BY SANDY STAGGSDRAMA CRITIC Tis the Season Announcement Season, the Mill Town Players showcased the company’s upcoming 6th year of programming tonight at the Historic Pelzer Auditorium with drumrolls, top secret efficiency, and sneak preview performances. Executive Artistic Director Will...
BY SANDY STAGGSDRAMA CRITIC The Pulitzer Prize –winning “Our Town” by Thornton Wilder is staple of American drama was groundbreaking in its day in 1938: an active narrator breaking the fourth wall and addressing the audience that we are in...
The Theatre of Distinction Award goes to South Carolina Children’s Theatre, the Theatre Advocacy Award goes to Bert Wakeley and the 2018 Lifetime Service Award goes to Jimm Cox, formerly of USC Upstate. Chad Henderson of the Trustus Theatre will...
BY SANDY STAGGSDRAMA CRITIC Beth Henley’s “Crimes of the Heart” “really is a comedy.” Katie Halstensgard and her castmates had to continually remind themselves with this mantra during rehearsals of the Mill Town Players’ latest production, despite the play’s serious...
BY SANDY STAGGSDRAMA CRITIC Clemson Little Theatre has yet another hit in its midst with the desert oasis comedy “Doublewide, Texas” written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, the same team that conceived the warm , sentimental chick-dramedy...
L to R: Emilie Bracchitta, Katie Halstensgard, DeAnna Gregory. Photo credit: Escobar Photography , LLC BY SANDY STAGGSDRAMA CRITIC Beth Henley’s “Crimes of the Heart” “really is a comedy.” Katie Halstensgard and her castmates had to continually remind themselves with...
