Playwright Catherine Trieschmann.By Hap ErsteinThe irony of Catherine Trieschmann’s The Bridegroom of Blowing Rock, a post-Civil War tale of a romance and revenge, is that the playwright began with virtually no interest in The War Between the States. She started writing the historical drama, which has its world premiere Friday evening at Manalapan’s Florida Stage, in 2000, … [Read more...]
Theater review: ‘Mezzulah’ a winning portrait of larger-than-life tomboy
Theo Allyn, left, and Deborah Hazlett in Mezzulah, 1946.By Hap ErsteinThe year is 1946. World War II is over and the residents of Monroe, Wash., are eager to move on with their lives.Except for teenage tomboy Mezzulah Steiner, who is intent on holding onto her wartime “Rosie the Riveter” job on the assembly floor of the local Boeing aircraft plant. The other women in town … [Read more...]