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 Head Over Heels, the latest live stage production by Proud Mary Theatre Co., is a delightful and bawdy Broadway musical comedy that leaves skidmarks of social acceptance on the heart and mind, as it reimages a...
BY STEVE WONGDRAMA CRITIC Falsettos, the current musical production of Spartanburg’s Proud Mary Theatre Company, starts off with the rousing and hysterically funny song “Four Jews In A Room Bitching,” but by the end of the musical, if you are...
Proud Mary Theatre Reflects Southern Morality Through Cut-to-Bone Characters By Steve WongDRAMA CRITIC As a son of the South and direct descendent of poor white trash, I have always said, “If you want to have a big ol’ family fight...
By Steve WongDRAMA CRITIC Seeing a situation from different perspectives is one of the things we humans do either well or poorly. When we do it well, we gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of diversity. When we do it...
BY LOU BUTTINODRAMA CRITIC The must-see historical documentary/dramatic play, The Laramie Project, began streaming Tueday. Presented by Proud Mary Theatre Company, South Carolina’s only LGBTQ+ Theatre, it is an engrossing example of the “found poetry,” or “found text” form of...
