My daughter was hysterical. She’s at that age and demeanor when things might appear much more severe than they actually are. In this instance, thank God, it wasn’t. She’d failed her science test miserably. She’s in the gifted program at her school. She’s an exceptional student scholastically and socially. She studies very hard and even…
There I was, this morning, in my closet gathering my gym clothes when suddenly what appeared to be an inanimate object fell to the ground. It was dark and I was in stealth mode, i.e. attempting not to awaken my wife. As I leaned down to retrieve what I thought was one of my children’s…
It’s tragic how few of us are actually liberated. To know you were meant for and are capable of more is its own kind of bondage. It’s a life in denial. To know who you are or at least have a sense of who you are, yet live beneath it, is a slow kind of…
Review: ‘The Companion and Safe Word’ – Orlando Fringe 2018 The Companion, a sex robot receives an upgrade causing changes in his relationship. Safe Word explores the dynamic between a dominatrix and her forceful, pushy client and what happens when their session goes to unexpected places. Matthew J. PalmContact Reporter The Artistic Type When Opera…
The Gist Thursday, May 17, 2018 THE GIST Fringe 2018 review: Mini-operas ‘Companion’ and ‘Safe Word’ are by turns steamy and silly Posted By Seth Kubersky on Thu, May 17, 2018 at 11:15 am If you think that opera is archaic and unsexy, the first-ever Fringe show from Opera Orlando will blow your … mind….
INTERSECTION: OPERA AT THE ORLANDO FRINGE Tuesday, May 15, 2018 by Matthew Peddie (WMFE) Play Audio Johnathan Lee Iverson (r) rehearsing The Companion with Jacob Pence and Samantha Barnes Daniel as director Eric Pinder looks on. Photo: Matthew Peddie, WMFE The longest running Fringe festival in the United States is back. Orlando Fringe starts today….
Review: A mystery ambles along in Garden’s ‘Tennessee Walk’ The Garden Theatre’s production of “A Tennessee Walk.” Matthew J. Palm Orlando Sentinel Theater Critic “A Tennessee Walk,” onstage at the Garden Theatre, might be better termed a stroll — at least in its first act. As directed by Aradhana Tiwari, the drama — about the real-life…
Happy International Women’s Day! As we celebrate the women in our lives, on this special day, during Women’s history month, I found myself pondering how best to honor the many amazingly magical ladies who I am and have been privileged to know. Needless to say it is an impossible task. Exactly how do you adequately…
The best clowns seem to always have an endless treasure trove of gags, tricks and wonders. They seem to have an exhaustive array of abilities allowing them to maneuver in almost any situation. During my career I had the pleasure of seeing the best of them work a room or an arena into a frenzy…
