Email Author John Thomason

2013 Stories by John Thomason

• Sick Puppies: Boca Improv Troupe Heals Through Comedy

  published April 11, 2013

  Rehearsals are usually about mastering movements — be they physical, emotional, musical, or linguistic — so that when the... More >>

• David Lynch Film Premieres at Palm Beach International Film Festival

  published April 4, 2013

  A film festival shouldn't be the cultural equivalent of a speakeasy, with only people "in the know" aware of its existence. But for the Palm... More >>

• Exit the King at Dramaworks: A Drama Disguised as a Comedy

  published April 4, 2013

  How many surrealists does it take to change a light bulb? The answer is... a fish. This is an old joke, but I had never heard it... More >>

• Lungs at Arts Garage: A Dazzling Theatrical Experiment Eventually Miscarries

  published March 21, 2013

  You've heard of theater in the round? Lungs is theater in the raw. Popular among adventurous, budget-conscious regional theaters,... More >>

• The Onion, on Stage: The Brilliant News Satirists Skewer TED Talks in a Live Show

  published March 7, 2013

  There's a sucker born every minute, and apparently a lot of them wind up at foreign news organizations. By now, most Americans are... More >>

• The Rover at Empire Stage: A Centuries-Old Sex Comedy Gets a Postmodern Reboot

  published February 14, 2013

  Thinking Cap Theatre's production of The Rover is, among several things, a fashion show. Imagine the excavation of a thrift... More >>

• Comedian Mike Birbiglia at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts: A Reformed Sleepwalker on Love and Marriage

  published January 24, 2013

  Nobody likes going to see the doctor. But when your sleepwalking condition has become so detrimental that, in a somnambulatory state, you... More >>