Telling a story is really a three-legged stool,” she says. “It’s equal parts the story, the storyteller, and the audience. They all contribute to the perfect ...
Sometimes being true and faithful to source material is a mistake. Dennis Christilles’s new adaptation of Bram Stoker’s immortal classic “Dracula” is unfortunately a case in point. A slow-moving script with very little action mars an otherwise excellent production, robbing it of its ...
Take a big city kid, drop him into a small town, add in a generous amount of grief, mix in a classic battle of youth versus authority, and set it all to one of the most popular soundtracks of all time, and you’ve got a recipe for great entertainment at Theatre Lawrence. “Footloose,” ...
Theatre Lawrence is holding auditions for "Shrek," the musical stage adaptation of the popular Dreamworks film, Monday and Tuesday of next week. Multiple roles are available for men, women and teens. Children age 10 and older will be considered for the roles of Young Shrek and Young Fiona. ...