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RSVP Productions Saturday was one of those leisurely days that just kind of passes and you ask yourself, “What did I do?” and have difficulty coming up with the answer. Just what I needed. Lovely lunch at Lulu’s with my friend Gail – I don’t know what I enjoyed more – their current exhibition of…
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An interview with Ben Turk and Tracy Doyle If you’ve been approached by a young man carrying a red suitcase and asked to buy a T-shirt featuring George Bush’s face and the words, “Mess with Texas,” you’ve met Ben Turk. Likely his comrade Tracy Doyle was with him, peddling their goods. They may have even…
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The Loose Canon Theatre Company, a troupe made up mainly of recent Theatre Arts graduates from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, comes to campus Aug. 25-27 to present Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice.” Held in the August Wegner Studio Theatre, Loose Canon will present two evening performances and one matinee show. “‘Loose Canon’ focuses on presenting…
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The play begins with a man and woman In costume—sounds simple enough. But the audience quickly finds out that the costumed man and woman are actors onstage who are playing actors offstage who are being paid to portray the parents of a software millionaire in his effort to impress a girl. As convoluted as the…
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Putting on a play like Bring the War Home from scratch, with no budget, no actors, no set, and no crew, is a daunting task. But on Nov. 3rd when I heard John Kerry concede Ohio without counting all the votes I decided we had to get it together by what would’ve been his inauguration day. I…
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Tracy Doyle and Ben Turk It’s opening night for “The Plight of the Ruling Class,” and the cast almost seems to outnumber the crowd watching in the darkened Astor Theatre, a tiny space in the back of the Brady Street Pharmacy. As the evening’s three short plays unfold, Tracy Doyle watches from the audience. Ben…
