Articles Tagged With: Marci Shegogue

Indecent at Endangered Species Theatre Project

Reviews November 23, 2024 Amanda N. Gunther Leave a comment

You go to the theatre for a little relief, to be a community of people who laugh together. Or perhaps in this case, clutch their hands to their hearts and cry together. God of Vengeance, a real play by Sholem Asch, written in 1906, was surrounded by controversy, and on March 8th 1923, the Broadway production was cut short when the entire cast, producer, and one of the theatre owners were arrested and indicted (and later convicted) on charges of obscenity…of indecency.

Gillian Shelly (center) as Edna Pontellier and the ensemble of The Awakening with Endangered Species Theatre Project ???? Madeline Reinhold

The Awakening at Endangered Species (Theatre) Project

Reviews April 19, 2023 Amanda N. Gunther

Resolved to never belong to anyone but herself, Edna Pontellier controlled her own destiny.

But I’m getting ahead of myself.

Picture it. A balmy, breezy, almost tropical evening on Grand Isle. Louisiana Gulf. Cottages. 1890’s. Summertime. Can you feel the sea breeze blowing in? Smell the scent of the water? Can you hear the French Creole dialect running thick like Cajun gumbo through the words that get spoken? You’ll picture it a whole lot better if you slip on over to Endangered Species Theatre Project this April to experience their extraordinary production of Rebecca Chace’s The Awakening.

Always, Patsy Cline at Free Range Humans

Reviews June 9, 2021 Amanda N. Gunther

A secret’s no fun unless you tell somebody! So we’re gonna tell the world of the DMV that Frederick’s best kept secret is a little-known professional company slowly bursting its way back onto the scene with a semi-revival of a sold-out hit show from before the pandemic! Free Range Humans, roosting in Baker Park’s Bandshell for this show, is proudly producing Always, Patsy Cline, a light-hearted, feel-good musical to welcome audiences back to live theatre after what feels like an eternity away from the stage.

Jekyll & Hyde at Free Range Humans

Reviews October 24, 2019 Amanda N. Gunther

This is the moment! This is the time! When their momentum
and their moment is in rhyme. Free Range Humans is bringing you a deliciously
devious rendering of Jekyll & Hyde, unlike you’ve ever seen, felt,
heard, or experienced it before. Remarkably transcendent into the emotional
core of Leslie Bricusse (book & lyrics) and Frank Wildhorn (music)’s staged
conceptualization (with Steve Cuden) based on the gothic novella— Strange
Case of Dr.

Beauty & The Beast at Damascus Theatre Company

Reviews November 5, 2018 Jonathan Jackson

“Tale as old as time” perfectly describes this musical and I can’t think of one person that hasn’t watched this classic Disney movie, or most recently the remake in 2017. Beauty and the Beast at Damascus Theatre Company under the direction of Lee Michele Rosenthal and musical direction by Marci Shegogue will leave you feeling magical and uplifted, however there are a few bumps along the path. I must admit, this iconic Disney film is one of my favorites,

Murder Ballad at Free Range Humans

Reviews June 23, 2018 Amanda N. Gunther

In a smoky club they let the record spin…only it isn’t a smoky club, but rather an enchanting distillery…and they aren’t spinning a record so much as a four-person rock band, stirring up sound from the back corner of the unique space…From New York to Berlin— to Frederick, MD— comes stories of true love gone awry. Making its debut production, Free Range Humans, a new theatre company based in Frederick, presents Murder Ballad,