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PICK OF THE WEEK
Reviewed by Daniel Burson
January 22, 2005

The Late Henry Moss,
White Horse Theater Company's revival of Sam Shepherd's recent play that explores the dark side of the American family, severed relationships, spousal abuse, alcoholism, and
loss of identity.

FEATURED REVIEW
Reviewed by Michael Niederman
January 21, 2005

Bizarre Science Fantasy,
an anthology of three eerily comic movement pieces based upon sci-fi and horror comic books and serials from the 1950's.

Other new reviews include:

Deep Dish Cabaret, an underground, Saturday night extravaganza that takes place once every two or three weeks featuring some of the zaniest and unpredictable performers New York City has to offer.

Dirty Works, produced by Stiff Upper Lip, a British theater company specializing in imports from London's Fringe, is a dark comedy about hard drugs and hard sex in London's slums.

Loose Knit, war of the sexes, unemployment, loneliness, adultery and dysfunctional families are only a few of the themes in this craftily rigged comedy about five thirty-something New York City women who come together to knit as their lives unravel.

The Magnificent Mr. Vincent, a new play by Jonathan Calindas about being twenty-something in America in the beginning of the new century. It follows the story of Sam, the idealistic lead singer-songwriter for the college garage band, "The Pedestrians," as he tries to find a place in society that he can live with.

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, with its ever-changing "menu" of plays is an attempt to perform 30 plays in 60 minutes. Each short play is written by a performer, honed by the ensemble, and randomly collaged with twenty-nine other plays through high-energy audience participation.

Theater festivals happening in the city this month:

Vital Signs: New Works Festival, Stampede Fest 2005 and Raw Impressions Music Theatre Marathon. Please visit our website for links to the individual festival websites for more information.

Happy Theatergoing!

Joyce Wan
Editor

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