VITAL
Basking in a Batesville
A casket isn’t just a casket anymore, or so says Stella in a letter to her cousin Bitsy.
Oct 28th, 2009 by Stella Cretek
Halloween and the awful awfulness of Dreamaniac
Matt Wild returns to VITAL and TCD with an irreverent (and slightly crude) look at possibly the worst horror film of all time.
Oct 27th, 2009 by Matt Wild
Balloon Boy, YouTube and Warhol’s Dystopia
We all have 15 minutes of fame, but we don’t all get to choose which 15 minutes those are.
Oct 27th, 2009 by DJ Hostettler
The power of a personal best
Looking back, the race really ran parallel to my life as of late. I alternated between feeling really strong and feeling pain.
Oct 26th, 2009 by Michelle Sieg
Taking on Pelham, past and present
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is a very simple little heist movie except that it may be the best one ever made. Here, Mark Metcalf compares the 1974 version with its 2009 remake.
Oct 26th, 2009 by Mark Metcalf
Happy Now? at the Milwaukee Rep
The Repertory actors actually exceed Lucinda Coxon's thirtysomething dilemma story script with fleshed-out performances.
Oct 24th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
Superhero, celeb and couple sets leap forward
You would think we're talking about kids' play, but this year it's the adults who are taking dress-up seriously.
Oct 23rd, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
Curtain call, behind the scenes
Once the curtain closes, a community stage actress laments the end of the camaraderie on and off the stage that makes each production special. Pt. 2
Oct 21st, 2009 by Hope Stolarski
Week 6 — Comebacks aplenty
Divisionaries recaps last week's successful and not-so-successful comebacks, keeps tabs on Brett Favre and predicts more depression for the Rust Belt in Week 7.
Oct 21st, 2009 by Divisionaries
First Stage posts surplus
Dig into a bowl overflowing with artsy news items.
Oct 20th, 2009 by Tom Strini
Justin Shady keeps on keepin’ on in California
Our series on illustrators wraps up with Justin Shady, who discusses the rise and fall of Tastes Like Chicken, his life as a writer and why he moved to L.A.
Oct 20th, 2009 by amy elliott
Highlights from 10/21 to 10/27
Fairy tales are afoot, jazz and modern dance flow and youth are the focus in this week's edition.
Oct 20th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
