Dec 23, 2021 | Airness, Press, Reviews
by Russell Florence, Jr., Dayton Theatrical troupes across the Miami Valley eagerly returned to live performance this year following a lengthy COVID hiatus. As a new year approaches, and in tribute to the late Stephen Sondheim, I encourage all troupes throughout 2022...
Dec 18, 2021 | Airness, Articles, Press
Michael Grossberg | Special to The Columbus Dispatch Michael Herring, Artistic Director of Red Herring Theatre Co (photo credit: JAMS Photography/Jerri Shafer) Red Herring Theater Company will produce comedies and some dramas for its 2022 season on the South Side....
Oct 29, 2021 | Airness, Press, Reviews
Area premiere play spotlights world of competitive air guitar By Russell Florence Jr., Dayton | Oct 29, 2021 Allison Kelly as “The Nina” in the Human Race Theatre Company’s production of AIRNESS. (photo credit: Scott J Kimmins) The Human Race...
Oct 8, 2021 | Airness, Articles, Press
Award-winning play spotlights world of competitive air guitar by Russell Florence, Jr. | October 8, 2021 The Human Race Theatre Company continues its 35th anniversary season with the area premiere of Chelsea Marcantel’s play “Airness,” slated Oct. 21-Nov. 7 at the...
Oct 7, 2021 | Airness, Articles, Press
by Carl Hoover | October 7, 2021 Nina (Miquela Lopez) gets performance pointers from Shreddy Eddy (Shane Cearnal) in Baylor Theatre’s production of “Airness.” (photo credit: Rod Aydelotte, Tribune-Herald) When Baylor theater professor Lisa Denman...
Sep 27, 2021 | Airness, Articles, Press
‘Airness’ marks BTE’s return to live, in-person performances in the Alvina Krause theatre. ‘Rockin’ comedy’ includes music of Pat Benatar, Joan Jett, Queen September 27, 2021 Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble is presenting “Airness” by Chelsea Marcantel through Oct. 10....
Sep 23, 2021 | Airness, Articles, Press
LAWRENCE – “Airness,” a comedy written by Chelsea Marcantel, will rock the William Inge Memorial Theatre at the University of Kansas. This peek into the lives of air guitar contestants in competition is directed by Jonah Greene, doctoral student in...
Aug 26, 2021 | Airness, Articles, Press
by Marcia Greenwood | Published Aug 26, 2021 Geva Theatre Center’s 49th season will include shows about air guitarists and yoga capitalism and the world premiere of a musical inspired by The Wizard of Oz. In all, eight...
Apr 11, 2021 | Airness, Interviews, Press
by Doris Maricle | Apr 11, 2021 Award-winning playwright Chelsea Marcantelphoto credit: Ryan Bourque Photography JENNINGS – Jennings native Chelsea Marcantel has received the 2021 Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater, presented by the American Academy of Arts and...
Mar 2, 2021 | Airness, Articles, Press
By Aura Carlson | Tue Mar 02, 2021 Last spring, Kate Bergstrom was set to direct Airness, Chelsea Marcantel’s comedy about people entered in an air-guitar competition. It would have been her debut as a guest artist/lecturer in the UCSB Theater program. Then COVID hit,...