It takes chutzpah to present a 1962 play about battling academics and hope audiences will relate. Bigger Dreams Productions, under the direction of Gary E. Stevens, took that chance not long ago when the ensemble presented George and Martha, the eternal couple who love each other but can’t help but tear each other apart.…
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This Bigger Dreams Productions performance at Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center in Oneonta is based on the Broadway play, which ran a limited engagement in 2023. If you haven’t seen it yet, there will be an encore at Foothills on Wednesday, February 26 and Friday, February 28.…
In order to catch the very short run of most regional productions, it’s necessary to be vigilant. Get on a company’s e-mail list to notify you in advance of their schedule. Some productions may be as short as a one-night stand, or as fleeting as a flirtation from “Emily in Paris.”…
The fabulous comic trio of Sir Toby Belch (Tom Russo), Sir Andrew Aguecheek (Mark Murphy), and Maria the Maid (Mary Davis Fralick) keep the temperature up and the audience laughing with hijinks, lewd jests, and bawdy gestures. They are a perfect group, using brilliant physical comedy (a hilarious Russo) and racy banter while poking holes at the aristocracy.…
Tom’s charisma and powerful voice were tailor-made for the demagogue Buzz Windrip—a populist politician whose cult-like following echoes Hitler and Mussolini, and the ensuing march to the hell of World War II and the near-destruction of Europe.…
