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Review by Michael Sobota
Gabe Ferrazzo (L), Michael Hinsperger and Dennis Dubinsky in The Moose's Ransom
PHOTO CREDIT: Marty Mascarin
PHOTO CREDIT: Marty Mascarin
The 10×10 Intensive is a multi-faceted, broad community theatre project that annually concludes with a showcase of short plays. The showcase features ten plays by ten playwrights that are ten minutes long. This year’s showcase took place on April 29-30 at the Finlandia Hall; I attended the gala premiere on Saturday night, April 29.
These are the ten plays that comprised the 2017 showcase:
GOLF LESSONS written by Jane Crossman, directed by Lynda Henshell. The play is a thin conceit about marital bantering on a golf course. In performance, Arlene Korhonen-King and Glen Paterson make the simplistic characters believable and director Henshelll guided them around the stage/golf course well.
BLUEJAYS IN THE BACKYARD AND OTHER LIFE LESSONS written by Meagan O’Reilly, directed by Justin O’Brien. Sheena Larson and John Welyki , a brother and sister who share a warm, intimate, yet casual conversation. Mom (Doris Quistberg) phones to provide a surprising twist in the end. O’Brien shaped fine, natural performances from this cast...
Read the full article here: The 2017 10x10 Showcase
These are the ten plays that comprised the 2017 showcase:
GOLF LESSONS written by Jane Crossman, directed by Lynda Henshell. The play is a thin conceit about marital bantering on a golf course. In performance, Arlene Korhonen-King and Glen Paterson make the simplistic characters believable and director Henshelll guided them around the stage/golf course well.
BLUEJAYS IN THE BACKYARD AND OTHER LIFE LESSONS written by Meagan O’Reilly, directed by Justin O’Brien. Sheena Larson and John Welyki , a brother and sister who share a warm, intimate, yet casual conversation. Mom (Doris Quistberg) phones to provide a surprising twist in the end. O’Brien shaped fine, natural performances from this cast...
Read the full article here: The 2017 10x10 Showcase
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