Entries from October 2009

October 27, 2009

Exploring the genre of Fear – F News

I was recently given a profile in F Newsmagazine, a student pub at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Many thanks to Rita DeAngelo for a thoughtful and well-written article!
“More than comedy or drama, Barsotti explained, the fear genre is transcultural. Everyone is afraid of the unknown, the supernatural, the Other. As [...]

October 15, 2009

THE REVENANTS heads the Pittsburgh City Paper ‘Short List’

Bill O’Driscoll at the Pittsburgh City Paper gave THE REVENANTS a nice preview in this week’s Short List.  It’s accompanied by a lovely photo of Makeda Duncan-Parker and Valentina Benrexi, taken by director Mark Whitehead:

“Zombies, like vampires, warrant endless metaphorical revision. George Romero cast the undead as living vessels for, among other things, racism and [...]

October 9, 2009

THE REVENANTS in Pittsburgh…they’re coming…

Just saw this today, the PPTCO poster for THE REVENANTS, and some notices in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh City Paper, and Pittsburgh Galleries Blog.  Getting very excited…

Tickets!

October 7, 2009

If Albee was a horror fan…

In the days following Deathscribe, there have been several lovely writeups of the show on various blogs, including…
“DEATHSCRIBE 2009 proved to be an extraordinary night for both theater and horror fans alike…a completely triumphant event.”
~ Chicago Stage Review
“I…remember finding and downloading some of the old horror serials that were similar to The Twilight Zone in [...]

October 6, 2009

DEATHSCRIBE rocks the Music Box

Thank you to all of the writers, directors, performers, foley artists, musicians, readers, and listeners who made DEATHSCRIBE 2009 such a successful evening of radio horror!
HUGE thanks to Katie McLean, Kate Brown, Mike Ooi, and Ron Kuzava for making THE SKINNY MAN as creepy, intense, and awesome as I could have ever hoped. Could [...]