If you’re in the greater Utica area and have an hour to spare this afternoon, I highly recommend […]
Category Archive: Theater
I got in some hot water when I “reviewed” a show I’d directed over the summer. I didn’t […]
I just finished a production. We played for appreciative audiences, and I think we accomplished much of what […]
Putting on a theater show is like running a marathon. I can speak to this because I’ve done […]
One evening not long ago, I received a text message: “Hi Chris. This is illusionist Leon Etienne.” Which […]
The first thing you see as you enter the theater for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike […]
Criticism can be dangerous. I’ve been thinking about Pauline Kael and John Cassavetes. Kael was notoriously harsh […]
Players of Utica opened its 102nd season last night with a sparkling production of Company, directed by Lonny […]
It was always my intention to compose a final reflection about my experience directing The Mikado, but that […]
If you ever find yourself backstage at Players of Utica, you might notice the name Robert Barone signed […]
