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Go See A Play

February 4, 2008 at 11:31 pm | Posted in Theater | 1 Comment
Tags: acting, awards, kevin klein, KWMU, stage

There is a good chance that at some point you have seen those words “Go See a Play” on a blue bumper sticker while driving around town. Good advice, easier than ever to take. If you are a theatre lover in St. Louis, you have had much to rejoice about in the last few years – eight new theatre companies have come on the scene in the last three years alone! St. Louis has become a sleeper city of serious theatrical talent.

Just about a week ago the nominees for the Kevin Kline Awards were announced, and this year’s bunch of nominees might be the best so far in the last three years. If you fancy wearing a tuxedo or evening gown, you can actually go to a honest to goodness awards show – ticket info available on the website.

One such show that might be nomination worthy currently in production is Cherry Docs – playing through February 10th, presented by the New Jewish Theatre. I have actually read Cherry Docs, and the story, while compelling, is a bit contrived. Fortunately the New Jewish Theatre consistently produces excellent work. So I am hoping the talent of those involved will improve on a play with potential – potential to be really good or really bad.

Extra credit – Don’t suspend you disbelief any longer: KWMU review of this current production.

Links with Your Coffee Sunday

September 23, 2007 at 12:14 pm | Posted in Coffee links, Matthew Hurst | Leave a comment
Tags: chimpotle, crafts, employment, KWMU, play:STL, rockaway armada, rocknroll, Sports

Instead of tailgating this Sunday, you’ve decided to stay in and enjoy the internets. And that’s a fine decision for the sober minded, as we are not exactly sports fans either. So we shall provide you, our comrades, wth some enjoyable link activity to accompany your coffee cup this pleasant ‘morrow.

Speaking of sporty, our interstate sports rival Chimpotle also espouses a relative apolitical blogging manifesto. Nonetheless he identifies himself as a Marxist (heh).
Concerned followers of the Miss Rockaway Armada are not sure yet what will become of these aquatic nomads. Although word has yet to be announced on their blog, Thomas and Michael believe the ship might be shored up, as does the coast guard in an interview with KWMU’s Maria Hickey.
Do you enjoy linking the hell out of your favorite subjects? Gabe says I do, and while I won’t bother refuting him, if you’d like to do that for us I’d like to know. We are still looking for new contributers to welcome in to the Highway 61 family, or at least more blogs to link.
Although Saint Louis still hasn’t been included among it’s metro area, we saw a few locals (and maybe visitors) using Dodgeball to trade whereabouts during Play:STL this weekend. I sure would like to play Dodgeball with some friends ;) .
I ought to have mentioned Urban Knitters with the Strange Folk article…no worry, Gabe already wrote about that. Good thing the RockNRoll Craft Show isn’t far behind.