Benjamin Dennis
9 posts
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2016 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Paul Gonsalves on the Road’
The Arthur Luby-penned illustration of jazz’s legendary, tenor saxophonist, Paul Gonsalves is a novelistic approach at conveying Duke Ellington’s troubled, selfish – sultry – musical wingman. One of...
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2016 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Aliens, Nazis and Angels’
Leah Harris has been through a lot of crap. Coping mechanisms for healing an emotionally havocked childhood are hard to come by, but when extraterrestrials, WWII German Soldiers, and Gabriel himself...
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2016 Capital Fringe Review: ‘An Indian Comedian: How Not To Fit In’
Comedy Hour at the Argonaut was nearly cut short, due to a block-long power outage. Folks lined up early on H Street, awaiting Krish Mohan and his FRINGE presentation when staffers invited guests to...
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2016 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Dark Times at Grimesville High’
Sex, drugs, and… rap! Prepare to sulk in a heavy dose of it at all at Gallaudet U’s Elstad Auditorium. Written by Conor Kyle, Dark Times at Grimesville High is an attempt to flush out the truthful...
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2016 Capital Fringe Review: ‘A Breakup Is Swift’
In the thick air crevassing within the Martin Luther King Jr. Library basement, there’s some heated tension, worthy of addressing. Cameron (Nick Duckworth), and Dale (Ben Kleymeyer) are in the middle...
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2016 Capital Fringe Review: ’12 Steps’
It’s the end of the world as we know it, and Richard Sautter feels fine – well, fine enough to express his internal afflictions with addiction on a miniscule stage. At the Argonaut Tavern, bar...
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2016 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Connectivity/Complexity’
Errant Movement took to the stage of Gallaudet University’s Elstad Auditorium on ‘opening night’ of the Capital Fringe 2016 festival, with sole responsibility handed to the talented workings of seven...
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Review: ‘Forever Plaid’ at Totem Pole Playhouse in Fayetteville, PA
Picture this: Four resurrected deceased men, donning duplicated white tuxedo jackets, parade down the center aisle of Jean Stapleton’s, Totem Pole Playhouse. Chanting, “Deus Ex Plaid”, the Lazarus...
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‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ Continues its Run at Penn State’s Centre Stage
In 1895, modernist critics were unhappy with Oscar Wilde’s less-than politically-challenging plot from, The Importance of Being Earnest. Irish playwright, George Bernard Shaw wished to be “moved to...
