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In the first half of Stained Glass Windows, by playwright Steve Sherman, college student David (Jordan Woods-Robinson) reveals to his sister Claire (Hana Kalinski) that he is gay. At first, David’s older sibling is reluctant to accept the news with equanimity, but her love for her brother soon mitigates her initial stern and confused...
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Playwrights’ Round Table, Orlando’s own theatrical writing collective, offers Take Off Your Shorts, a gaggle of four short comedies, as its contribution to this year’s Fringe Festival. Each one-acter has its fun and funny moments, although only one play displays a mature use of language and structure. The best of the quartet is The...
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Poe and Matthews is a two-man trifle created by Emily Windler, who plays the 19th-century writer Edgar Allan Poe, and Brian Kuwabara, who plays the much lesser-known author and Poe contemporary Cornelius Matthews. The play’s conceit is that, somehow or other, the two friends find themselves marooned on a desert isle and now must...
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Brothers of Affliction is a gritty relationship drama depicting the trials and tribulations of three troubled and trouble-making Afro-American siblings. Chris, the eldest, drinks to excess; Shane, the middle son, who has spent seven years in prison, is a cokehead; and Tyree, the youngest, gets high on weed when he’s not getting into fights...
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Chase Padgett and Paul Strickland are both Fringe veterans who generally perform their music and standup comedy acts alone. This year, they decided to join forces, since, well, Solo Shows Are Hard. Luckily for the audience, the synergy works wonders. Together, they’re actually more than twice as good as they are separately. Both performers...
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Win a pair of tickets to Islands of Adventures and Universal Studios, plus a parking pass, just by answering one question!
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UPDATE: The guardian of this little girl has been located. She had been left with a babysitter who fell asleep while watching her. Orlando police just sent out a bulletin seeking help identifying this child who was found wandering alone on Orange Blossom Trail. Poor kid. Hope her parents come forward and have a...
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Here at the Weekly, Monday often feels like this: We would rather it feel like this: But we go to press today, and the issue is almost done. So we can bring you an awesome new issue on Wednesday. And soon, we’ll all feel like this.
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This past Saturday night, I missed Kevin J. Thornton’s 10:45 show, Strange Dreamz, by a scant three minutes. The gate was shut and they wouldn’t let me in. No amount of beseeching managed to move the door lady — they run a very tight ship at this year’s Fringe. OK, I thought, it’s been...
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According to the group’s website, Connected — An Interactive Experience purports to be a “theatrical experience that combines drama, choreography and technology to connect with performers on stage, with one another and to the deepest parts of themselves.” It’s a lofty ambition. But while these earnest young dancers and performers have a great deal...
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