Ben Kemper
Rose and the Rine
Or: Though the Circle be Unbroken.... In his opening note on his remount of Rose and the Rine, director and co-writer Nathan Allen quotes...
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Ben Kemper
May 12, 20233 min read
Buzzer
Or: Pushing Buttons (not all of which work) In creating Buzzer, Tracy Scott Wilson has penned a superbly nuanced and thoughtful portrait...
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Ben Kemper
May 12, 20236 min read
Querido
A New Work by Meg Lowey Or: “A Rose by any other name will smell as sweet” In the novel Like Water for Chocolate the unfortunate heroine...
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Ben Kemper
May 12, 20231 min read
Prince: A Two Person Clowning Adaptation of Machiavelli
Or: “Above all, be armed” Clowning is a very particular style of theater that can be done very well or very badly; like a caramel apple....
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Ben Kemper
May 12, 20234 min read
Cat’s Cradle, A New Adaptation by Sean Foer and Grover Holloway
Or: ....but Ice is Nice and will Suffice I regret to tell you dear reader that everything you will see, if you happen to brave the winter...
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Ben Kemper
May 12, 20234 min read
Eurydice
Or: And now we sing of the saddest song What is tragedy? Death? Not necessarily, sometimes death can be as welcome as sleep, as longed...
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Ben Kemper
May 12, 20233 min read
Next to Normal
Or: Climb Every Mountain When one thinks of the great musicals, the mind is drawn to visions of diva’s in ten figure costumes, intricate...
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Ben Kemper
May 12, 20235 min read
Gallows Humor, a new play
Or: Non Timetus Messor * “I'll steal your sense of purpose, take your sense of duty, destroy your sense of proportion....but as long as...
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Ben Kemper
May 12, 20235 min read
The Undertones Keep A Plant Alive
Or: No Green Thumbs, But 22 Golden Voices It begins with an ultimatum. President Morton Shapiro broadcasted from his home this morning...
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Ben Kemper
May 12, 20232 min read
Mogadishu
Or: If you’re worried about blood spots on your shirt, you shouldn’t go sticking your fingers in magpies. Mogadishu is a good drama but a...
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Ben Kemper
May 12, 20234 min read
Frozen
Or: Thin Ice I might as well be honest with you, dear reader; it would be laughably easy (not to mention deeply satisfying) to take a...
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Ben Kemper
May 12, 20233 min read
A Play About the Baby
Or: A Little Stranger I will come forth right now and saw I have no love in my heart for Edward Albee. All I have seen of his work gives...
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Ben Kemper
May 12, 20234 min read
August: Osage County, the movie
Or: “A Fine and Pleasant Misery” There is nothing more entertaining than a family sick and suffering from itself. While it’s not much fun...
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Ben Kemper
May 12, 20233 min read
Rapture, Blister, Burn
Rapture, Blister, Burn Or: Coven Discourse There is a play called Copenhagen by Frayn which looks at human relations (particularly the...
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Ben Kemper
May 12, 20232 min read
Nebraska
Or: The Big Empty Nebraska is that strangest of creatures, the restful american film. There is something about a series of black and...
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Ben Kemper
May 12, 20234 min read
Saving Mr. Banks
Or: Before it all goes Pear Shaped If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a hundred times and I’ll say it a thousand more: there is no...
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Ben Kemper
May 12, 20234 min read
Dhoom 3
Or: The Prestige To Quote:“Every great magic trick (read: film) consists of three parts or acts. The first part is called "The Pledge"....
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Ben Kemper
May 12, 20233 min read
American Hustle
Or: Cold-cuts and Comb-overs The first image I saw of American Hustle is Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), a small time partitioner that...
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Ben Kemper
May 12, 20234 min read
Catching Fire
Or: Slow Burn Sometimes our heroes are just too dumb to live. Let you a question dearest reader. If you are wondering through a jungle (a...
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Ben Kemper
May 12, 20232 min read
This Wonderful Life
Or: Nostalgia, on the rocks How do you capture a universal memory? How do you rebirth, retool, and revive on of the greatest, and most...
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