Review: ELEVENTH HOUR RADIO Prompts Conservation Conversation
by James Lindhorst - April 20, 2026
Director Kathryn Bentley has built an infectious production of Colin McLaughlin and Ryan Marquez’s new groove heavy musical. She inspired and evoked vibrant performances from a high-octane cast who enthrall the audience with lively storytelling. Bentley delivers Eleventh Hour Radio’s ‘save the...
Review: DEAD MAN’S CELLPHONE Sits in a Bizarre Space Between Life and Death
by James Lindhorst - April 13, 2026
The surreal script can best be described as oddly bizarre. Dead Man’s Cellphone is a fantasy that explores human obsession with digital technology and the effects it has on our relationships. But it goes beyond the plot device to connect the protagonist to a dead man’s family. It examines how we...
Review: ROMEO & JULIET at Chorus Of Fools is an Emotionally Satisfying Production
by James Lindhorst - April 11, 2026
Chorus of Fools swung for the fences taking on Romeo & Juliet. While they didn’t hit a home run, it was certainly a quality at bat. Director Eric Satterfield staged an emotionally satisfying production led by the outstanding performances of Zach Pierson, Tia René Williams, Celeste Genevieve Gardn...
Review: St. Louis Actors' Studio's THE HALF-LIFE OF MARIE CURIE
by James Lindhorst - April 04, 2026
The Orange Girls and St. Louis Actors’ Studio’s The Half-Life of Marie Curie is a beautiful work. The production brings together all the design elements of a play into an artistic expression of friendship and feminism through intelligent story telling. It is flawlessly directed, convincingly act...
Review: RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH at Loretto-Hilton Center
by Rob Levy - March 23, 2026
This jukebox musical, directed by Augustin Family Artistic Director Kate Bergstrom, offers a condensed biography of Cash’s life, told through his music. From his early childhood in Arkansas to his rise to fame at Sun Records, addiction battles, and his advocacy, there’s a lot to cram into two ho...