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            In 1900, L. Frank Baum published “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” Two years later he worked with others to create a musical version for the stage. After opening in Chicago, it played for two years on Broadway, then toured the country. But it is the 1939 MGM version of the musical that we knowContinue reading “The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum at Quintessence Theatre”

           Angela is taking refuge in her basement in anticipation of a great storm about to hit, a tornado of potentially unmeasurable destruction. She is scared. She is alone. And she begins to talk, to herself and to us, the audience. In this hour long theater piece, we will learn of this 40 something woman’s entireContinue reading “Natural Shocks by Lauren Gunderson at Simpatico Theatre”

            Two finely dressed, elderly English gentleman sit in a garden, recalling their lives. They talk about their childhood, about roles in the military, about their marriages. Jack, the more talkative and opinionated one, rambles on and on while Harry responds with brief responses-  “really, ah yes, my word, indeed.”             After about twenty minutes,Continue reading “Home by David Storey at The Drama Group”