That David Allyn's new hourlong play "Writers Colony" is the first offering of the 2009 Fresh Fruit Festival may just be happenstance. Even so, it certainly isn't a case of putting your best foot forward.
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Visiting New Jersey for a conference, romantically involved professional bloggers Moses (Jason Blaine) and Lucy (Diana Cherkas) stop at the Dunn family's haunted-house attraction to relive Lucy's childhood memories in Daniel Roberts' "Haunted House."
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Watching Buck Henry and Holland Taylor romp through "Mother," Lisa Ebersole's new play at the Wild Project, gives new meaning to the word "overqualified." You're very grateful they're there, but you can't help wondering why.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream, a Rock Musical
Who is this George Griggs and where has he been hiding? The program lists no credits for him, but the author of "A Midsummer Night's Dream, a Rock Musical" writes catchy and singable classic rock 'n' roll with strong hooks.
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Existing somewhere between Kafka and Camus, with a smidgen of Beckett thrown in, Kalkwerk spends four hours telling us about an existential man who drives himself, his wife, and eventually the audience quite mad.
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The Illustrious Birth of Padraic T. Duffy
It's fascinating stuff to think about: the relationship between an artist and an artist's creation, the self as creator, and the artist as, well, God—"in his own image," and all that.
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Those seeking a couple of hours of World War II nostalgia will know they've come to the right place during a wonderful preshow compilations of clips: assorted USO newsreel footage, Kate Smith belting out "God Bless America," a "Looney Tunes" cartoon, and much more.
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Composer-lyricist Adam Guettel and playwright Craig Lucas weave a pleasantly diverting and lyrical musical based on the novella by Elizabeth Spencer about the visit of a mother and daughter to Italy in 1953
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There are flashes of—gasp—genuine heart in Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's popular musical spoof of cheesy horror films. Yet, real human emotion must take a back seat to tongue-in-cheek zaniness, the essential ingredient in making this mock-horror story take flight.
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When the audience applauds the props more heartily than it applauds the performers, you know you're viewing an unusual musical. Of course, most props aren't as elaborate as flying automobiles, and no other musical has been based on a story by Ian Fleming.
