Pete Sears

Review: 'Herostratus' mines comedy from tragedy of outsize ego

Mon, Aug. 16, 2010

By: Candace Chaney

Long before the Internet and reality TV made instant celebrities out of ego-crazed fame seekers, a young Greek man named Herostratus walked into one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the temple of Artemis at Ephesus, and burned it to the ground.

Was he angry at the goddess for some misfortune in his life? Was he trying to make some kind of symbolic political statement? Was he angry at his fellow citizens' unfair treatment of him and seeking revenge?

Nah. He just wanted to be famous.

Review: 'Bald Soprano' lingers on language

Tue, Nov. 10, 2009

By Candace Chaney

After launching the first full season of programming with B Is for Beckett, a mélange of three iconic pieces by existential minimalist Samuel Beckett, Balagula Theatre continues its foray into the theater of the absurd with Eugene Ionesco's The Bald Soprano.

Review: The Dresser -'PERFECTLY PRESENTED' Performances and direction elevate 'Dresser'

March 9, 2007

By Candace Chaney
Lexington Herald-Leader

Sometimes there is more drama backstage than onstage.

Balagula Theatre's latest production, The Dresser, by Oscar-winning writer Ronald Harwood, explores the emotionally blurred landscape of the relationships among a third-rate Shakespeare touring company in 1942 England.

The effect is a realistic 20th-century backstage tragedy that rivals, and at times parallels, the repertoire of the company.

Review: Line - Existential absurdity of 'Line' is worth waiting in line for

Friday, November 30, 2007

By Candace Chaney

Forget Herostratus!

By: 
Grigory Gorin

Performance Dates: 
August 15, 2010 - August 18, 2010
August 22, 2010 - August 25, 2010

The Bald Soprano

By: 
Eugene Ionesco

Performance Dates: 
November 8, 2009 - November 11, 2009
November 15, 2009 - November 18, 2009

B for Beckett Selected works of Samuel Beckett

By: 
Samuel Beckett

3 Plays by Samuel Beckett

Play

Performance Dates: 
September 13, 2009 - September 16, 2009
September 20, 2009 - September 23, 2009

The Pillowman

By: 
Martin McDonagh

A Tony Award winning play, The Pillowman is a spellbinding dark comedy that has shocked and stunned audiences in hundreds of cities spanning 13 countries in just a few short years.

“Thoroughly startling and genially intimidating”-The Chicago Tribune

Performance Dates: 
April 13, 2008 - April 17, 2008
April 20, 2008 - April 24, 2008

Line

By: 
Israel Horovitz

Performance Dates: 
November 27, 2007 - November 29, 2007
December 4, 2007 - December 6, 2007

One Flea Spare

By: 
Naomi Wallace

Performance Dates: 
September 1, 2011 - September 4, 2011
September 11, 2011 - September 14, 2011