R-S Theatrics /tags/r-s-theatrics R-S Theatrics en-US Copyright © 2024 Fri, 27 Jul 2018 10:10:24 GMT Production of ‘West Side Story’ furthers conversation about culturally appropriate casting /arts/2018-07-27/production-of-west-side-story-furthers-conversation-about-culturally-appropriate-casting A few weeks ago, St. Louis provided a flashpoint in a national conversation about theater casting and cultural heritage.A group of visiting theater… Fri, 27 Jul 2018 10:10:24 GMT /arts/2018-07-27/production-of-west-side-story-furthers-conversation-about-culturally-appropriate-casting Nancy Fowler ‘In the Heights’ is command performance for St. Louis’ Latino actors but messages cross cultures /arts/2017-08-15/in-the-heights-is-command-performance-for-st-louis-latino-actors-but-messages-cross-cultures Way before his blockbuster play “Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda was a college student, struggling with a script about his upbringing in New York’s… Tue, 15 Aug 2017 11:40:59 GMT /arts/2017-08-15/in-the-heights-is-command-performance-for-st-louis-latino-actors-but-messages-cross-cultures Nancy Fowler It may be hard to see ‘Hamilton’ but you can still sample Lin-Manuel Miranda in this St. Louis play /arts/2016-09-02/it-may-be-hard-to-see-hamilton-but-you-can-still-sample-lin-manuel-miranda-in-this-st-louis-play A St. Louis theater company opens a show by playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda tonight. No, it’s not the blockbuster “Hamilton,” although of course that’s what… Fri, 02 Sep 2016 10:16:55 GMT /arts/2016-09-02/it-may-be-hard-to-see-hamilton-but-you-can-still-sample-lin-manuel-miranda-in-this-st-louis-play Nancy Fowler Adult cartoon, children’s book, among highlights of ‘Cut & Paste’ podcast /arts/2015-09-09/adult-cartoon-childrens-book-among-highlights-of-cut-paste-podcast In a post-apocalyptic world, what do you have in common with the other survivors? Finding food? Making fire?Doh! It’s your love of “The Simpsons” show, of… Thu, 10 Sep 2015 04:13:58 GMT /arts/2015-09-09/adult-cartoon-childrens-book-among-highlights-of-cut-paste-podcast Nancy Fowler St. Louis Theater Circle Announces 2015 Nominees /arts/2015-01-30/st-louis-theater-circle-announces-2015-nominees The St. Louis Theater Circle, a group of local theater critics, released its 2015 award nominees on Friday. “It was, I think, a terrific year,” St. Louis… Fri, 30 Jan 2015 18:23:10 GMT /arts/2015-01-30/st-louis-theater-circle-announces-2015-nominees The B List: Six reasons to march to R-S Theatrics' musical 'Parade' /arts/2013-09-10/the-b-list-six-reasons-to-march-to-r-s-theatrics-musical-parade This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 10, 2013 - It’s 1913. Thirteen-year-old pencil factory worker Mary Phagan is dead, and Atlanta… Tue, 10 Sep 2013 22:22:48 GMT /arts/2013-09-10/the-b-list-six-reasons-to-march-to-r-s-theatrics-musical-parade Nancy Fowler Theater companies scramble for venues and storage after ArtSpace closes /arts/2012-03-04/theater-companies-scramble-for-venues-and-storage-after-artspace-closes This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 4, 2012 - Theater companies are reinventing themselves after the curtain closed on a temporary… Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:05:06 GMT /arts/2012-03-04/theater-companies-scramble-for-venues-and-storage-after-artspace-closes Nancy Fowler Theater companies present swan songs to Crestwood Court ArtSpace /arts/2012-02-13/theater-companies-present-swan-songs-to-crestwood-court-artspace This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 13, 2012 - Avalon Theatre and R-S Theatrics (formerly Soundstage Productions) are bringing down… Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:06:21 GMT /arts/2012-02-13/theater-companies-present-swan-songs-to-crestwood-court-artspace Nancy Fowler