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Back To BasicsThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 12:24AMCrime dramas, conspiracy thrillers, and down-home narratives about youthful angst will be among the new shows entering our homes this fall TV season. All will be seeking actors for a range of roles: guest spots, recurring, perhaps even a principal part.

Theater : "Faith Healer" at The Vineyard Playhouse: "Faith Healer"Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:46PMPrepare for a rich and intimate theatrical occurrence of an uncommon kind at the Vineyard Playhouse tonight through September 16. Playhouse artistic associate director Joann Green Breuer has fashioned a unique experience with her staging of Irish dramatist Brian Friel's 1979 play, "Faith Healer."

Great ScotsTuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:32PM"Alchemical atrocity" is how Insurgo Theater Movement characterizes its new production of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Alchemy, yes -- but "atrocity"? As King Lear would reply, "Detested kite, thou liest!" Insurgo's chemistry experiments sometimes detonate in its face, but this time, it has yielded gold.

Improv proves to be a big barrel of laughsTuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:27AMTBA, Crowd Control, Bad Grammer and False Advertising showcased their comedic talents last friday.

Great ScotsThursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:38AM"Alchemical atrocity" is how Insurgo Theater Movement characterizes its new production of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Alchemy, yes -- but "atrocity"? As King Lear would reply, "Detested kite, thou liest!" Insurgo's chemistry experiments sometimes detonate in its face, but this time, it has yielded gold.

IndyFringe: 48 shows, 48 reviewsWednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:14PMNUVO writers review each of the 48 shows scheduled for this week's IndyFringe festival. by Editors As is our annual custom, we attended every single Fringe show this past weekend. We divide up these reviews by venue, with star totals (1-5) and information on the remaining performance dates (starting Wednesday, Aug. 25).… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

SNL's Latest Best Of DVDsTuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 3:07PMTwo comedians get enshrined on DVD.

Fringe review: Please Don't Use My Flannel for ThatTuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:46PMLou Sanz's brilliantly dry reading of her memoirs is a mock-monologue (mock-a-logue?) in which she recounts absurd tales of her misadventures in America, by way of Australia. by Andrew Roberts Please Don't Use My Flannel for That Lou Sanz; Australia… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

'Expendables' is stuck in the pastSaturday, August 14, 2010 @ 12:39AM``The Expendables'' is an exercise in nostalgia for the bygone era of muscly, macho action films. It's willfully out of date, like an aging hair band that can't pack away the spandex.