With a dull thud, Mr. Turpin drops dead on the kitchen floor. According to his wife, Raynelle, the man had all but stopped breathing for the better part of their thirty-plus year marriage. Besides, he was a mean and surly man. . . .off-the-map funny. So goes “Dearly Departed,” the current comedy by Aurora Players … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Dearly Departed’ at Aurora Players
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First Look: ‘Dearly Departed’ at Aurora Players
As storytellers, directors often connect to plays that they have had awesome experiences with. This includes seeing a fantastic production and wanting to bring it to life for a new audience, or perhaps acting in a production of a show that they loved. Directors have a big responsibility when it comes to choosing their stories. … Continue reading First Look: ‘Dearly Departed’ at Aurora Players
Theatre Review: ‘Present Laughter’ at Aurora Players
It’s a show with plenty of laughs, a romp of a plot, with a couple of little twists thrown in for the surprise factor. It’s a light and frothy show by design, but as our leading man Garry says in the first act, “There’s something awfully sad about happiness, isn’t there?” . . .a fine … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Present Laughter’ at Aurora Players
Theatre Review: ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ at Aurora Players
“It’s a Wonderful Life” has been an essential ingredient of the holiday season since the film first premiered in 1946, almost as indispensable as eggnog and ugly sweaters. Some families enjoy the holiday tradition of watching IAWL (the movie) on Christmas Eve, while others catch a production of the timeless classic on stage (by my … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ at Aurora Players
Theatre Review: ‘She Loves Me’ at Aurora Players
Aurora Players closes their 2018 season with one of the few pieces from the Broadway canon that passed through four layers of source material to come to fruition. “She Loves Me” is a 1963 musical based on the 1949 musical/film “In the Good Old Summertime,” which is based on the 1940 Jimmy Stewart film “The … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘She Loves Me’ at Aurora Players
Theatre Review: ‘Alice in Wonderland’ at Aurora Players
This summer, Aurora Players is presenting a free outdoor production of “Alice in Wonderland” in the pavilion in Hamlin Park in East Aurora. The script, which includes scenes from both Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”” and Through the Looking Glass”, was written by Alice Gerstenberg in 1915. . . .a pleasant way to celebrate … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Alice in Wonderland’ at Aurora Players
Theatre Review: ‘Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime’ at Aurora Players
Funny - isn’t it just like the noble class to engage in criminal behavior in order to improve their own bored condition, and assume they can get away with it? What type of crime they undertake doesn’t seem to matter. A victim seems somewhat necessary. But more than that there needs to be a beneficiary. … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime’ at Aurora Players
Theatre Review: Agatha Christie’s ‘And Then There Were None’ at Aurora Players
Murder mysteries. Ugh. There is just something about them that makes me groan. Maybe it’s because they are so wordy, and maybe it is because there is always that one character that knows “everything.” When I say everything, I don’t mean they know “everything” but everything pertaining to information about the mystery at hand. Lot’s … Continue reading Theatre Review: Agatha Christie’s ‘And Then There Were None’ at Aurora Players
Theatre Review: ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ at Aurora Players
I would never think that competitive spelling would be a draw for. . .anyone. You never really seem to hear people discuss words and how spelling properly has earned them any real fortune or fame. That being said, America’s obsession with competitions is one that never changes. We have always been determined to win or … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ at Aurora Players
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