Reviewer: Mark DeWolf-Ott (If you don’t already know; POTUS is an acronym for President of the United States.) It’s playing at Pit and Balcony Theatre, Saginaw November 1 and 2, this Friday and Saturday. POTUS is an After Dark Production because it contains strong adult language and situations. The play takes place in the Capital of course. It may not be a story of the current administration, but it could be a composite of several administrations since Ronald Reagan. It’s also timely […]
Reviewer: Beth Detloff Pull out your shoulder pads and tune up your keyboard ties, everyone’s favorite decade hits the stage in Saginaw. Season ninety-three at our local Pit and Balcony Theatre opens up with a heartbreaker. Over the next few hours that heartbreaker turns to a heartwarming happy ending for all. If you are already feeling the seasonal sadness pull you in as the sun sets early, pick up a ticket to The Wedding Singer and the laughs will pick up […]
Reviewer: Mark DeWolf-Ott After doing my research before going to the play; I didn’t expect much. I was surprised. I went into the theater with the idea that nothing is as funny as the articles say it is. I thought that I wouldn’t laugh. I was wrong. Many reviews compared the play to skits by Monty Python or maybe even Saturday Night Live. I would also compare it to The Honeymooners, I love Lucy, The Muppets, Adam Sandler, Weird Al Yankovic, […]
Reviewer: Elizabeth Detloff Occasionally one might find themselves scrolling on Facebook and suddenly come across a photo of an old high school friend. One might discover their friend is cast in Pit and Balcony’s After Dark holiday show called The Eight Reindeer Monologues. One may grab another high school friend and tickets to the Saturday show and head to their first After Dark production. I have been a long time fan of Pit and Balcony and have been to many Friday night […]
Reviewer: Elizabeth Detloff Season ninety-two aptly themed desires & disasters proved with the opening play that it would be delivering both. Seats in our lovely community theater filled in the fading summer warmth. Did the audience know it would be taken on an emotional journey that would leave them questioning if clapping was the correct response to the scenes witnessed. The audience is dropped right into the storyline, making you feel as if you might be missing information. It does not […]