Arts & Entertainment
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- Autobahn: Theater Review
- Updated: February 21, 2012 - 12:20 pm
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Story: This two-act cycle of seven short plays shows various pairs of characters involved in situations played out on the front seat of an automobile. Funny depicts a one-way conversation by an errant daughter being picked up from rehab by her mother. In Bench Seat, a young man grows increasingly disturbed as his girlfriend recounts the revenge she sought after being dumped by a previous boyfriend at the same locale where they find themselves parked.
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- The Maids: Theater Review
- Updated: February 21, 2012 - 8:36 am
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Story: Solange and Claire toil in frustrated anonymity for their aristocratic French mistress. The years have taken a heavy toil emotionally on the domestic sisters, to the point that they now are plotting the murder of their mistress. The latter believes that she treats her servants with kindness and compassion, but in reality her gestures are little more than diversions she makes while awaiting news of her lover and his various bouts with the law.
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- Love Letters: Theater Review
- Updated: February 21, 2012 - 8:47 am
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Story: The intertwined lives of Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and Melissa Gardner are depicted through the letters, postcards and notes they send to each other from the time they first meet in grade school to half a century later. Their correspondence delineates the dreams and ambitions, hopes and disappointments and the frustrations and accomplishments each experience, both with and without each other as they hurt and help one another through life.
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- A Midsummer Night's Dream: Theater Review
- Updated: February 21, 2012 - 12:20 pm
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Story: Theseus, Duke of Athens, is betrothed to Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons. They plan a festive wedding celebration, but first Theseus is asked to rule on a demand by nobleman Egeus. The latter says that Athenian law mandates that his daughter Hermia be compelled to marry Demetrius (her father’s choice for a son-in-law), rather than the man she actually loves, Lysander. Simultaneously, a band of laborers led by Peter Quince prepares to perform a ‘comedy and tragedy’ about Pyramus and Thisbe as part of the royal couple’s reception entertainment.
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- West Side Story: Theater Review
- Updated: February 18, 2012 - 10:35 am
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In this classic American updating of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, two young lovers risk the anger of their respective peer groups by falling in love on New York City’s West Side, circa 1957.
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- Safe House: Movie Review
- Posted: February 16, 2012
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I’m a simple girl. I don’t ask much of a movie. In my mind, the best thing a movie can be is engaging. Ideally, it would be well acted, but it’s not a requirement. And I’ve given up on unpredictable and original. So here we have Safe House, and yes, it is neither original nor unpredictable—well, it’s unpredictable if you haven’t been to the movies in 15 years. It also may be original if that is, in fact, the case. It is, however, undeniably engaging and extremely well acted.
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- Saint Louis Art Museum: Picture Perfect
- Updated: February 16, 2012 - 8:09 am
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The large-format cameras developed in the 19th century may seem to be cumbersome antiques, no longer relevant in the digital age, but a new exhibition set to debut at the Saint Louis Art Museum showcases the relevance of this vintage equipment. “Many of these cameras were developed to capture broad landscapes, architectural studies or anything that required a lot of detail,” says Eric Lutz, associate curator of prints, drawings and photographs. “And now that we can print so much larger, we need to fill up these surfaces with a lot of detail, so these cameras are perfect, in a way. A lot of the photographers featured in the exhibition are using 19th century technology because nothing has been developed that works better.”
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- Q&A with Maureen Dunkel: Diana, the People's Princess
- Updated: February 17, 2012 - 8:49 am
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Beginning next week, St. Louisans will have the unique opportunity to take an in-depth look at the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, as well as view five of her signature gowns. Diana, The People’s Princess exhibit owner/curator Maureen Dunkel, who purchased 13 of Diana’s dresses months before her death in August 1997, will be in town for a reception and book signing (hosted by Mary Strauss), as well as a private pre-opening tour and presentation to VIP Plus ticket holders. The exhibit, held in conjunction with the St. Louis 35th Annual Home & Garden Show at America’s Center, takes place Feb. 23 to 26. For tickets, call 573-450-6340 or visit stlcares.com. For the Strauss reception, click on the ‘Strauss Event’ tab on the website. Proceeds from the reception and VIP events benefit Angels’ Arms in St. Louis through the Southeast Missouri University Foundation.
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- Zoo Museum District
- Updated: February 16, 2012 - 3:44 pm
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As winter enters its final weeks and the robin returns, the buzz in the air in Forest Park is not just the large cranes assisting with the expansion of the Saint Louis Art Museum. A quick check with those in the Forest Park Zoo Museum District indicates there will be many things to do and see in the coming months.
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- Race: Theater Review
- Updated: February 13, 2012 - 11:21 am
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Story: Charles Strickland has been accused of raping a young black woman, and is in need of a defense attorney. He’s already severed connections with a well-known barrister named Goldstein, although who terminated the relationship is in dispute. Now, the wealthy white businessman arrives at the law firm of Brown & Lawson, which is run by the tandem of Jack Lawson, who is white, and Henry Brown, his black partner. They’re assisted by Susan, a young black paralegal who was hired by Jack over Henry’s objections.
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