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Three people in white lab coats examine a small animal cage. One person reaches inside the cage, while another holds a clipboard. The background is covered in layers of newspaper pages.

by Rob Silverman Ascher | August 27, 2026

Jackalope’s Living Newspaper Festival Brings Today’s Headlines to the Stage Jackalope's seventeenth edition of the festival turned five recent news stories into short plays, accompanied by filmed commentary from two news anchors.

A performer wearing a blue outfit, black-and-white striped apron, red socks, and red shoes sings passionately on stage, with musicians playing in the background under purple lighting.

by Sharon Hoyer | March 17, 2026

Through the Roof: Grelley Duvall Goes for the Statuette with Best Actress Full-spectrum emotionally gratifying theater, signed and sealed in a love letter to pop culture.

by Sharon Hoyer | July 15, 2025

Final Flight: A Review of “The Fly Honey Show” at Thalia Hall

by Tristan Bruns | June 13, 2023

First Murder, Then Tea: A Review of “Lucy and Charlie’s Honeymoon” at Lookingglass Theatre

by Sharon Hoyer | March 15, 2023

By Way of Party: A Preview of SPRUNG at Sleeping Village

by Sharon Hoyer | August 18, 2019

What You Need: A Review of The Fly Honey Show

by Kevin Greene | May 25, 2019

The Median and The Mean: A Review of Life On Paper at Jackalope Theatre

by Danielle Levsky | September 7, 2017

Long In Title, Concise In Spirit: A Review of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center of New York City at Route 66 Theatre Company

by Kevin Greene | November 29, 2016

Too Rocky To Roll A Review of Give It All Back at Sideshow Theatre Company

by Persephone Jones | August 22, 2016

Fly As Hell A Review of The Fly Honey Show at The Inconvenience

by Kevin Greene | April 20, 2016

Review: Sender/A Red Orchid Theatre

by Joy Miller | February 9, 2016

Review: Mutt/Stage Left Theatre and Red Tape Theatre

by Joy Miller | August 14, 2015

Review: The Fly Honey Show/The Inconvenience

by Kevin Greene | April 23, 2015

Review: Three Sisters/The Hypocrites

by Raymond Rehayem | May 31, 2014

Review: Love Tapes/The Inconvenience

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