Elaine Mura

Elephant Room, Dust from the Stars Review – Giving Anti-gravity a New Meaning

December 22, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

When three magicians turn asto-nuts, the audience is in for a treat. Center Theatre Group (CTG) Creative Collective members Steve Cuiffo, Trey Lyford, and Geoff Sobelle bring ELEPHANT ROOM: DUST FROM THE STARS to the […]

Breathe Review – Getting Touch with Who You Are

December 21, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

Art Activism may be a new term to many – but to writer/performer Philicia Saunders and director Roger Q. Mason, interactive, multimedia theater art should always have a focus, a learning experience to offer to […]

Roger Q. Mason Directs “Breathe” – The Renaissance Man of Today’s Theater

December 21, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

An award-winning writer, performer, and educator, Roger Q. Mason has tried it all. As a representative of underserved populations, Roger also does it all. To quote Roger as he describes himself, he excels “as a […]

Crimes and Passion Book Review – A Sexy Thriller

December 6, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

Intricacy in plotting is one sure reason for murder mystery lovers to enjoy Jeffrey S. Stephens’ criminally passionate novel. Describing CRIMES AND PASSION as a mystery within am enigma inside a puzzle would be putting […]

Mamaisms Review – Old Fashioned Parenting Goes Online

December 4, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

Written and performed by solo artist Sonia Jackson, MAMAISMS offers wit and wisdom to parents everywhere. “Because I said so;” “You know better than that;” “Not while you’re living under my roof.” Do those words […]

If I Should Wake Review – A Greenway Court Theatre Twentieth Anniversary Celebration

December 4, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

In 2000, the Greenway Court Theatre first opened its doors with the premiere of “Sonnets for an Old Century,” a series of monologs set in the afterlife. How fitting that – twenty years later – […]

The Zip Code Plays Review – Location, Location, Location

November 16, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

To paraphrase the Real Estate Agent’s Handbook, it all depends on location. And so it is with THE ZIP CODE PLAYS. A series of six original audio plays from the well-known Antaeus Theatre Company, THE […]

Kristina Wong for Public Office Review – One Wong Makes It Right

November 5, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

True to her campaign slogan, Kristina certainly does it right in this “sort-of” true story about an entertainer who decides to become a politician par excellence. With exquisite tongue-in-cheek, writer/solo performer Kristina Wong quickly launches […]

Waikiki Review – Paradise Lost

October 31, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

With a nod to Dante, it seemed fitting to summarize WAIKIKI with his famous title. For Hawaii might very well be considered a paradise of sorts, and the film makes the audience keenly aware of […]

Daisy Review – The Explosion of Innocence

October 25, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

To quote playwright Sean Devine, who penned DAISY, the story of media’s creative inroads into politics: “The commercial played only once. And we’re still talking about it.” Succinctly put, since academicians, pragmatists, and political pundits […]