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  I did an interview with John Waters last week that’s running in the Nov. 8 issue of the New Haven Advocate, in advance of the esteemed director coming to New London with his one-man show This Filthy World. Waters’ appearance is a benefit for the local AIDS/HIV support organization Alliance for Living. While I … Continue reading »

Happy Daylight Savings Time Day. I once went a whole day without realizing that the clocks had been set back, and turned up over an hour early for a show at the Shubert Theater. I wandered the empty lobby thinking “Wow, what a bomb. The theater is going to take a bath on this one.” … Continue reading »

In the previous post, I mentioned my father, Peter D. Arnott. As it happens, today is the 22nd anniversary of his death, from stomach cancer in 1990. Had he lived, he would be turning 81 a few weeks from now on November 21st. My father was born in Ipswich, England, and in his teen years … Continue reading »

Iphigenia Among the Stars   Through November 3 at the Iseman Theater, 1156 Chapel Street, New Haven. (203) 432-1234, http://drama.yale.edu/onstage/production/iphigenia-among-stars   Based on works by Euripides. Adapter and Production Dramaturg: Benjamin Fainstein. Conceived and directed by Jack Tamburri. Scenic Designer: Christopher Ash. Costume Designer: KJ Kim. Lighting Designer: Benjamin Ehrenreich. Composer and Sound Designer: Steven … Continue reading »

Ten more theater-themed comics for your reading delight. As ever, I am indebted to my favorite websites, gocomics.com and dailyink.com for the extraordinary variety of comic strips they provide. You should be a member of each. (They run lots of comics about other stuff too.)

Cowboy Mouth Through October 27 at the Yale Cabaret, 217 Park Street, New Haven. (203) 432-1566, www.yalecabaret.org Director: Jackson Moran. Producer and Dramaturg: Tanya Dean. Set Designer: Meredith Ries. Costume Designer: Jayoung Yoon. Lighting Designer: Masha Tsimring. Sound Designer: Palmer. Stage Manager: Shannon L. Gaughf. Original Music: Mickey Theis. Performed by Michelle McGregor and Mickey … Continue reading »

Last week I attended the grand reopening of Fellowship Place, “A Supportive Community Fostering Mental Health” which has its headquarters just down the street from my house in New Haven’s Dwight/Edgewood neighborhoods. I known some of the Fellowship clients and staff for as long as 25 years. On top of the fine work Fellowship Place … Continue reading »

White Rabbit, Red Rabbit Through Oct. 20 at the Yale Cabaret, 217 Park Street, New Haven. (203) 432-1566, www.yalecabaret.org. Produced by Nicole Bromley and Tanya Dean. Consulting Director: Katherine McGerr. Set Designer: Carmen M. Martinez. Stage Manager: Geoff Boronda. Performed by Sara Holdren (Oct. 18, 8 p.m.), Brian MacInnis Smallwood (Oct. 18, 11 p.m.), Monique … Continue reading »

Ain’t Gonna Make It Through Oct. 6 at the Yale Cabaret, 217 Park Street, New Haven. (203) 432-1566, www.yalecabaret.org Conceived by Nicholas Hussong, Cole Lewis, Masha Tsimring and Lauren Dubowski. Created with The Ensemble. Director: Cole Lewis. Producer: Kate Ivins. Technical Director: Kaitlyn Anderson. Costume Designer: Kate Noll. Sound Designer: Steve Brush. Dramaturg: Lauren Dubowski. … Continue reading »

I cull two extraordinary syndicated-comic-strip sites, http://www.gocomics.com and http://dailyink.com/, regularly for theater-themed comics. As always, I highly recommend subscribing to these superb sites. Here are five Shakespeare-specific strips: Paul Johnson’ Fort Knox, Bassett & Harrell’s Adam@Home, Jan Eliot’s Stone Soup, The Lost Bear by Bradley Trevor Greive and the inimitable Shannon Wheeler’s Too Much Coffee … Continue reading »