Terminator, The Second: Some Assembly Required

Instructions were followed, missing parts were found, and allen wrenches were thrown across the room. You know what that means: opening night is here. Terminator, the Second time travels to the St. Stephen’s stage September 26 – October 5, combining the gritty 1991...
Opera Bares It All

Opera Bares It All

When I say opera, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Is it an image of a busty woman in a Viking helmet? A corpulent tenor? Boobs? Maybe boobs aren’t part of the normal opera rep. Or, should I say, they aren’t part of what people conceive opera to be....
Mechanical Mayhem

Mechanical Mayhem

As our production of Terminator, the Second draws ever closer, I find myself constantly thinking about cyborgs and robots. Don’t get me wrong, this isn’t out of the ordinary: cyborgs are a recurring sci-fi (not Syfy) trope. One could even argue that they are the nuts...
Give My Regards to Braaaiiins…!

Give My Regards to Braaaiiins…!

Zombies have been a horror staple for decades. No wonder: Satre said is best when he said “Hell is other people.” Well, Hell gets a tad bit scarier when you add mindless flesh eating to the people mix. The zombie plague has experienced a resurrection in an odd place,...