Erik Petersen: May your songs never get stuck out of my head

On July 14, a good man passed away. Erik Petersen was the songwriter and voice of Mischief Brew, a folk/punk band from Philadelphia that was very popular not only across the US, but also abroad. In fact, they were scheduled to start a European tour in just a few days. Erik was also one of…

Interviews from London Below: Inside Cohesion Theatre’s ‘Neverwhere’: Part 3: Jonas David Grey

In Part Three of a series of interviews with cast members of Cohesion Theatre Company’s Neverwhere, meet Jonas David Grey. Patricia: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they may have seen you on local stages and some roles you have played. Jonas: My name is Jonas. Jonas David Grey. I’ve been dabbling in the…

Review: ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead’ at StillPointe Theatre Initiative

On Friday, StillPointe Theatre Initiative opened its production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, an absurdist play by Tom Stoppard that, along with Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, sets the high bar for its genre. Don’t let some highfalutin notion of absurdist theater scare you away, though. In StillPointe Theatre’s capable hands, this production of…

Interviews from London Below: Inside Cohesion Theatre’s ‘Neverwhere’: Part 2: Cori Dioquino

In Part Two of a series of interviews with cast members of Cohesion Theatre Company’s Neverwhere, meet Cori Dioquino. Patricia: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they may have seen you on local stages and some roles you have played. Cori: I am Cori Dioquino. I’ve worked throughout Baltimore, Maryland and also D.C. with…

Interviews from London Below, Inside Cohesion Theatre’s ‘Neverwhere’: Part 1 – Joseph Coracle

In Part One of a series of interviews with cast members of Cohesion Theatre Company’s Neverwhere, meet Joseph Coracle. Patricia: Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they may have seen you on local stages and some roles you have played. Joseph: I’m Joseph Coracle, and my over-inflated ego hopes that you have seen me recently…

Theater Review: ‘Neverwhere’ at Cohesion Theatre Company

To close out an already impressive second season, Cohesion Theatre Company has mounted its most ambitious show yet – the Baltimore premiere of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere, adapted for the stage by Robert Kauzlaric. I should admit this up front: I love Neil Gaiman. He is my favorite author and Neverwhere is my favorite of his…

Theater Review: ‘Hamlet’ at Cohesion Theatre Company

Anemic Royalty: Come as You Are to Elsinore   I have a new favorite production of Hamlet and I saw it right here in Charm City. I’ve seen Hamlet done very well before, but I’ve never seen anything like this. Remember that DiCaprio version of Romeo and Juliet that had everyone flipping their lids? This…

Words, Words, Words

I’ve been doing some writing over at Pop Culture Uncovered. If you’re interested, check it out. Largely consists of reviews of the X-Files revival, but also a bit of opinion and my take on Fight Club. Articles at PCU: A Look Back at 2015: Art Better Reflecting Life X-Files Revival: Recap of Season 10, Episode…

Theater Review: The Complete Deaths of William Shakespeare

A Killer Play, Four Centuries in the Making In commemoration of the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, the Baltimore Shakespeare Factory and Cohesion Theatre Company have joined forces to produce The Complete Deaths of William Shakespeare. There’s murder. There’s mayhem. There’s mirth. There’s even a Zombie Shakespeare to conduct you through the carnage. Whether…

Loving the Alien: A Tribute to David Bowie

I had always wanted to see David Bowie perform live. The first coincidence of me being of age and him being in proximity took place on September 28, 1987. It was during my first month of my first semester at college; I was 17. To my surprise, I hadn’t managed to find a group of…