Dressed in a suit that is reminiscent of a televangelist, but with added flair and thanks to Sophie Lincoln, Julia Pilkington is The Oracle. In a dimly lit, like candlelight glow, Blackbox Theatre of the Camden People’s Theatre I was given an eerie feeling about where the collective future of the audience was heading. It was surreal. And the pacing and supernaturalness of it all reminded me of the film and now FX show, What We Do in the Shadows. After the booking of the show, I was aware I’d be … [Read more...]

A play about a woman and people in general’s connection to their dead ancestors sounds quite intriguing. And Carolyn Hartvigsen tackles this highly relatable concept through her autobiographical play, My Dead. She discovers who her various relatives were through uncovered letters, and is shocked by what she finds. Like discovering her great-great-great grandmother from Norway who was possibly of Sami descent. Dealing with truths she has already known; she is particularly disturbed by the fact … [Read more...]

In It’s a Motherf**king Pleasure there is quite a bit more than meets the eye. While yes there is the story of Tim, the social media manager who takes on a new blind client amidst the ableism scandal at his company, but that is only a small part of what is shown. First, you are introduced to the actors, and they make it clear they are really running this show not the characters, and also that they will be as inclusive as possible. And they are. There are captions used and audio descriptions … [Read more...]

Performed in the Cage at the Vault Festival, a woman (Rivkah Bunker) runs into a pub late to meet her boyfriend (Max Norman) who’s been waiting and drinking. Where a necessary but uncomfortable conversation will take place. In Counter, a perspective is given by each partner, which is shown by an internal monologue performed in the middle of the conversation very clearly signaled by the lighting change. With obvious differences in upbringings and flaws obvious in both characters, you have a hard … [Read more...]

I was taken through Millie Wood-Downie’s musical and interactive gender journey in the hilarious one-woman show There was a Little Girl. As you move through Millie's different phases toward the hopeful discovery of her identity. Thanks to Jac Cooper there are great original songs, my favorite was Geezer Bird, and compilations of the 90s and 2000s hits that played at the beginning and were used to transition between scenes. Which provided a boost in spirits when you first walked in. Millie … [Read more...]