By Dale King Reservoir Dolls, Outré Theatre Company’s live stage performance inspired by Quentin Tarantino’s 1992 film, Reservoir Dogs, casts female actors in the roles portrayed in the movie by men. While the concept of imagining how women would act in similar ultra-violent situations is intriguing, the show – playing at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center through Sunday — is … [Read more...]
Outré’s ‘American Idiot’ disappoints despite strong cast
By Dale King Outré Theater Company’s production of American Idiot, a rock opera spun from an album written and recorded by the rock group Green Day, has a lot of potential. The production, which closes with a matinee Sunday at Outré’s new home in the Pompano Beach Cultural Center, features a dozen actors with first-rate credentials and admirable voices. The show has a … [Read more...]
A chilling, first-rate ‘1984’ at Pompano Cultural Center
By Dale King George Orwell’s novel 1984 is a frightening piece of prose, a literary admonition warning of a perverse future world in which an omniscient state machine, Big Brother, exerts total control over society. To deviate in thought, word or deed could lead to torture or, more likely, death by hanging in a location where audiences gather to watch gleefully. Or, Big … [Read more...]