Ryan Case, left, and Shayne Brakefield play myriad roles in Balagula Theatre's production of The Mystery of Irma Vep, which opens today at Natasha's Café. Photo by Rich Copley | Staff
The real mystery of 'Irma Vep': How can anything be so funny?
By Candace Chaney Herald-Leader Contributing Writer
As you walk into Natasha's Bistro to see the Balagula Theatre's latest production, it is immediately obvious that something is different about the funky, eclectic space. For one, the adjoining boutique is surprisingly just ... gone. In its place is an expanded space devoted to housing Balagula's expanding theater offerings.
Unabashed theater junkie takes reins of Actors Guild's 'The Pillowman'
By Rich Copley rcopley@herald-leader.com
In June, at a Theatre Communications Guild conference in Denver, Eric Seale felt a little out of place.
Satire 'Irma Vep' is for laughs — lots of them
By Rich Copley rcopley@herald-leader.com
Ryan Case has wanted to put on a production of The Mystery of Irma Vep ever since he saw the show at Actors Guild of Lexington in 1996.
'The Giver': A gorgeous, well-acted tale full of lessons
By Candace Chaney Contributing Theatre Critic
When you are a kid, most choices are made for you. Some authority figure, a parent or a teacher, generally dictates the details of your day, from what you will eat to when you go to sleep. This is considered, by and large, good parenting. As we grow older, more choices become available to us. This is considered growing up. But what if all our choices were made for us?
Random acts of keenness
By Rich Copley rcopley@herald-leader.com
Who needs methamphetamines when you can have government economic development grants? That's the philosophy that the residents of Random, Ky., a little town up in a holler, developed in playwright Elizabeth Orndorff's mind.Stage+Dance
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