by Stephen Kreal On Friday, May 2nd, I attended the opening night performance of How The Light Gets In at South Camden Theater Company. How the Light Gets In written by Ellen M. (E.M.) Lewis, premiered at Boston Court Theatre in Pasadena, California on September 29, 2019. The play won the Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award in 2020 which includes a $25,000 prize and is given for excellence in script writing. I have no idea what the other finalists were, but this script surely dese

by Stephen Kreal On Friday, April 25th I attended the opening night performance of After the Blast, a play written by playwright/actress/screenwriter Zoe Kazan. After the Blast was originally published and produced in 2017, and began performances on October 23rd, 2017 in the Claire Tow Theater. Notable cast members from that initial production include actress Cristin Milioti (How I Met Your Mother/Black Mirror) and Tony Award-nominated actor William Jackson Harper (Broadway

by Ash Kotter Walls textured with abstract brush strokes of gold and green. Globe string lights draped overhead, the kind you find in backyard patios and beer gardens. No harsh distinction between audience and stage, only warmth. Strings and keys had already taken their places. Pages of programs shuffled, shoes scuffed against the floor — the percussive underscore of an eager audience waiting for the opening number. A sudden caesura in the general murmur as two musicians cas