Tag Archives: Round House Theatre

Now You (Should Go) See It: Nothing Up My Sleeve Review

Dendy has collaborated with Round House’s Aaron Posner to present a one-man play of equal parts autobiography and wonderment. Continue reading

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Review of Rules for Living at Round House

Yet another play about a dysfunctional family! This one’s got a terrific ensemble cast, crackling dialog, and a glorious melee as the climax to hours of slow-build snark. What more could you ask for in holiday entertainment? Continue reading

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Review of The Inheritance, Part 2 at Round House Theatre; The Conclusion

We returned to the Round House for Part 2 of The Inheritance a week after viewing Part 1. Continue reading

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Review of The Inheritance, Part One at Round House Theatre; and Lagniappe at the Bar

Howard’s End, a novel written by E.M. Forster in 1910, has been turned inside-out and shaken to produce The Inheritance. It’s a thought experiment which poses the question: If E.M. Forster hadn’t been a closeted gay man all his life, but instead owned his queerness, would he produce a work like this one? Continue reading

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Two Lives in Four Quarters: King James at the Round House

We are invited to consider an unlikely pair of obsessed fans in scruffy Cleveland bonded by love of basketball and LeBron James. You don’t have to know a thing about the last two to enjoy this play. Continue reading

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The Right Words Can Change The World: Review of Bad Books at Round House

Wit and irony sparkle from the start of Bad Books, as Kate Eastwood Norris and Holly Twyford engage in a face-off about control of children’s reading. Continue reading

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Review: What the Constitution Means To Me at Round House Theatre

Before I saw Round House’s production of What the Constitution Means To Me, I was only vaguely aware that this play was about a teenager debating the Constitution. I hoped that it would not be tedious, or tendentious, as that description suggests – but it’s only ninety minutes long, so how bad could it be?

I was totally unprepared for how energetic, funny, poignant, timely, and engaging this production is, with its fine performance by Kimberly Gilbert in the part originated by the playwright Heidi Schreck. Continue reading

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Worth Its Weight in Gelt

So for something completely different from all those Nutcrackers and Hallelujahs this season, Round House presents a mash-up of Dickens, Fiddler on the Roof, and wised-up Millennial humor – and it’s hilarious. Continue reading

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Truthful and Not-as-Truthful: Review of Spring Break at Round House

There’s a terrific event happening this weekend at Round House Theatre. On Friday night, I caught the first of three performances of the 22nd Annual Sarah Metzger Memorial Play, Spring Break, by the Teen Performance Company, Continue reading

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Review: Next To Normal at Round House

Next to Normal, the current offering at Round House, has an excellent pedigree (it’s won many theater awards, including multiple Tonys and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama). Continue reading

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