Parents Act Like Children in Flat Rock Playhouse’s Black Box Production BY STEVE WONGDRAMA CRITIC When you open the cage and let out a domesticated animal into the wild, it might adapt to survive, get eaten by a bigger animal,...
BY SANDY STAGGSDRAMA CRITIC The Upstate Theatre scene has always been a close-knit community, often sharing artists, props, costumes, scenic elements, and since 2019, auditions. Companies have even collaborated on shows in the past (i.e. Mary Poppins in Greenwood/Abbeville) But...
BY STEVE WONGDRAMA CRITIC Flat Rock Playhouse has a knack for making the old seem new again, and its production of the classic Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner is the perfect example of how a good story told well is...
BY STEVE WONGDRAMA CRITIC As a little black boy, Sutter asked his mamma, “Why do you call my d*** bootycandy?” From the mouths of babes to a teenager feeding his institutionalized grandmother orgasmic soul food ordered from his iPhone, the...
BY STEVE WONGDRAMA CRITIC Jocose: An adjective. To be playful or humorous. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee now playing at The Warehouse Theatre in Greenville is jocose because every character is quirky with lots of personality under duress....
BY SANDY STAGGSDRAMA CRITIC After seeing several local versions of jukebox musicals this summer in which the music outscored the story (Mamma Mia!, Head Over Heels, and We Will Rock You) Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The...
