City Theatre's 14th Annual Summer Shorts Festival
by Beau Higgins
- May 24, 2009
A rocking new Shorts 4 Kids line-up for families with tunes penned by Grammy Award Winner Cyndi Lauper and breakout artist Lisa Loeb ('Stay: I Missed You') along with a mix of fast and funny plays for families and a new 'Create-a-Short' Contest featuring the work of young artists; the company's naughty, bawdy late night undershorts Series featuring sinful comedies by the nation's hottest talents along with music penned by Tony-nominated writer Michael John LaChiusa ('The Wild Party'); and its celebrated Signature Shorts Series, which returns to its strong comedic roots with previous festival favorites Christopher Durang ('For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls' and 'The Hardy Boys and the Mystery of Where Babies Come From') and South Florida's prolific Michael McKeever ('Splat!' and 'Laura Keene Goes On.') Signature Shorts will also feature a dark comedy by Harold Pinter.
Free Reading Of Richard Janaro's 'WOPS'
by Beau Higgins
- Jan 19, 2009
On a day honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., this will be the first public reading of a 'semi-true' play, which celebrates four generations of the playwright's Italian immigrant family, who lived through much of the turmoil and social upheavals of the last century and endured, in the words of the author's grandmother 'one long Depression.'
Free Reading Of Richard Janaro's 'WOPS'
by Beau Higgins
- Jan 5, 2009
On a day honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., this will be the first public reading of a 'semi-true' play, which celebrates four generations of the playwright's Italian immigrant family, who lived through much of the turmoil and social upheavals of the last century and endured, in the words of the author's grandmother 'one long Depression.'
