Reno Stage Scene; ‘A Feminine Ending’ at RAT
Amanda Blue asks herself this very question only to find her answer in a place where she was not looking in ‘A Feminine Ending.’
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Reno Stage Scene; ‘When Churchyards Yawn’ at Bruka
What happens when the dead travel from purgatory to heaven or perhaps from purgatory to hell? In When Churchyards Yawn, we learn what happens when the characters from Hamlet attempt to come together and set their differences aside to find their way to heaven or be banished to hell, forever.
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Reno Stage Scene; ‘Keely and Du’ at GLM
Keely and Du is an intensely somber play that, on the surface, is about abortion, but with deeper flavor notes in this captivating story. Powerful and thought-provoking Keely and Du is much more than just entertainment.
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Reno Stage Scene; ‘Rocky Horror Show’
Have you seen the “Rocky Horror Show”? If you have, you will want to see it once again on stage. If you haven’t seen the “Rocky Horror Show”, it is time that you experience this entertaining, erotic, gender-bending journey inspired by the era of B-Movie Science Fiction.
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AIN’T TOO PROUD, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS
Ain’t Too Proud, The Life and Times of the Temptations is much more than expected. The music is incredible, with a live band and singers who embody the artists who created the music. The performers were so good that we felt that we grew to know and respect the original members of the group when the performance was over.
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Reno Stage Scene; ‘A Fish Story’ at RAT’
A Fish Story is a hilarious romp through the dysfunction of a family haunted by the past.
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Reno Stage Scene; “The Lifespan of a Fact” at Bruka Theatre
The Lifespan of a Fact is based on the true story of John D’Agata’s essay “What Happens There.” Jim Fingal is a fact-checker for one of the best magazines in the country and is told by his boss Emily Penrose to fact-check a piece by legendary author John D’Agata. Fingal’s job is challenging as D’Agata has taken many liberties with the facts. The three of them soon find themselves in a room together, coming to grips with just what makes a good story and what the facts have to do with it.
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Reno Stage Scene; “Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery” at Reno Little Theater
Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville is the telling of the classic Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s who-done-it is simultaneously thrilling and funny with just the right amount of slapstick. There is a mystery surrounding “The Hound of the Baskervilles” Holmes and Watson must unravel this mystery before the family curse condemns its newest heir.
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Reno Stage Scene; Theater Review, 2022
I want to give my heartfelt thanks and admiration to everyone in the Reno Theater Community for their tireless work and energy to entertain us. The passion for their craft is apparent in every performance. These performers and creators take us to places of joy, fantasy, and even sorrow, much to the delight of their audiences.
So lets look at the Theater Review, 2022.
Reno Stage Scene; ‘Twisted,’ at Reno Little Theater
Twisted is a series of one-act plays, playing one night only at Reno Little Theater before opening in New York in early February. As the name implies, the short stories have hard-edged emotional twists to the stories. Stephanie D. Lewis is the playwright for Twisted, and you can see her passion in the stories she has written.
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