The Tragedy of JFK (as told by Wm. Shakespeare) – Conceived, Adapted &...
Casey McKinnon and Ford Austin - All Photos: Rick BaumgartnerBy Joe Straw Casually having coffee in a diner, he let some information slip; as if he knowingly let anything slip in his life. “The army...
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By Joe StrawDespite all conflicts, films manage to get made – providing the principals want it made – but the making of each film, a collaborative endeavor, is usually a life and death struggle with...
View ArticleThe Last Straw Awards 2016 by Joe Straw
This year’s theatrical outings have grown tenfold and are surprising in ways I could not have imagined. They made me laugh, cry, and raised an eyebrow when I saw a moment that just sent me into the...
View ArticleLove Allways by Renée Taylor and Joseph Bologna
L - R Danny Siege, Lucy Walsh, Chad Doreck, Abigail Kochunas - Photos by Mathew Caine @ Studio DigitropeBy Joe StrawAfter watching the performance, I wondered; is the material by Renée Taylor and...
View ArticleAn Evening of Scenes by various writers and directed by Sal Landi
By Joe StrawHe would fade into something impalpable under her eyes and then in a moment he would be transfigured. Weakness and timidity and inexperience would fall from him in that magic moment. –...
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