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At Barrington Stage Company: ’10×10 New Play Festival 2014′ anthology says much with less
…And in Ron Burch’s deliciously funny and clever “The Possethsion,” the parents (Neely and Kunkel) of a 12-year-old girl from Hell (an absolutely sublime Dina Thomas) consider the implications of having an offspring who is demonically possessed. To read the entire Berkshire Eagle article, click here.
A Rich Vein
Ten plays @ 10 minutes each = comic gold. That equation is true this year at Barrington Stage Company’s annual New Play Festival, now in its third year. Directors Julianne Boyd, Christopher Innvar, and Kristen van Ginhoven rotate directing the 10 plays, and whether the one-act is a character study, a look at contemporary issues, a riff on a classic improv exercise,…
Ten fun 10X10 Plays brighten the midwinter doldrums at Barrington Stage Co
The Possethsion” by Ron Burch with Matt Neely, Dina Thomas and Emily Kunkel. Photo by Kevin Sprague The 10X10 Plays get better each year Theatre review by Gail M. Burns and Larry Murray For the third straight year Barrington Stage is spearheading Pittsfield’s mid-winter 10X10 Upstreet Arts Festival with their annual collection of ten new ten-minute plays… …The Possethsion by Ron Burch…
10 x 10 New Play Festival @ Barrington Stage, 2/16/14
10 x 10 Festival funny, thoughtful at Barrington Stage By Steve Barnes PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A very short play needs only one idea or conceit. If well conceived and smartly executed, as are most of the 10 plays, each about 10 minutes long, comprising the third annual 10 x 10 New Play Festival at Barrington Stage Company, that one idea carries the…
Moonlighting 2013
Moonlighting 2013, artfully staged readings of seven well-crafted short comedies presented by Ashland Contemporary Theatre, is a lovely way to spend a warm summer evening. Subtly directed and professionally acted by ACT members, the 10-minute plays weave humorous and gently absurdist images of everyday life. Albert Einstein’s Brain, by Ron Burch, is a wry commentary on obsessive online bidding. Jake (Jimmy Dix)…
Review: Luna’s festival of 10 short plays
A smorgasbord approach to theater: Luna Theater Company offers a festival of 10 10-minute plays all focused on the general theme of “Identity Crisis.” Ten playwrights, nine actors, five directors, and four designers team up to create these quickies. The advantage of a smorgasbord is that you get to taste a little bit of many things; some you like, some you don’t….