Mary Rickard, Gambit Weekly: “The title Alleged Lesbian Activities might suggest a flamboyant show, but that is only partly right. Based on oral histories about coming out in the 1960s and 1970s, its tone is bittersweet. The nostalgic play, focusing on a New Orleans “dyke” bar, reminisces about a pivotal time in New Orleans’ gay history….”
Theodore P. Mahne, Nola.com, Times Picayune: “Anton Chekhov once advised a fellow writer to avoid extraneous details in telling his tale. Anything in a story that is not relevant to the plot should be excised. “If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on a wall, in the second or third
“In “The Killing of a Lesbian Bookie,” a new play from New Orleans playwright Jim Fitzmorris (“Be a New Orleanian,” “A Truckload of Ink”), burlesque dancer Triple Lexxxi is putting the finishing touches on her newest nightclub venture when she gets caught up in a game of cat-and-mouse between a shady liquor supplier and a
NOLA.com has a great video from Rebecca Mwase’s Looking at a Broad! “Rebecca Mwase presents an excerpt of her solo performance Looking At A Broad spoken under scenes from her theater performance. The show brings the audience along on her journey around the globe seeking home within her body. Through narrative and movement, she explores and
A great review from Tyler Gillespie from BestOfNewOrleans.com: “At the beginning of Be a New Orleanian: A Swearing-In Ceremony, Jim Fitzmorris seems angry. He grew up in the city and says that over the years he has participated in countless debates about who is and is not a New Orleanian — conversations
NOLA.com gave us a great review for Be A New Orleanian! Playwright Jim Fitzmorris is a man in love with two mistresses. “Be a New Orleanian,” now having its premiere production at the Theatre at St. Claude, expresses an enamored joy for both his city and for language itself. “Be a New Orleanian,” subtitled “A
“The Marigny Theatre, in the heart of the trendy St. Claude entertainment district, is under new management and plans to announce its premiere season in August. Major renovations are being completed, though detail work is still planned. But tonight, the theater pauses its overhaul to welcome patrons for the already-scheduled “Strays,” an original play by
Quoting from Nola.com: Jim and Ryan Fitzmorris, the brothers who are managing partners of Broken Habits Productions, announced Tuesday (May 26) that they have become proprietors of the Marigny Theatre. They did not say whether money changed hands when they acquired the theater inside the AllWays Lounge at 2240 St. Claude Ave. In addition to
