98 stories by "Kendra Jones"
Calf Scramble begins as we get seated and see an American flag and a Texas State flag hanging side by side. As a pre-show playlist typically sets the tone of the show, "Our God is An Awesome…
Bughouse is a sensory experience, a story of fears, fixations, and cruel imaginings that tumble from Henry Darger's (John Kelly) mind to our own visions. Darger is frantic, unhinged, present…
Co-written by two-time Grammy nominee Dru DeCaro and Carey Renee Sharpe--who also stars as Valerie--BLOOD/LOVE, immerses us in the world where vampires thrive, party, dance, and struggle thr…
Marcel on theTrain is not merely a dramatic theatrical production; it is a haunting and real space: an ever-relevant piece of history transformed into a beautiful memory. And that's the sing…
"I don't know what happened, Grandma. I don't. I swear I was sober for six months."
"You were not sober, you were just not drinking."
We see the pain of disappointing those Josh loves, time …
If you're looking for a show with exactly two things: energy and dancing--then 11 to Midnight is the entertainment for you. But if you want a complete storyline and depth--even an opportunit…
After years apart--LIL is now big, and BIG is...well, he always had to be big. After leaving home and high school, BIG began MMA; it pulled him from addiction but pulled him farther away fro…
After a 2024 London premiere, Alexander Zeldin's The Other Place, hisses a torrent of silent shame. It shows how differently people respond to grief: how long we hold it, how much we hide, w…
It's a spectacle, it's a sort of social experiment, it's shameless vulnerability; Gridley wants us to watch her walk. She wants us to immediately see her: the part of her that we are quick t…
Taylor Mac's Holiday Sauce was a holiday pageant with teeth. I expected an absurd spectacle of freaky and grotesque humor. I anticipated the campy, outlandishly creative, and sardonic rendit…
In serious circumstances of citizenship and assimilation, we find humor, sincerity, and a spark from this cast that immerses us in their living room. From 1924, to a hundred years later, the…
Romy & Michele is stupid in all the right ways. The audience absolutely eats this up. The audience was a complete raucous"literally! Endless laughter, clapping, and an audience member wh…
A bald head, pointy ears, and a thirst for blood. We all want a cute bat boy. And this Bat Boy, Taylor Trensch, is fresh off a Tony-nominated run in Floyd Collins. Trensch embodies this h…
Suddenly purses are dropping, people are thumbing for tissues, a group of women behind me is sniffling, the man next to me has tears rolling down his cheeks, and so do I. This is church; …
Every stereotype of aging men, midlife crises, and couple conflicts are referenced on stage. It was like there was a checklist of cliches, stereotypical lines to say that would make the audi…
Oratorio for Living Things is as much as an individual experience as it is composed for a group. Signature Theatre's Resident Heather Christian has brought a complex yet humble and angelic s…
you are seen: Sequences of sisterhood are chilling, dark, and a silent aura envelops the space. I notice I'm suddenly aware of how loud my breathing is; I don't hear a single person shiftin…
NOTHING CAN TAKE YOU FROM THE HAND OF GOD -- "I'm homesick and I can't go home."
We tell stories, we stretch the truth; but what happens when truth offends those near us? We weave stories, w…
We're in Fresno, CA, and the county is on fire. Preppy-aesthetic Weather Girl, Stacey Gross, is on air and on a never-ending bender of alcohol and place attachment. Weather Girl embodies the…
As soon as the music started, I felt something powerful" I felt I had a sneak peak, a front row seat at something larger.
With a show in development, I did not know what to expect, but I was…
Leading Ladies: A Celebration Through the Decades, was a performance of exactly that: not only did thirteen talented and vocally diverse singers take the stage"individually, as duets, and as…
In a span of fifteen minutes, we see two old acquaintances (Maria Jose Payares & Cheng) unravel each other, somewhere between life and death. This surprisingly dark drama gives us a glim…
JOY: A True New Musical is a story of unrelenting resilience, the power of a single mother with an idea, and the work of believing in yourself and your work when your support system is strai…
The Paul Taylor Dance Company's run at The Joyce each summer is always a wonderful, much anticipated evening, as the diversity and creativity of each piece always surprise me. The ease of sh…
Taylor Mac's writing, coupled with Darko Tresnjak's direction, in Prosperous Fools is sharp, and infiltrated with bizarre sets and humor which is just as absurd"and certainly not subtle. Mac…
