By Jeff Gudzune Jeff writes book reviews for a variety of publishers and is active in community theater. Since 2013, Jeff has owned and operated Matrix Notary Service. In the pantheon of theater, improv is one of the most difficult arts to master. It is not for the timid. There is no script, no set, and no director. It’s a series of extemporaneous actions; a symbiosis that requires familiarity and trust. There must be a bond among the performers for it to work.  Fearless Improv serves as an exemplar of that bond. A frequent sight onstage as City Theater Company's traveling comedy ..read more

By Mike Logothetis Theater reviewer Mike Logothetis grew up in North Wilmington, performing in school and local theater productions. He lives in Newark, but you can find him wherever the arts are good. Delaware Theatre Company (DTC) closes its 44th season with the touching and funny play The Flatlanders by Bruce Graham. DTC has partnered with 1812 Productions to present this new composition about what it takes to keep the flame alive when everything else is, quite literally, falling apart. The Flatlanders now playing at DTC. Photo by Matt Urban, NüPOINT Marketing. The show is ..read more

By Mike Logothetis Theater reviewer Mike Logothetis grew up in North Wilmington, performing in school and local theater productions. He lives in Newark, but you can find him wherever the arts are good. The Resident Ensemble Players (REP) fully deliver in the form of Ira Levin’s 1978 Edgar Award-winning play Deathtrap – a dark thriller with a perfect blend of schemes, plot-twists, and black humor. Ira Levin's Deathtrap playing now at The REP. Photo courtesy of The REP. Formerly successful playwright Sidney Bruhl (Lee E. Ernst) has had a recent string of theatrical failures; is&n ..read more

Jeff Gudzune writes book reviews for a variety of publishers and is active in community theater. Since 2013, Jeff has owned and operated Matrix Notary Service. Theater is a world of its own. A multi-faceted realm where reality intersects with fantasy and art is given life. It isn’t easy. Anyone who has gone through the rigors of cold readings, callbacks, and the emotional roller-coaster associated with awaiting a casting decision can attest. Actors are not simply reciting words; they are giving of themselves to bring their characters to life. It’s a wonderful, collaborative, and exhausting p ..read more

The Delaware Art Museum’s (DelArt's) current exhibition, Estampas De La Raza, is a collection of 61 prints made to represent the Chicano movement. American artists of Mexican and Latino heritage in the decades following the Chicano movement of the 1970s created vibrant and exciting prints. For the first time in 12 years, the museum is displaying the works for the public. The exhibit opened on April 1, 2023 and is on view until May 28, 2023.  Cesar Viveros is a Chicano muralist working with DelArt for the exhibition. Cesar has transformed the museum’s entry hall into a bodega with a new ..read more

The contents of this post originate from a press release from the Delaware Division of the Arts... Mid Atlantic Arts, in partnership with the Delaware Division of the Arts, has announced over $102,000 in grants, across five states, through the 2023-2024 Special Presenter Initiatives program. The Special Presenter Initiatives program provides funding to small and mid-size presenting organizations in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, West Virginia, and the Native nations that share this geography. The program supports presenting projects with professional ..read more

By Mike Logothetis Theater reviewer Mike Logothetis grew up in North Wilmington, performing in school and local theater productions. He lives in Newark, but you can find him wherever the arts are good. Photo by Joe del Tufo/Moonloop Photography. City Theater Company (CTC) closes its season with a bang by staging the Tony Award-winning Assassins — a show described as “one of the most controversial musicals ever written.”  The script openly examines our nation’s culture of celebrity and the violent means some will use to obtain it.  The story studies America’s four succe ..read more

By Mike Logothetis Theater reviewer Mike Logothetis grew up in North Wilmington, performing in school and local theater productions. He lives in Newark, but you can find him wherever the arts are good. The cast of WDL's Kinky Boots. Photography by Rich Lee.  The Wilmington Drama League is staging an enthusiastic rendition of the much-beloved show Kinky Boots at its refurbished theater on Lea Boulevard. If the standing ovation the players received on Opening Night is any indication, this production is one the reader should make plans to experience! Kinky Boots is an award ..read more

After 20 years of volunteering as a concert promoter for Arden Gild Hall in North Wilmington's Village of Arden, Ron Ozer has stepped into a professional role in programming at Elkton Music Hall, located just over the state line in Elkton, Maryland. The new venue will open its doors on July 15, 2023. The first show at this brand new 300-seat capacity venue — housed in an entirely renovated 100-year-old storefront in the original downtown — will be a celebration of big bands from the Philly and DC areas. The group Cosmic Guilt, a WXPN favorite (WXPN radio is also supporting this show), b ..read more

The content of this post comes from a release from The Delaware Division of the Arts... Senior Maiss Hussein (pictured at right) from Paul M. Hodgson Vo-Tech High School has been named the Delaware State Finalist for the national Poetry Out Loud competition. Maiss will represent Delaware and advance to the Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest, National Finals in Washington, DC on April 30-May 2, 2024, where $50,000 in awards and school stipends will be distributed. Hussein is currently in the dental program and plans to attend Dental Hygiene school. She loves poetry and has always h ..read more