CATHE Youth Theater: Murder’s in the Heir – Review
Burlington’s CATHE (Community Art Technology Health Education) Center has been staging theater events since its inception, more than four years ago. So I found myself somewhat surprised when I...
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Theater Undreground: The Actor’s Nightmare & Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It...
Sister Mary (Kelly Waterman) and a very funny camel (Tabitha & Tim Mosbach). It’s time for another foray into experimental stagecraft by Theater Undreground in Richmond, IL, and this show may be...
View ArticleCATHE Youth Theater Company: Groovy – Review
Groovy has done something no CATHE Youth Theater Company (CYTC) production has ever done before: sold out the CATHE auditorium. The center, located at 125 E. State St., Burlington, Wisconsin, has been...
View ArticleA Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum – Burlington Haylofters – Review
Some things are funny even after 2000 years — and this play is one of them. Stephen Sondheim’s musical, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is based on the plays of Plautus, a Roman who...
View ArticleTheater Undreground: Still Not Quite What You Expected
It’s hard to do a sequel to a play where the basic premise is to take you off guard. The conceit in last year’s Theater Undreground Halloween show, Not What You Expected, was to lure in theater-goers...
View ArticleTheater Undreground: Dog Sees God
Boldly venturing out on a limb once more, Theater Undreground (TUG) presents Dog Sees God, which — though funny in its own right — is best appreciated if you’re familiar with the popular comic strip...
View ArticleJesus Christ Superstar – Burlington Haylofters Review
Burlington’s Haylofters traditionally put on a musical every summer. They also have a tradition of staging challenging productions. Jesus Christ Superstar is challenging not only for the usual...
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Theater Undreground: An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein – Review
After a summer away from their usual home, Theater Undreground returns to Richmond with another edgy autumn offering. Anyone who thought that Shel Silverstein was merely an author of funny songs and...
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Theater Undreground: Doubting Thomason – Review
It’s nice to have Theater Undreground back. It’s been too long (well over a year) since they last brought their edgy irreverence to Richmond, IL. It was a cold night both outside and inside the...
View ArticleTheater Undreground: Hunter Gatherers – Review
Hunter Gatherers is not for sissies. That admonition is aimed at prospective theater-goers, but it applies to the production’s actors as well. This black comedy stands many conventions on their heads...
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