Author Archives: August

“The Other Place” at the Trustus Side Door Theatre – a review by Rachel Arling

by August Posted on October 23, 2014

The Trustus Side Door Theatre production of Sharr White’s The Other Place provides an intriguing  night of theatre that challenges its audience with questions about personal identity, the effects  of illness on relationships, and the conflict between memory and reality. … Continue reading →

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“King Lear” in Finlay Park – a review by Jillian Owens

by August Posted on October 21, 2014

The South Carolina Shakespeare Company opens their fall season with King Lear, one of Shakespeare’s best-known tragedies. George Bernard Shaw once said “No man will ever write a better tragedy than Lear,”  and one can definitely see where he’s coming … Continue reading →

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“Ajax in Iraq” at USC’s Longstreet Theatre – a review by Kyle Petersen

by August Posted on October 4, 2014

  It’s hard not to applaud Theatre South Carolina for picking Ajax in Iraq to open its 2014-2015 season. Playwright Ellen McLaughlin forges a conceptually complex narrative that intertwines Sophocles’ original Greek tragedy, a play often used as a discussion … Continue reading →

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