The 1960s—Go-Go Boots. Miniskirts. Laugh-In. William Shakespeare.
Wait a minute! William Shakespeare?
That’s what you’ll get int the Good Company Players’ 2nd Space Theatre production of The Taming of the Shrew, now playing through August 17.
It’s June, and Kings River Life has been saluting Pride month in many ways—organizations, activities, artists, and literature. How could The Great Food Search honor Pride Month? By exploring LGBTQ+-owned eateries in the Fresno area. The Great Food Search tried a trio of them, and they seemed to fall into interesting categories—The New, The Old, & the Upscale. Take a look.
Now is the summer of our discontent...because we’re in the San Joaquin Valley, and it’s summer, and it’s hot hot HOT! However, in the air-conditioned Warnor’s Theatre, the Chanticleer Shakespeare Co.’s production of William Shakespeare’s Richard III, the temperature dips into “the winter of our discontent,” a grim world of power-plays, political schemes, murders of convenience, and a parade of ghosts.
Break out the red, white, and blue! Ring the Liberty Bell! 1776, the musical about the making of the Declaration of Independence has marched back into Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater in another Good Company Players production, and audiences can let freedom ring through July 20.
Sure, I call myself “a vegetarian who appreciates a good steak,” but there are times I want to say, “Go Fish.” I admit there are times I’ve had strange seafood-dining experiences, including a plate of little more than bones, a few bits of flesh, and a head. This time around, The Great Food Search has found some tasty offerings to share.
I’ve lived in Fresno County since 1980 (plus three years at Fresno State). I’ve been to a lot of restaurants, and I’ve been to some restaurants lots. I’m going to share a few of my go-to places where I ought to earn frequent-flyer discounts.
When Fresno’s Rogue Festival comes to the Tower District in February and March, I am there, to review shows . . . and to eat. Over the years, I have written many Great Food Search articles in March about restaurants in the area. I have been asked, “Haven’t you eaten at every place in the Tower that serves food?” and my answer is, “Not yet.”
An unplanned pregnancy. An abusive husband. Multiple affairs—and pies. That’s entertainment? It sure is!
Waitress, the 2016 musical based on the 2007 Keri Russell film of the same name, is being served at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater in a Good Company Players production through May 18. Treat yourself!
Can a 130-year-old comedy still make people laugh? The Good Company Players have proved it can with its production of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, playing at the 2nd Space Theatre through April 19.
He has a quiet air about him, this man called a magician. Neatly bearded, neatly dressed, he doesn’t look like a person who would be hobnobbing with the First Lady of Iceland, but he is! That is Keith Brown. His show at the Fresno Rogue Festival is called Absolute Magic, and the name of the show is pretty accurate!
