Blogs: Culture 2 Go

Here’s a helpful hint: if you want to bring your fiancé home for Thanksgiving to meet the family, try to refrain from humping your twin sister on the dining room table. It just makes breakfast the next morning so awkward. The fact that Jackie-O (Adele Papoosha), whose violent bipolar disorder makes her a poster...
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If you've ever known (or been) someone who can't leave the house without checking the stove a dozen times, you know obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is no laughing matter. But Audrey Kearns (co-founder of Discount Comedy Outlet and 4 Truths and a Lie) demonstrates with her autobiographical one-woman show Obsessively Okay that crippling neurosis...
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This is how it happens. You see the promotional materials for Carolann Valentino’s Burnt at the Steak. You read that it is a comedic portrayal of her experiences working in a New York steakhouse. You think to yourself that this could be fun – Hell’s Kitchen as a one-woman show, perhaps. Mere minutes into the...
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Key of E, the apocalyptic “junk rock” musical by Orlando musician Andy Matchett (of the band The Minks) and actor/writer Corey Volence, promises to “have it all,” and for once at the Fringe there’s truth in advertising. Shadow puppets, rage monsters, imaginary girlfriends, kick-ass rock ‘n’ roll, and more are all packed into this...
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This heated match pits teams of two or three in a tech-savvy, on-foot scavenger hunt through Audubon Park, by using smart phones and digital cameras to complete race points (which involve both challenges and photo stops).
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When scavenging sticks for kindling, if it breaks it will burn. Lord Baden-Powell, the possibly-gay founder of the Boy Scouts, lived in a colonial encampment in Afghanistan with a manservant he called “the boy.” The quickest way to make young campers cry is to call them sub-human animals. I learned at least three useful...
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RibbitRePublic Theatre’s Boygroove (2005) was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen at the Orlando Fringe: a sendup of a seemingly one-dimensional subject (boy bands) that revealed layers upon layers of motivation and semiotics. The Canadian company’s Be a Man (which actually predates Boygroove) is almost identical when it comes to structure, with a four-man ensemble...
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I always thought a geek was a sideshow carny who bites the heads off of live chickens. But according to juggler Aji Slater's Geek Life, geeks are actually distinguished by three characteristics: they are infatuated with a niche topic, they are “out” about their obsession, and they bond socially with each other over their...
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After seeing seeing a half dozen solo shows featuring atrractive, articulate white women emoting autobiographically, They Call Me Q! comes as a refreshing change of pace: an attractive, articulate Indian woman emoting autobiographically. In all seriousness, Qurrat Ann Kadwani is a theatrical force of nature, embodying 13 distinct characters in this emotionally affecting exercise...
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Not only will Luke, Leia and the Stormtroopers roam the Hollywood streets, but they and other legends from the film series will also perform live on stage in Stars of the Saga, Padawan Mind Challenge and other shows.
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