Tag: Theatre Raleigh
Theatre Raleigh’s Rendition of Joshua Harmon’s Significant Other Is Well-Written, Meticulously Directed, and Well-Acted
It is not often that we meet a truly delightful person, one who stands out in a crowd and continues to become more and more endearing. Rarer still are the instances in which we feel that, after a brief two hours, we truly know and treasure this person. Such is the case with Jordan (played… Read More ›
Jesse R. Gephart’s Performance as Jordan in Significant Other for Theatre Raleigh Is Worth the Price of Admission All by Itself
Theatre Raleigh opened Significant Other by award winning playwright Joshua Harmon on Wednesday night in the Sara Lynn and K.D. Kennedy, Jr. Theatre in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh, NC. The story is light-weight TV-sitcom humorous; but in the second act, it reaches a deeper level, and speaks to the… Read More ›
Theatre Raleigh’s Significant Other Is, in a Word, Perfect
When a play opens with a bunch of drunken twenty-somethings dancing to “Get Low” by Lil’ Jon & The East Side Boyz, it’s a pretty good bet the audience is in for a fun evening. What the audience might not suspect, but will come to realize, at least in the case of Theatre Raleigh’s production… Read More ›
Sweet and Refreshing, Daddy Long Legs Is a Hit for All Ages
In 1912, a novel by the name of Daddy-Long-Legs became popular among young readers. And, now, over 100 years later and adapted into a stage musical by Paul Gordon, it’s still easy to see why. The two main characters, a young girl named Jerusha Abbot and a slightly older man named Jervis are so delightfully… Read More ›
Moses T. Alexander Greene’s Pooled Delivers a Message of Hope, Straight from the Soul
The Feb. 16th opening-night performance of Pooled, a world premiere written by Moses T Alexander Greene and directed by Deb Royals-Mizerk at the Kennedy Theatre at Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh, NC, was one of those theatrical events that transcend mere entertainment. It is more of an experience than a show…. Read More ›