dark comedy

Sibling Rivalry Seeks “True West” at Tipping Point

March 30, 2017

By Daniel Skora There are plenty of opposing forces at work in Sam Shepard’s classic 1980 drama/dark comedy “True West”, currently being presented at Tipping Point Theatre. The play is filled with contradictions: kindness vs. brutality; order vs. disarray; truth vs. dishonesty; real vs. imagined; and compassion vs. cruelty. Giving life to those contradictions, Shepard … More Sibling Rivalry Seeks “True West” at Tipping Point

Detroit Public Theatre Opens With “American Hero”

November 6, 2015

By Daniel Skora A new theatre company has set up shop in Detroit and is now open with its first production. Courtney Burkett and Sarah Winkler are co-founders of the Detroit Public Theatre which brings live theatre to the Midtown district. Burkett is a lifelong Detroiter; Winkler has relocated from New York. With their collective … More Detroit Public Theatre Opens With “American Hero”

“Woolf” Has Tooth and Nail

October 14, 2015

By Daniel Skora “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” is the cruelest, most relentlessly vitriolic play in the canon of modern American Theatre. Edward Albee’s play about an alcoholic academic, his equally alcoholic wife, and their two late night guests caused quite a stir when it opened in 1962. The language was raw, the tone frightening, … More “Woolf” Has Tooth and Nail