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Category Archives: Features

Theater of Pride

Purple Circuit Posted on July 14, 2023 by Bill KaiserJuly 14, 2023

by Bill Kaiser This June, theater burst all over Southern California for Pride Month. The six-month long Sondheim Season at The Pasadena Playhouse ended on a high note with A Little Night Music and a knockout concert by icon Bernadette … Continue reading →

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La MaMa: Remembering Robert Patrick

Purple Circuit Posted on May 17, 2023 by Purple CircuitMay 17, 2023

Feature published in La MaMa: La MaMa is heartbroken by the loss of iconic playwright, actor, poet and performance artist Robert Patrick. A beloved fixture of the Off-Off-Broadway theatre community, he was especially proud of his work at Caffe Cino. … Continue reading →

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A Tribute To A Dead Poet: Robert Patrick (1937-2023)

Purple Circuit Posted on April 27, 2023 by Bill KaiserMay 1, 2023

Robert Patrick (1937-2023) A Tribute To A Dead Poet by Bill Kaiser Playwright Robert Patrick left us on Sunday, April 23. He was a pioneer of gay playwrights along with Doric Wilson and Harvey Fierstein. He was a mainstay of … Continue reading →

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The Reviews Are In…Rude Mechanics Delivers!

Purple Circuit Posted on April 24, 2023 by Grey CrouchApril 24, 2023

On April 20, Catskill’s own Bridge Street Theatre premiered their first production of the season: Rude Mechanics. Doused in drag and delight—reviews are glowing for this new comedy from Eric Hissom! Rude Mechanics will finish its run April 30, 2023. … Continue reading →

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What Would Walt Whitman Say?

Purple Circuit Posted on February 8, 2023 by Michael KearnsFebruary 8, 2023

What Would Walt Whitman Say? by Michael Kearns MichaelKearnsWriter.com Visiting my hometown of St. Louis, the weather is downright manic-depressive, fluctuating from bitter cold to lapses of joyous sunshine. Perhaps these contradictory conditions speak to the extremes of my state … Continue reading →

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Gay Theater Veteran Looks at Sex on Celebration Theatre’s Boards

Purple Circuit Posted on June 20, 2021 by Michael KearnsApril 29, 2022

When Mart Crowley’s landmark play, “The Boys In The Band” played Off Broadway in 1969, half of the cast members were considered “mentally ill or sick” because of their offstage lives, complicated by their onstage lives in which they played … Continue reading →

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Theater in the Time of Pandemic

Purple Circuit Posted on May 11, 2021 by Bill KaiserApril 24, 2022

It’s been quite a horrendous year without live performance. Theater which we took for granted, especially in cities like New York and Los Angeles, was gone. In a twinkling, it was gone, and show folk were silenced, and, at best, … Continue reading →

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