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BWW Recap: WESTWORLD Reveals What it All Means

Guts, gore, heists, shoot outs, revelations, and one gnarly snake tattoo are just some of what you can find in the fourth and most explosively exciting episode of WESTWORLD to date. The episode, entitled “Dissonance Theory,” already starts laying the firm foundation for where the season is headed, while doing what WESTWORLD does best; satiates your appetite but with such incredible flavors that make you want to come back for more just to confirm its brilliance. “Dissonance Theory,” and what the concept of the title suggests, is that the human mind is constantly trying to find patterns amongst their cognitions and understanding (i.e. how your brain works and what it is understanding) but when a dissonance arrises, there is a need to take action to get rid of said dissonance to return to the peaceful equilibrium of before. As the hosts' world begins to unravel from inside out, and the inner workings of Westworld on every level start exposing their pure selfish corruption, dissonances are cropping up all around at a rate so quick, the possibility attaining pure and consistent cognitions is falling too far out of reach. 

BWW Recap: 'Dear, Dear! How Queer Everything Is' on WESTWORLD

The third episode of WESTWORLD, entitled “The Stray,” sheds light on both the past and future of the park and its inhabitants. While we are allowed a closer look at the history of the creation of the hosts, we begin to realize just how much that history is responsible for what they are quickly becoming. Sentience, as always, as well as consciousness, is the ultimate question, for understanding and awakening are traits we attribute to life and the human experience. While we, as an audience, automatically begin to personify the hosts and connect with them from a story perspective, as they are most of our eyes into this world, the guests and those that run Westworld must combat their want for ignorance with their indifference to the truth about the hosts and what said indifference says about them. 

BWW Recap: WESTWORLD Shows Us Who We Could Be

Episode 2 of Westworld just aired on HBO and, along with tonight's presidential debate, leaves us questioning humanity. In what is an even further step above its pilot and its ability to explore these complex questions and cultural infrastructures through it's narrative, Westworld continues to shine as creatively intelligent and mindfully captivating. This episode, entitled “Chesnut” explores the hosts and their humanity. What is humanity? What is it to remember? What is it to think or to feel? What is morality and how does it define us? As the hosts start recalling their past lives, the paths the guests choose to take in Westworld will be of dire consequence. 

Photo Flash: First Look at Geva Theatre's A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN

A classic drama by America's only Nobel Prize-winning playwright continues the 2015-2016 ESL Wilson Stage Series as Geva Theatre Center presents A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN by Eugene O'Neill and directed by Ben Barnes in the Elaine P. Wilson Stage now through April 24, 2016. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Geva to Continue Season with Co-Production of A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN

A classic drama by America's only Nobel Prize-winning playwright continues the 2015-2016 ESL Wilson Stage Series as Geva Theatre Center presents A Moon for the Misbegotten by Eugene O'Neill and directed by Ben Barnes in the Elaine P. Wilson Stage from March 29 through April 24.

Steve Peters and Michael Londra Found VenuWorks Theatricals

VenuWorks Founder and President Steve Peters and business partner, international singer and producer, Michael Londra have announced the formation of VenuWorks Theatricals. VenuWorks Theatricals will produce unique theatrical events for Broadway, national and global touring.

SEVENTH SON Coming to Blu-ray & DVD in May

A young apprentice must rise up against an evil queen in the action- packed fantasy film Seventh Son on Digital HD May 12, 2015, On Demand on May 19, 2015 and Blu-ray and DVD May 26, 2015 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and Legendary Pictures. Starring Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges (True Grit,Iron Man), Ben Barnes (The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Stardust) and Academy Award winner Julianne Moore (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, The Kids Are All Right), the home entertainment release includes an alternate opening, deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes exclusives about the making of the film, and much more.

SPAMALOT, THE LION, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD and More Set for Geva Theatre's 2015-16 Season

Four productions still remain in Geva Theatre Center's 42nd Season: A Body of Water, Lee Blessing's play of memory and identity; The Mountaintop, a reimagining of Martin Luther King's last night on earth; the world premiere of Cass Morgan's journey to discover her roots - The Road to Where; and the season's grand finale, the laugh-out-loud comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. The 2014-2015 Season continued Geva's innovative efforts to connect patrons and artists and art with the community. The 2015-2016 Season will continue to build on that and also usher in a new era as Geva's historic home begins to undergo renovation and transformation.

Delaware's REP Presents Sean O'Casey's Irish Classic JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK

Renowned Irish stage director Ben Barnes and the Resident Ensemble Players present Sean O'Casey's Juno and the Paycock, a powerful and moving story about a mother's dream of a better life for her children during the tragedy of Ireland's civil war. Set in a Dublin tenement house full of captivating characters always ready with a song, a story, or an opinion, the production runs March 5 - 22 at the Roselle Center for the Arts.

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