Martyn Martello

“Tribes” at NMU Black Box Theatre

“Tribes” at NMU Black Box Theatre

  What do you get when you take a comically dysfunctional Jewish-British family comprised of a politically incorrect and opinionated father, a mother, and three grown children, the last of whom is deaf and speaks and reads lips, but has no knowledge of sign, and throw them on a stage?  And add a love interest […]

 Erica McMillan

“Chicago” Theatre Review

“Chicago” Theatre Review

"CHICAGO" CAST RAZZLE DAZZLES ONSTAGE AT FOREST ROBERTS THEATRE NOVEMBER 19TH - 22ND!

By Denise Clark The Forest Roberts Theatre brings the well known, and much loved musical “Chicago,” to their main stage this week. If by chance you agree with Defense Attorney Billy Flynn’s assertion that “murder is a form of entertainment,” then you will not want to miss this fairly extravagant production. Direction is by Ansley […]

 Martyn Martello

Paper Tiger In The Rain

Paper Tiger In The Rain

Paper Tiger in the Rain, Timely and Poignant new work at the Black Box Theatre

Marquette, MI – The Panowski Playwriting award winning work, “Paper Tiger in the Rain” by David Swanson is premiering at the James Panowski Black Box Theatre on NMU’s campus, Sept 30 – Oct.4; Oct. 7-11. The play, written by David Swanson, is a timely story about a small newspaper and its struggles to cope with changing […]

 Martyn Martello

SHE KILLS MONSTERS IS QUITE AN ADVENTURE

SHE KILLS MONSTERS IS QUITE AN ADVENTURE

“SHE KILLS MONSTERS” at NMU is Quite an Adventure!

MARQUETTE, MI – When I first heard that NMU was doing a play based on a Dungeons and Dragons campaign I said “Really? Seriously?” I almost made the mistake of blowing it off as some silly geek-fest full of stage combat and no substance. And what a mistake that would have been. “She Kills Monsters” […]