NOTABLE IN 2007 only for its absence, the beloved Savannah Shakespeare Festival returns to Forsyth Park this weekend with a new attitude and an entirely different focus. In a possibly […]
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La Vida Loca
Don’t take The Mexican Play too seriously. It really is satire. “It’s the tale of a tragic figure, Richard Anderson, who is a sexist-racist-homophobe,” says playwright David Ruzicka, a student […]
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Blooming Violet
VIOLET may be a musical about a young woman who is horribly disfigured, but it’s by no means gloomy or sad. The musical is being presented by the Savannah College […]
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Theater: Masquers do Marmalade
Lucy must be quite a handful. At the age of four, she has a scary imaginary friend – one who snorts cocaine and is a workaholic who is addicted to […]
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Theater: Whodunit?
Imagine putting on a mystery that has 216 possible endings. It’s a mystery to me why anyone would want to attempt it. But the folks at Savannah Community Theatre enjoy […]
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Theater: Trying to answer the age-old question
It’s a question that elicits many different answers every time it’s asked: What is art? Art, a comedy that will be presented by the Armstrong Atlantic State University Masquers, tackles […]
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Theater: Breaking news
First, the breaking news: Savannah Actor’s Theatre is now called Cardinal Rep. “Rep is short for repertory, of course,” says Executive Artistic Director Ryan McCurdy. “But for all legalities and […]
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Theater: HIV/AIDS drama at SSU
It’s a hard truth some people don’t want to hear: HIV infection is on the rise in the African-American community, and Dr. Johnnie Myers is doing everything she can to […]
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Theater: Snow White
Kelie Miley, director of the Savannah Children’s Theatre, has always wanted to do a production of Snow White. In true fairy-tale fashion, her wish is coming true with the opening […]
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Best little whorehouse on Tybee
IS IT POSSIBLE to have too much fun doing community theater? A happy group of Tybee Islanders is trying to find out. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is being […]
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Savannah Childrens Theatre: Our Town
PLAYWRIGHT THORNTON WILDER changed theater forever with his play Our Town. “The way the play is written is very natural and basic,” says Megan Truillio, who is directing a production […]
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Theater: Best friends forever
One of the longest running comedies in Off-Broadway history, Vanities is set in the 1960s and 1970s, and music of the era will be playing in the background like a […]