Well, this is a pleasure–from the Daily Cal: While literally about childhood, “MilkMilkLemonade” treats decidedly adult subject matter under the safety blanket of immaturity. A far cry from a nostalgic recollection of innocence, the blunt sexual discourse and fake nudity in the form of skin-tone leotards with attached penises left the audience gasping in astonished [...]
…as well as the formal season announcement for Impact Theatre‘s 15th season. There’s a whole lot of awesome on the way! I can’t wait for the design run-through next week. Have a look at the press photos here.
Rehearsals began a couple of weeks ago for the first show of Impact‘s season, Joshua Conkel‘s MilkMilkLemonade. A few topics that have come up in meetings and rehearsals: The reality of make-believe The landscape of childhood, of dreams Pop-up books Gender and destiny Chain stores, reality television, mall culture Arachnophobia Nudity, as a garment that [...]
“Transgressive” is always a nice thing to hear about one’s Shakespeare production, isn’t it? Impact is camp in the 1970s sense of the word, and in some ways the company’s plays are closer in spirit to Warhol or Almodóvar than to other local theater companies. The East Bay Express really digs the show! And so, [...]
This comes from Pat Craig at the CoCoTimes: In a Berkeley basement theater, a black box with nubby walls and a ceiling so low it makes the short feel tall, the Impact Theatre Company creates its art and performs miracles by turning twentysomethings into avid theatergoers. Miracle-workers? I’d like to think so. The write-up seems [...]
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