Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 22, 2009
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre offers a fine fall "Picnic"
No one writes three-act plays in the digital age. But if Act 3 of William Inge's 1953 drama "Picnic" -- being staged by Milwaukee Chamber Theatre -- were eliminated, we would lose the meat of a play that is engaging but languid through two acts.
Tags: Picnic, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Damien Jaques, William Inge, Peter Sinn Nachtrieb

Arts & Entertainment - Aug. 24, 2009
Old theater guy in a new neighborhood
This is the start of what I hope will be a long and happy relationship with you, OnMilwaukee.com and me. I plan to deliver to your screens a mix of stage news, reviews and feature stories via a weekly column appearing on Thursdays and occasional blog postings like this. Come and visit me here often.
Tags: Damien Jaques, Skylight Opera, Dale Gutzman, Milwaukee Rep, Joe Hanreddy, Dawn Helsing Wolters, APT, Spring Green

OnMilwaukee.com News - Aug. 18, 2009
OnMilwaukee.com hires Damien Jaques to bolster theater coverage
OnMilwaukee.com, Milwaukee's daily magazine, announced Tuesday the hiring of Damien Jaques as its new theater columnist. Jaques, the former theater critic for the Milwaukee Journal and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, brings with him 29 years of experience in arts coverage, and will write a weekly column for OnMilwaukee.com.
Tags: damien jaques, theater