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A man dressed as a cowboy kneels on stage holding a revolver, wearing a brown coat and black hat, with a wooden saloon backdrop and dramatic lighting.

by Mary Wisniewski | September 3, 2026

City Lit’s “Shane” Brings the Western Novel to the Stage Mark Pracht's adaptation of the 1949 book rewrites masculinity in a Western setting, with a phenomenal performance by lead Michael B. Woods.

by Robert Eric Shoemaker | October 23, 2025

Dracula Sails Again in “Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter” More than a few surprises lurk in this ship’s hold, a perfect spooky season treat from City Lit.

by Mary Wisniewski | October 1, 2025

The Bloody History of A Seventeenth Century Countess Is Told in Idle Muse’s New Production "The Blood Countess" reveals the story of Erzsébet Bathóry, a Hungarian countess who was tried and convicted for allegedly killing hundreds of young girls.

by Tristan Bruns | January 24, 2025

Despair! A Review of “Glassheart” at City Lit

by Mary Wisniewski | November 2, 2023

Fairytale Terror: A Review of “The Night of the Hunter” at City Lit

by Hugh Iglarsh | August 21, 2018

Dig A Little Deeper: A Review of Nightmares & Nightcaps: The Stories of John Collier at Black Button Eyes Productions

by Danielle Levsky | September 19, 2017

The Past Is The Present Is The Future: A Review of 1984 at AstonRep Theatre Company

by Irene Hsiao | August 16, 2017

Deranged Delight: A Review of Shockheaded Peter at Black Button Eyes Productions

by Alex Huntsberger | May 27, 2015

Review: Les Liaisons Dangereuses/AstonRep Theatre Company

by Zach Freeman | May 12, 2014

Review: Wit/AstonRep Theatre Company

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