BY SANDY STAGGSDRAMA CRITIC When the grumpy old patriarch of the Turpin family (Roger Carr) drops dead at the breakfast table, the extended dysfunctional family leaves no gravestones unturned to honor the Dearly Departed “mean and surly” Bud with a memorable “fun”eral....
This Masterpiece is in Good Hands in Anderson BY SANDY STAGGSDRAMA CRITIC Rent, one of Broadway’s longest-running musicals, is experiencing a revival of sorts in the Upstate with the Market Theatre Company kicking off the first of two productions this...
BY SANDY STAGGSDRAMA CRITIC The longest-running play in Broadway history makes its Upstate company premiere on the glorious stage at, where else? Greenville Theatre. The play within the play (do not miss the double playbill wihin the playbill) is directed...
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 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...
