Erin is a New Yorker living in LA. Discussing the Full House series finale with a kindergarten classmate is one of her most vivid childhood memories. A Ravenclaw, Erin loves theater, figure skating, Joss Whedon, brunch, and petting other people's dogs. You can read more of her thoughts on television and theater at www.onstageandscreen.com. [twitter:erinsk8]
“Punch me.” These are the opening words of Dry Land, the play by Ruby Rae Spiegel currently in its west coast premiere. They are spoken by Amy (Teagan Rose), a high school swimmer, to her new friend and teammate, Ester (Connor Kelly-Eiding) in the locker room. Why does Amy want to be punched, specifically in … More Theater Review: Echo Theater Company’s Dry Land
Girl meets boy. Girl and boy have a lot of issues. Girl and boy treat each other like crap for a while and dance around their feelings. Maybe girl and/or boy learns something from this dysfunctional experience. This formula is more and more apparent in modern day television (and, unfortunately, modern day relationships). You’re the … More TV Binge Report: Love on Netflix
After months of everyone consistently telling me Fargo is one of the best shows currently on TV, I finally listened and checked it out. I should preface this by saying that I have not actually seen the movie that inspired it. As it turns out, everyone was right, because this show is a gem with … More TV Binge Report: Fargo
“I’m gonna leave you anyway.” This refrain comprises most of the theme song to You’re the Worst, which, as advertised, is a rather dark, quirky comedy about some less than likable human beings. Would I want to be friends in real life with basically any of the characters on this show? Absolutely not. But are … More TV Binge Report: You’re the Worst
The subtitle for Spies Are Forever is “it’s a musical.” Truer words have rarely been spoken—the show is indeed a musical, and a damn fine one at that. This world premiere, made possible by a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised upwards of $58k, features a book by the Tin Can Brothers (Corey Lubowich, Joey Richter, and … More Theater Review: Spies Are Forever
“Act one takes place in a British colony in Africa in Victorian times. Act two takes place in London in 1979. But for the characters it is 25 years later.” This information, provided in the “time and place” section of the playbill for Caryl Churchill’s Cloud 9, which opens this weekend at the Antaeus Theatre … More Theater Review: Antaeus Theater’s Cloud 9
While I’ve been writing mostly about theater lately, that doesn’t mean I haven’t been watching lots of TV! Let’s rewind to a great Netflix binge from the end of 2015: Master of None. Created by Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, this quick watch initially seemed a bit unremarkable on the surface, but by the end … More TV Binge Report: Master of None
In Tupelo County, Georgia, the setting of the play Father, Son & Holy Coach, which opened at the Odyssey Theatre this weekend, the annual children’s Easter egg hunt is practically as competitive as the Hunger Games. This one-man semi-autobiographical show written and performed by John Posey tells the story of a complicated relationship between father and … More Theater Review: Father, Son & Holy Coach at Odyssey Theatre
Considering we humans spend about a third of our lives sleeping, it’s only logical that the lone location for Bed, the world premiere play that opened this weekend in Los Angeles, is, you guessed it—a bed. Written by Sheila Callaghan, directed by Jennifer Chambers, and presented by the Echo Theater Company, Bed examines a dysfunctional relationship over … More Theater Review: Echo Theater Company’s Bed
For my last stop on my annual trip to New York, I paid a visit to the 2015 Tony Award winner for Best Musical: Fun Home. Based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel memoir of the same name, Fun Home features music by Jeanine Tesori (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Shrek the Musical) and book and lyrics by Lisa … More Theater Review: Fun Home
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