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“Our Town” at Longstreet Theatre – a review by Jillian Owens

The University of South Carolina’s second production of the 2014-15 academic year isn’t the most adventurous of choices, but it is a popular one. Often-produced, Thornton Wilder’s Our Town (directed by Steven Pearson in USC’s Longstreet Theatre) tells the simple … Continue reading

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

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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Horror, Camp, Comedy, and Splatter Come Together in Trustus Theatre’s Gloriously Gory “Evil Dead: The Musical” – a review by Jillian Owens

What could possibly go wrong? Ash (played by Michael Hazin) is just an average S-Mart employee who wants to spend a relaxing spring break at a creepy abandoned cabin in the woods. Joining him on this vacation are his sweetheart, … Continue reading

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