Email Author Jim Tommaney

2013 Stories by Jim Tommaney

• Private Lives: KVAC Presents the Classic Noel Coward Comedy About the British Upper Class

  published Jan 22, 2013

  The set-up: The classic comedy Private Lives by Noel Coward is a much-revived vehicle because of its wit, rich humor and vibrant characterizations. The leading role of Amanda has served as a magnet ... More >>

• Memory House: Mother-Daughter Story Fails to Come to Life

  published Jan 21, 2013

  Check out our interview with playwright Kathleen Tolan. The set-up: In Memory House a mother attempts to connect with her adopted daughter, while the daughter works on finishing an essay required ... More >>

• The Mountaintop: The Last Night of Dr. Martin Luther King in a Memphis Hotel Room

  published Jan 17, 2013

  Check out our interview with director Robert O'Hara. The set-up: It is April 3, 1968, the night before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated, and Dr. King is staying at the Lorraine Motel in... More >>

• The Submission: A Story of Ensnarement Caused by Misguided Intentions

  published Jan 14, 2013

  The set-up: In The Submission, a young, gay white playwright writes a play about an African-American family struggling to escape from "The Projects" and submits it to the Humana Theatre Festival und... More >>

• Last of the Red Hot Lovers: Three Acts of Seduction in one Neil Simon Package

  published Jan 09, 2013

  The set-up: In Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Neil Simon's take on the midlife marital crisis centers on the owner of a seafood restaurant who sees life passing him by, and thinks an extra-marital fling ... More >>

• The Year in Review: Song and Dance and More Songs

  published Jan 07, 2013

  The setup: Nostalgia for the past keeps getting more and more recent, and The Music Box Theater provides a reprise of 2012 musical events, on its stage and elsewhere, that fits in beautifully with a ... More >>