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Love in the Time of Piñatas

December 17, 2019 by Eddie Reynolds

Body covered in skin-tight fishnet (black, of course), shoulders bedecked in a cape of shaking circles of metallic colors, beard sparkling with glitter to match his highlighted eyes, and high tops that light up as he prances about, Baruch Porras Hernandez enters the intimate setting of Z Below announcing to his cheering fans: “Hellooooo, everyone!  I’m just your friendly, … [Read more...] about Love in the Time of Piñatas

“A Lesson from Aloes”

June 8, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

A Lesson from AloesAthol FugardWeathervane Productions and Z Below Wendy vanden Heuvel & Victor TalmadgeThe early 1960s in South Africa was a time of increasing police raids, township riots and brutal police reactions as well as unfair trials and undeserved executions.  At the same time, the world began to awaken enough to the horrors of apartheid to declare more and … [Read more...] about “A Lesson from Aloes”

“Disruption”

April 16, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Disruption AJ Baker3Girls Theatre Company, Z Below Nancy Madden, Sally Dana & Heather GordonEven though classical music floats serenely through the attractively attired, office setting, any sense of peace and well-being is about to shatter as two execs and a lawyer enter the room clearly irritated and looking ready to go to war.  In a scene oft-repeated in today’s … [Read more...] about “Disruption”

“SMUT: An Unseemly Story (The Greening of Mrs. Donaldson)

May 18, 2017 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

SMUT: An Unseemly Story (The Greening of Mrs. Donaldson)Alan BennettZ Space Word for WordPhil Wong, Søren Oliver, Andre Amarotico, Rosie Hallet, Robert Parsons & Nancy Selby (on floor)Mrs. Donaldson, a recent widow left alone in her senior years, clearly is not stricken as much in grief as she is a bit worried about the financial situation that her deceased husband left … [Read more...] about “SMUT: An Unseemly Story (The Greening of Mrs. Donaldson)

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