Comments on: On the Ascent http://www.fromtheledge.com/theater/on-the-ascent Musings on art, theater, film and culture--without a safety net Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:00:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Hank Perritt http://www.fromtheledge.com/theater/on-the-ascent/comment-page-1#comment-1821 Hank Perritt Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:31:08 +0000 http://www.fromtheledge.com/theater/on-the-ascent#comment-1821 I agree wholeheartedly. A good example of excellence in small theater is 1512 W. Studebaker Place, a production of Brain Surgeon Theater, at tiny Prop Thtr, which I saw tonight. The set was spectacular and the music engaging. The small company of actors made the story of desperation in hard times, expressed through divergent coping mechanisms, and punctuated by scraps of happiness, come alive and connect with something every audience member has experienced. I agree wholeheartedly. A good example of excellence in small theater is 1512 W. Studebaker Place, a production of Brain Surgeon Theater, at tiny Prop Thtr, which I saw tonight. The set was spectacular and the music engaging.

The small company of actors made the story of desperation in hard times, expressed through divergent coping mechanisms, and punctuated by scraps of happiness, come alive and connect with something every audience member has experienced.

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