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Vigil

One wouldn’t believe that a play centered on a nephew’s death vigil for his aunt would inspire laughter but that is exactly what was served up during Amphibian Stage Production’s presentation of this Morris Panych play. “VIGIL” was a darkly

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Over the River and Through the Woods

Family. Or more importantly, TENGO FAMILIA (Keep the family), is what Artisan Center Theater offers up with OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS. A large helping of family with a heaping side of laughter. The warmth with which the

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Tuna Does Vegas

TUNA DOES VEGAS…and the Greater Lewisville Community Theater (GLCT) DOES TUNA. Not only does GLCT do TUNA, they do TUNA well. TUNA DOES VEGAS is the 4th play in the GREATER TUNA series created by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and

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Anything Goes

Anything Goes by the Stolen Shakespeare Guild was truly “Delovely”. The fun began the moment the lights dimmed for the beginning of the musical. The cast paraded out to the spot light, one at a time, introducing themselves with their

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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Oh what joy the audience will see, when these characters practice to deceive! Dirty Rotten Scoundrels by Runway Theatre is ALL about the CON. Lawrence is a suave, smooth talking con man with a pretty sweet set up in Beaumont

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Rent

“Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes Five hundred twenty-five thousand moments so dear Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes How do you measure, measure a year?” (Seasons of Love) How do you measure a year? That’s the question

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November

Who will you vote for? November by David Mamet, a political comedy about the final days of a President’s first term in office, is Stage West’s satirical answer. The play opens with the President mere weeks away from the November

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Double Falsehood

To see, or not to see, that is the question. In my opinion, the only answer is – TO SEE. The back story for this particular play is as intriguing and enchanting as the play itself. According to the “cheat

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Alice Wonder

Alice Wonder was exactly that: a Wonder. The musical was performed beautifully and energetically. I believe the audience left as exhausted as the performers but well satisfied. It would be cliché to say that Alice Wonder was doing for Alice

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The Murder at the Orient Burlesque

At first glance of the title I assumed this play would be a spoof on the murder mystery “Murder on the Orient Express”. Fortunately, or unfortunately depending on your perspective, it wasn’t and the only thing the two had in

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