Arts & Entertainment - Sept. 25, 2008
Lombardi takes center stage at Next Act
Next Act's production of "Lombardi: The Only Thing" portrays the legendary coach as someone who also dealt with doubts and frustration. That might come as a surprise to some, says David Cecsarini, who plays the Brooklyn-born Lombardi.
Tags: Next Act, Cecsarini, Lombardi, Packers, Bart Starr, David Maraniss

Arts & Entertainment - Feb. 1, 2007
Theater preview: "Paradise"
Next Act Theater producing artistic director David Cecsarini wants his company's performances to provoke thought and discussion. That's why he chose to present playwright Glyn O'Malley's look at two teenage girls near the West Bank.
Tags: next act, paradise, glyn o'malley, david cecsarini

Arts & Entertainment - Sept. 15, 2006
Theater preview: "Last of the Boys"
Next Act Theater presents "Last of the Boys," written by Steven Dietz partly in response to Robert S. McNamara’s 1995 book "In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam," which is a look at mistakes made during the Vietnam War.
Tags: next act, last of the boys, kishline

Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 25, 2005
Next Act's "Red Herring" tickles the funny bone
Next Act's stellar production of Michael Hollinger's hard-boiled comedy, Red Herring, successfully rendered Friday night's audience helpless with laughter.
Tags: Next Act, Red Herring

Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 11, 2005
Dramatists' "Balm In Gilead" stages a chaotic mess
OMC theater reviewer Ken Morgan usually gets started by telling you what the play is about. This time, he can't. "I don't have a clue what this was about," he says about the the new play at Bucketworks.
Tags: Dramatsts' Theatre, Bucketworks, Next Act, RSVP, Chamber Theatre