michael fenlason
Posted Jan 19, 2013, 9:20 am
Dave Irwin
/TucsonSentinel.com
Beowulf Alley’s production of “Three Hotels,” penned by Jon Robin Baitz, is a love story of sorts, telling the story of Kenneth and Barbara Hoyle, two idealistic former Peace Corp volunteers, now older but not necessarily wiser. Fine acting overcomes structural deficiencies in this mature tale of innocence lost.... Read more»
Posted Nov 16, 2012, 12:14 pm
Dave Irwin
/TucsonSentinel.com
“Glengarry Glen Ross” is a tight ensemble piece that requires precise timing and chemistry to work. The Beowulf production gets this just right with a well-chosen and well-honed cast.... Read more»
Posted Aug 10, 2012, 10:01 am
Dave Irwin
/TucsonSentinel.com
Adapted by local playwright and actress Joan O’Dwyer, “The Body In The Bath” nicely delineates Dorothy Sayer’s fictional detective, Lord Peter Wimsey.... Read more»
Posted Jul 26, 2012, 8:13 am
Dave Irwin
/TucsonSentinel.com
Beowulf Alley’s production of “Hope” is ostensibly about a man considering becoming his party’s nominee for Congress. Locked in a hotel room, the potential candidate reviews his life not to see if he is good enough, but to assure himself that he’s not irredeemably bad.... Read more»
Posted Jul 11, 2012, 4:51 pm
Dave Irwin
/TucsonSentinel.com
The setting and circumstances of Beowulf Alley Theatre’s presentation of “Exorcism” reflect O’Neill’s own in a barren room a century ago. The play is short and straight forward, and you’ll have bragging rights for having seen an extremely rare work by one of the most important playwrights in American theatre.... Read more»