Elaine Mura

The Zip Code Plays Review – Location, Location, Location

November 16, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

To paraphrase the Real Estate Agent’s Handbook, it all depends on location. And so it is with THE ZIP CODE PLAYS. A series of six original audio plays from the well-known Antaeus Theatre Company, THE […]

Kristina Wong for Public Office Review – One Wong Makes It Right

November 5, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

True to her campaign slogan, Kristina certainly does it right in this “sort-of” true story about an entertainer who decides to become a politician par excellence. With exquisite tongue-in-cheek, writer/solo performer Kristina Wong quickly launches […]

Waikiki Review – Paradise Lost

October 31, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

With a nod to Dante, it seemed fitting to summarize WAIKIKI with his famous title. For Hawaii might very well be considered a paradise of sorts, and the film makes the audience keenly aware of […]

Daisy Review – The Explosion of Innocence

October 25, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

To quote playwright Sean Devine, who penned DAISY, the story of media’s creative inroads into politics: “The commercial played only once. And we’re still talking about it.” Succinctly put, since academicians, pragmatists, and political pundits […]

Repossession Review – Descent into Hell

October 24, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

Co-directed by Goh Ming Siu and Scott C. Hillyard, REPOSSESSION was born in Singapore and raised with a healthy dose of Western materialism and consumerism. Billed as a horror film, REPOSSESSION played several prestigious festivals […]

Drowning Review – Dark Tides

October 22, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

Just released on digital VOD platforms by Gravitas Ventures, DROWNING stars actress/writer/director Melora Walters. Based on a mother’s fears for her military son, DROWNING premiered in October 2019 at the Rome Film Festival, concluding its […]

Sistas Speak! Review – An Evening Dedicated to Breonna Taylor

October 21, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

Hostess Juliette Jeffers has decided to give the Sistas equal time following the successful debut of the Brothas a few weeks ago. Like the earlier show, SISTAS SPEAK! is a potpourri of words, rap, and […]

The Ballad of Emmett Till Review – A Tale for our Times

October 16, 2020 Elaine Mura 1

The Fountain Theatre has managed to pull together original director Shirley Jo Finney and the original cast of its 2010 award-winning production of THE BALLAD OF EMMETT TILL by Ifa Bayeza. Given the current pandemic, […]

Brothas Speak! Review – Words from the Heart

October 2, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

Whether in plain words, poetry, or song, BROTHAS SPEAK! tells the story as these talented guys see it – straight from the heart. Curated and hosted by Juliette Jeffers, BROTHERS SPEAK! doesn’t miss a trick […]

Wild at Hart Review – Shame, A Survivor’s Guide

September 20, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

Whitefire Theatre’s “Best of the Fest” continues with a powerful solo performance by Kamakshi Hart, writer and performer of her own very personal story. Developed and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson, WILD AT HART uses […]