Michelle Hand

Curtain Callers: Dennis and Paul have looked at St. Louis theater from both sides now

A Closer Walk with He: Mustard Seed Theatre counts Christs, plus one Imaginary Jesus

And the Kevin Kline Nominees Are ...

​The Professional Theatre Council announced its nominees for the 2012 Kevin Kline Awards last night in person at Tucci & Fresta Trattoria and simultaneously online at its Facebook page. As has been the case since the awards' inception, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, the Muny and Stages do ... More >>

This Was the Year That Is: Our two fearless theater scribes look forward to 2012

Year in Revue: Our two stage junkies reveal which 2011 productions delivered the most righteous buzz

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

Falling, Not Failing

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown, Paul Friswold and Lew Prince suss out the local theater scene

Immigration Mensch: Mark Harelik's tribute to his grandfather is a modest and charming gem

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

In Till We Have Faces, Mustard Seed delivers the myth of Psyche with a powerful punch

Stray Dog mounts Distracted and screws the pooch

Their Favorite Things: Our two writers discuss the best in theater from 2010

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

Throwdown! Sophocles vs. Mamet: May the best playwright win!

Talk Talk: God's Ear is a disorienting maze

Top Pair: Upstream and Mustard Seed add up to a winning weekend of theater

Exeunt: Dennis wraps up a tidy 2009 in local theater

So Long, Orange Girls

They were Orange, and they were golden.​Wonder of the World, the final show of the Orange Girls' 2009 season, wraps up this weekend. It may also be the final show the Orange Girls ever produce. Still, while reviewers are calling the production the company's "swan song," founders Brooke Edwards, Mi ... More >>

Hue and Cry: The Orange Girls go out with a guffaw

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene in St. Louis

Not Just Another Pretty Face: Echo Theatre's The Ugly One is a beauty

Going Down Slow: We all know where Eurydice ends up. Sure takes its time getting there.

St. Louis Stage Caps

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

St. Louis Stage Caps

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

Ember Alert: Orange Girls present a red-hot production of Scorched

I Laughed, I Sneezed: New Jewish drops the curtain on its black-box venue with a raucous but cruel guffaw

The Show Goes On

Dennis gazes back admiringly at St. Louis theater's year that was.

Noël Depression

Remnant, Mustard Seed Theatre's inaugural production, hits the mark.

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene.

Stage Right

Playhouse Creatures finds Orange Girls in rare form.

Pistol-Packin' Mama

Echo Theatre breaks out the heavy artillery with Hedda Gabler.

Capsule Reviews

Dennis Brown, Paul Friswold and Deanna Jent suss out local theater

Stray Dog goes east, HotCity's GreenHouse goes west.

Which does Dennis like best?

Standing on My Knees proves that even the Orange Girls can have too little to work with.

The "issue" play creates its own sort of drama.

The Kevins Turn Two

Sophomore year: Dennis Brown puts the Kevin Kline Awards to the test.

Funky Cold Medea

The Orange Girls chill with Medea

Capsule Reviews

Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater

Opportunity Knocks

Great performances keep this Door from slamming shut

Curtain Raiser

"If I could change one thing about theater in St. Louis..."

Juicy Fruit

Orange Girls are a theater company to be reckoned with

Farce As the Eye Can See

ACT Inc. and Fontbonne get it on

Heartbreak Hotel

Tea and sympathy is served at Separate Tables

In Deep

New Jewish Theatre plumbs Talley's Folly

True Fiction

Despite its title, It's All True isn't all true, but that doesn't prevent the HotHouse Theatre from successfully telling its story