Biology of Facial Features and Personality
One of my cheeks/jaws is slightly larger than the other, which has become more prominent with age…
What the Forefathers Said: George Washington
This is the third in a series that I am calling “What the Forefathers Said,” which will post quotes from America’s founding fathers that have just as much immediate importance today as when they were spoken. These statements are attributed to George Washington.:
On Lindsey Graham’s Death
The far Right are gleefully admonishing anyone who isn't heartbroken by Graham's passing, because they assume the latter are Dumocrats. Let’s not forget how President Trump responded to well-respected Senator and Veteran John McCain’s death.
What the Forefathers Said: John Adams
This is the second in a series that I am calling “What the Forefathers Said,” which will post quotes from America’s founding fathers that have just as much immediate importance today as when they were spoken. These statements are attributed to John Adams.
Voice in my head
This is the first in a series that I am calling #VoiceInMyHead. Short reminders that we don’t have to win— or even run in— the race.
What the Forefathers Said: Thomas Jefferson
This is the first in a series that I am calling “What the Forefathers Said,” which will post quotes from America’s founding fathers that have just as much immediate importance today as when they were spoken. These statements are attributed to Thomas Jefferson:
Theatre in the Park's Eurydice Is a Must-See Production
In February, Raleigh's Theatre in the Park announced that they were holding auditions for their next show, Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl. Four months later, their June 4-14 production of Eurydice, directed by Sean A. Brosnahan, is a must-see (and, as someone who has grown tired of Greek Mythology, I don't say that lightly). Plus, you can bring the whole family.
The role descriptions in that call for auditions tell you all you need to know ahead of time about this play, and the actors nail every one of the roles…
RedBird Theater Company's Production of The Price Is Intimate and Finely Wrought
Adam Sampieri’s portrayal of protagonist Victor Franz, a policeman who sacrificed his education to support his father during the Great Depression, is nothing short of extraordinary. Sampieri captures Victor's moral rigidity, his simmering resentment, and his deep exhaustion with life's disappointments. By the end of the play, his anguish is so palpable that it lingers long after the final line -- I found myself in tears on the drive home.
Steel Magnolias Is a Beloved Classic, But the Script Feels Surprisingly Hollow
Steel Magnolias is a beloved American classic that, in this particular outing at PlayMakers Repertory Company, reveals just how thin its emotional scaffolding can be. Directed by Lisa Rothe and closing out the company's season on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus, this production boasts a strong cast and polished design -- but ultimately struggles to elevate a script that feels surprisingly hollow…
Experience The Lived-In Authenticity of Jessica Abrams' The First to Know
First presented on June 8, 2025, at the Hudson Theatres during the Hollywood Fringe Festival, The First to Know arrives in Carrboro with a long creative journey behind it. Abrams began writing the play in 2011, refining it through workshops and readings over more than a decade. Toward the end of this process, she realized that she herself was meant to portray the lead character. Adjusting the script to reflect her own age and perspective ultimately elevated the work, giving it a lived-in authenticity that resonates deeply on stage…
PlayMakers' Production of Eboni Booth's Primary Trust Demonstrates Why It Won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Drama
If you are in need of a happy cry and, let's face it, we all are right now -- you must go see PlayMakers Repertory Company's production of Primary Trust, playing now through Sunday, Feb. 15th, in UNC-Chapel Hill at the landmark Paul Green Theatre. At the conclusion of the Saturday, Feb. 7th, performance, it seemed every member of the audience had tears in their eyes and a smile on their face…
Caitlin Gotimer Is Incredible as Cio-Cio-San in the North Carolina Opera's Madama Butterfly
You don't want to miss soprano Caitlin Gotimer's incredible manifestation of the tragic Cio-Cio-San in the North Carolina Opera's production of Giacomo Puccini'sMadama Butterfly, performed Jan. 30th and Feb. 1st in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh. It is North Carolina Opera's first production in 2026 and the first time that they have presented Puccini's famous tragedy in more than 10 years…
Water for Elephants at DPAC Is Opulent and Visually Mesmerizing
Water for Elephants, playing now through Sunday at the Durham Performing Arts Center, delivers a big top of expectations. Adapted from Sara Gruen's bestselling 2006 novel, with a book by Rick Elice and music and lyrics by PigPen Theatre Co., the musical opened on Broadway in 2024, and earned seven 2024 Tony Award® nominations, including one for Best Musical…
Caroline Calouche & Co.'s Clara's Trip: A Cirque & Dance Nutcracker Story Is Undeniably a Trip
Caroline Calouche & Co.'s Clara's Trip: A Cirque & Dance Nutcracker Story, performed Dec. 22nd and 23rd in Raleigh's A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater, offers a refreshing antidote to the sugar-plum familiarity of the holiday season. Conceived by North Carolina choreographer Caroline Calouche as an "antiNutcracker," the work doesn't reject Tchaikovsky's beloved ballet so much as refract it through a contemporary lens -- one that replaces pointe shoes and strict classical form with cirque artistry, aerial daring, and a playful, modern sensibility…
PlayMakers Rep's You Can't Take It with You Is a Warm, Whimsical Triumph
Directed with verve and affectionate clarity by Nathaniel P. Claridad, this staging finds the joy, warmth, and screwball shimmer in a story that could easily collapse under its own chaos. PlayMakers offers a heartfelt, high-energy evening that revels in eccentricity while honoring the play's enduring message that happiness comes from living life on your own terms -- and loving the people who do the same…
Pony Cam's Burnout Paradise on Oct. 28th and 29th Is Theater Like You've Never Seen Before
Carolina Performing Arts welcomed the Australian experimental theater collective Pony Cam to Chapel Hill Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 28th and 29th, for Burnout Paradise, an hour-long collision of physical endurance, absurd humor, and existential commentary.…
Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical at NRACT Is a Fun-Filled Trip Down Memory Lane
The North Raleigh Arts & Creative Theatre's current production of Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical, directed by Mike McGee and choreographed by Molly Hamelin, with music direction by Mary Kathryn Walston, is a deliciously nostalgic, cheeky, and musically charged romp through the morally twisted world of the 1999 cult classic film…
The Wolves at PlayMakers Rep Is Fierce, Funny, and Utterly Human
A bright green expanse of AstroTurf stretches across the stage, as if the audience has stumbled into a Saturday morning scrimmage. The bleachers rise from the edge of this miniature arena, wrapping the spectators directly into the space of the players. Before a word is spoken, director Aubrey Snowden's staging of Sarah DeLappe's The Wolves announces its athletics-driven intent…
The Sound of Music at DPAC Is a Lavish, Heartfelt Revival of a Timeless Classic
…On opening night, the audience ranged from preschoolers to octogenarians, proving the show's enduring cross-generational appeal. This Sound of Music is more than a revival -- it's a reminder that joy, courage, and family perseveres even in the darkest times. It's well worth staying up past bedtime.…
Jenny Giering and Sean Barry's Ambitious, Autobiographical One-Woman Musical, What We Leave Behind, Still Has a Way to Go
What We Leave Behind, Theatre Raleigh's current offering, presented in partnership with the Capital Arts Theatre Guild, is an ambitious new musical written by Jenny Giering and Sean Barry.…