RonBurch.comMotel Tropicana Brings Plenty of Comedy, Drama
Joshua Costea and Randi Hall in Two Night Stand, one of eight short plays. Photo by Leighza Walker. The setup: Big Head Productions solicited short plays set in a seedy motel room, and presents the eight selections in an evening filled with considerable variety, a range of talent, and some powerful comedic and dramatic moments. The execution: The set has the requisite…
Big Head Productions’ Motel Tropicana is Some Great Theatre
Leighza Walker and Tom Stell, owners of Obsidian Art Space, one of the finest new theatre spaces in town in the the historic Heights, are truly living out their dreams as actors, writers, directors, and producers… …Two Night Stand by Ron Burch begins the evening, starring Randi Hall as an apologetic and disturbed young woman who wakes up next to an inquisitive…
Best bet: ‘A Very Phoenix Xmas’
The sixth version of the Phoenix Theatre’s annual holiday revue is a blend of spoken and sung comedy, poignancy and insight into the ambivalence that surrounds Christmas celebrations. Mary Steelsmith’s “Outsourcing Santa” and Ron Burch’s “Santa-Tude” score satirical hits, while Daniel Guyton’s “How I Met Your Santa” ensures that the sentimental side is not ignored. To read the entire Indystar.com article, click…
Phoenix show celebrates myriad holidays
For those who like to spice up their seasonal entertainment with something nontraditional as well as unpredictable, The Phoenix Theatre’s annual holiday show, A Very Phoenix Xmas 6: Our Goose is Cooked, is clearly an alternative. …Another was Santa-Tude, by Ron Burch, in which Goad as Santa Claus is pressured by market researchers, played by Gloye and Wilcher, into changing the way…
The Writer Speaks ‘11 Winner’s Circle from the Three Roses Players
The Three Roses Players, LA’s premiere new works theatre, is presenting The Writer Speaks ’11 Winner’s Circle #4 shows directed by the amazing Maggie Grant. Her staging flows easily through the four diverse short plays that were showcased at The Crown City Theatre in NoHo. And it seemed like a night full of winners with the local playwrights and the performers in…