The Amazing Acrocats and their band, The Rock Cats, are scheduled to perform in Beaumont this month. | Photos: Samantha Martin This article was originally published in The Examiner on Feb. 9, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer The Amazing Acro-cats are going to “bounce into Beaumont” on Feb. 12, according to their Facebook event, shortlyContinueContinue reading “The Amazing Acrocats to perform at Beaumont’s Jefferson Theatre”
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Nudity on stage: Theatre D’Art’s Paradise Lost retells Adam and Eve story with more vulnerability, humanity
The midsummer air in the upper room theater stifled, and the box office offered complimentary water bottles. I chose to experience the play barefoot. I knew several members of the cast personally or had seen them in other Theatre D’Art productions, intensifying the experience. My friend Dastan played Lucifer, and Dana (per tradition from hisContinueContinue reading “Nudity on stage: Theatre D’Art’s Paradise Lost retells Adam and Eve story with more vulnerability, humanity”
‘Desolation of Smaug’ charming, intense
This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Dec. 16, 2013. By Eleanor SkeltonScience and Business Editor Star rating: 4/5 Middle Earth-costumed fans lined the hallways of theaters nationwide for the midnight premiere Dec. 13, anticipating “The Desolation of Smaug,” the sequel to last December’s “An Unexpected Journey.” Although the second Hobbit film deviatesContinueContinue reading “‘Desolation of Smaug’ charming, intense”
‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ evokes nostalgia but lacks dimensionality
This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Dec. 7, 2013. By Eleanor SkeltonScience and Business Editor Star rating: 2.5/5 For senior audiences recalling memories of the 1940s radio station world and live radio audiences, Theatreworks’ “It’s a Wonderful Life” staging embodies Norman Rockwell-style nostalgia. But for the typical college student with a 90sContinueContinue reading “‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ evokes nostalgia but lacks dimensionality”
‘Mineola Twins’ combines three decades of American history with film and theater
This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Nov. 18, 2013. By Eleanor SkeltonScience and Business Editor 4/5 star rating Twin sisters. Raised together in small-town America with radically different ideas. This is the basis for “Mineola Twins” by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel, who spoke at UCCS earlier this month. The show, whichContinueContinue reading “‘Mineola Twins’ combines three decades of American history with film and theater”
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