By Sharon Eberson You may wonder, is The Nightmare Before Christmas a Christmas movie or a Halloween movie? The stop-motion musical has a spot on Rotten Tomatoes’ list of the top 15 Christmas films of all time, where the question… Read More ›
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Review: barebones Seizes on the Mysterious Allure of ‘The Sound Inside’
By SHARON EBERSON The seductiveness of The Sound Inside takes hold with a sneaky persistence. Daring to forgo the fireworks of most mysteries, the cerebral drama instead engages with characters who slowly reveal bits of themselves, as pieces of an… Read More ›
barebones Wraps 20th Season with Rapp’s ‘The Sound Inside,’ Mamet’s ‘American Buffalo’
The final two shows of barebones productions’ 20th season will be The Sound Inside by Adam Rapp (August 11-26) and David Mamet’s American Buffalo (November-December 2023). The Sound Inside was a six-time Tony Award nominee in 2020, including a best… Read More ›
barebones’s 20th Season Opens with the Promise of a Bloody Good Time
Modern revenge myth Is God Is comes to Braddock on February 24 By Sharon Eberson Patrick Jordan’s barebones productions is back in business in Braddock, opening season No, 20 with the revenge fantasy Is God Is on February 24. The… Read More ›
Diabolical ‘Misery’ awaits your company in Braddock
By Sharon Eberson Some of the best edge-of-your-seat moments within the Misery unfolding in Braddock are wordless. Without the inner monologue of page or screen, through often excruciating actions and silent suffering, the dread that fills barebones production’s intimate blackbox… Read More ›
Barebones Bounces Back to Braddock with “Misery”
By Sharon Eberson Patrick Jordan is giddy with anticipation these days, having spent much of the past two-plus years keeping up our spirits while working tirelessly toward this moment when barebones productions is back in action. So why on earth… Read More ›
barebones productions is back with “Misery” by Wiliam Goldman, based on the novel by Stephen King
barebones productions returns for in-person performances with Misery, by William Goldman May 13 – June 5, 2022. This show premieres almost precisely two years to the date they were supposed to open their 2020 season. (During the hiatus the blackbox… Read More ›
barebones’ “True West” Brings Brotherly Squabbles to Center Stage
It’s all familial turmoil at barebones productions with their current production of Sam Shepard’s dra-medy, True West. The Pulitzer Prize winning play focuses on a sibling rivalry between two estranged brothers, and the pent-up emotions they feel for each other,… Read More ›
Life’s a Drag in barebones productions’ “The Legend of Georgia McBride”
The Legend of Georgia McBride traces one man’s journey from lackluster Elvis impersonator to lascivious drag queen. Casey (Andrew Swackhamer) is an accidental drag queen, if there is such a term. His Elvis number gets knocked from Cleo’s in Panama… Read More ›