I originally wrote this review for an introductory theater class at UCCS in spring semester 2014. Content note: kink Venus in Fur was the only UCCS Theatreworks production this season that was performed at a location off-campus. The play, written by David Ives, deals with S&M themes, gender roles, and involves metatheater, but it’s onlyContinueContinue reading “Venus in Fur play, prologue explore humanity behind BDSM dynamics”
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‘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”
Student playwright for ‘Paradise Lost’ retells epics through modern lens
This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Nov. 4, 2013. By Eleanor SkeltonScience and Business Editor This past July, “Paradise Lost” was the production with the season’s largest audience at Theatre D’Art. Jeff Keele, a senior English major at UCCS, was the scriptwriter. Keele started his “Paradise Lost” script four years ago afterContinueContinue reading “Student playwright for ‘Paradise Lost’ retells epics through modern lens”
‘Leaves of Glass’ describes trauma through repressed emotion
This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Oct. 7, 2013. By Eleanor SkeltonScience and Business Editor Strings of white lights twinkle through purple chenille. A bearded man, visible through eerie blue light, recalls a childhood trip to the seaside with his family. Every monologue is delivered in the same manner, often endingContinueContinue reading “‘Leaves of Glass’ describes trauma through repressed emotion”
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