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American Appetite: Tales of Dirty Young Boys & Spry Old Men, The
An Evening At Home
Anablep and Other Oddities
Back to Kroenig
Beckett's Last Dance
Beneath Sita's Belly
Black Box Confessions
Blue Sofa
Candistan
Caught Sleeping
Cleopatra!-And Antony
ClockBusters
Death Blow - The Show
Devouring Time
Engineer and The Artist, The
Enronicles
Exit Laughing!
F--king Handicapped Guy
Fred Anderson -Professional Goofball!
Full Spectrum Improvisation
George Bush's Nuts
Getting It Wrong
Guano dell' Amore - ("Birdshit of Love")
Gulag Ha Ha
Interactive Solo Performer Daniel Packard
Ken and Andy Show, The
Lillie, A Musical
Looking, Then Pointing
Mad Adventures of Chaos For Hire, The
Me Laugh You Long Time
Menopause and Desire: Or Why Must I Be Middle Aged and In Love?
Microclimates: A Crime Against Gravity or The Burrito From Sausalito
My Son, the Mummy: Episode Pi
nEO-sURREALIST sYSTEMS pRESENTS: HOE- DOWN!!!!!
Objects In Mirror (May Be Closer Than They Appear)
OUTTAKES: Monologues, Stories, and Social Commentary
Rise And Fall of The US/them Empire, The
Smashing Icons
Something You Might Want
Song in Your Blood, The
Spray
Stranger In Woodstock
Surfing Toasters
Survival of the Fit Enough/ Fern
Talking To Myself
Tangled
Uncle Jacques' Symphony
Underground Movement Theatre
Upper Canada Cougar Movement, The
Valentine's Play Time
Way Light Strikes Filled Mason Jars, The
Winterkill
Woods For The Trees
Zucchini: The Forbidden Dance!
Play: Looking, then Pointing
Reviewer: Kenneth Smith
Reviewer Email: crowlandin@aol.com
Rating: 5 Stars
Being someone who has done stage, and some radio work with Acting in my
past life,I found that the term "Admiration" best fit my feelings,as
the short,quick,and to the point version. This was a fine piece of well
formed
writing,and deliverance on the part of Dan's acting. My over all thoughts
would have to make mention of just how well Dan had put together his story
of being behind the curtain,so to speak,of an acter when going for a performing
part a Movie. Dan did a great job of convaying the part of himself looking
back,as well as in prest times looking at what the whole experiance was
like. His many personality changes this 'Self Character' went through had
been share with us in warm,lite heartedness. It had required an acter's
abilities to make it smooth flowing,and undistractive in it's movements
of part to part,scene,to scene,of which came to gift us all lucKy enough
to have been there to catch this "work in progress". Dan has the
very soul of his craft downto the core,as is well documented to a full house
of a captive admirers being drawn into his story line,his well timed jesters,and
deliverance of both word,and tones. Pure Stage Majic was built there before
our very eyes,that was k!
ept in motion right on through to deliverance of his conclutive line. Entertainment,left
in the capable hands of this diversive,and skilled Acter,will not let you
down. Dan delivers a well written,fun,and fasinating performance in this
one man/multi personality stage journy through a bit of his life,and it's
experiances. Should I have missed "Looking,then
Pointing",I would missed a memorable afternoon that was filled with
Laughter,and his personal,thought provoking walk into Dan's Wonderful World
of Entertainment.
K. Alan Smith
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Play: Looking Then Pointing
Reviewer: Jim Traggett
Reviewer Email: tragworld@aol.com
Rating: 4 Stars
Great premise. I really laughed through this entire show. Dan Deshara keeps
his pace and the audience with him. The voiceovers with his real-life director
are hysterical and so are the numerous sound effects. Don't miss this clever
and well written look at what it means to be actor artist.
Play: Looking Then Pointing
Reviewer: Jim Traggett
Reviewer Email: tragworld@aol.com
Rating: 4 Stars
Great premise. We really laughed through this entire show. It was a surprise
to find this little gem that we decided to see to kill some time before
going over to the Exit theater to see "Back to Kroenig" (also
very funny in a different way) Dan Deshara keeps his pace and the audience
with him. The voiceovers with his real-life director are hysterical and
so are the numerous sound effects. Don't miss this clever and well written
look at what it means to be actor/artist.
Play: Looking, Then Pointing
Reviewer: LT
Reviewer Email:
Rating: 4 Stars
Unlike Liza (with a “z”), Daniel (Dan with a “D” - you’ll
have to see the show) Deshara is sublimely entertaining without any of the
brassiness of Broadway, the frenetic angst of stand-up comics or the formulaic
schtick found in other one-m an shows. Working with few props other than
his semi-nice hair, Deshara delivers in rapid-fire fashion a series of humorous
vignettes and self-deprecating antecdotes about his attempts at breaking
into show business and ultimately his “60 seconds of fame” in
the recent Bay Area-based movie, “Cherish”. Cleverly presented
by an actor who clearly enjoys his craft, you’ll find no heavy social
messages here, just light hearted fare designed to lift the spirits of the
audience and provide a brief - yet personal - behind-the-scenes look at
the trials and tribulations of yet another struggling actor hoping to soon
shed himself of his current “suck-ass” day job. This piece employs
razor-sharp wit, laced with heavy doses of humor, impersonations (!
Jimmy Stewart speaking in Vietnamese!!??), sight gags, sound effects, and
on-going repartee with the unseen producer, Debra Wade. Somehow it all works,
although the segues could be a bit smoother, and you’ll have to listen
carefully to catch some the more subtle references and esoteric jokes. All
in all, a joy that had the (almost ) packed house chuckling, guffawing,
outright belly-laughing and occassionally going, “huh??” throughout
the performance. And no, this review isn’t being written by Dan (“with
a D”) himself, but rather by some shulb who wandered in off the foggy,
cold streets of San Francisco looking for a little relief from the events
of the day (9/11) and found himself captivated by this charming little slice
of life. Go see the show. You’ll thank me.
Play: Looking, Then Pointing
Reviewer: Kenny Paul
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Rating: 4 Stars
The curcumstances and situations in the play make for a unique storytelling
experience but it is DeShara's performance that makes this such great entertainment.
Through characterization, anecdote and movement he presents his sometimes
surreal experience acting on a film in a very humorous and engaging fashion
throughout..
Play: Looking Then Pointing
Reviewer: Janelle Sims
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Rating: 5 Stars
Great show. Very well written, acted and directed. Dan Deshara is a delight
to watch as he takes the audience through his painful and hilarious trials
as an actor. His multiple characters are distinct and Jimmy Stewart rules
the day.
Play: Looking, Then Pointing
Reviewer: Noah Kelly
Reviewer Email: ripetreats@hotmail.com
Rating: 4 Stars
Yes- Dan has great hair. Excellent impersonations from Johnny to Christopher.
Good writing, honest & charming performance from Dan with a D. If you're
at all curious how painfully long 60 seconds of film takes to shoot- he'll
tell you. Reminded me of why I stay far from LA.
Play: Looking, Then Pointing
Reviewer: Toby
Reviewer Email: toby@intelligentvapor.com
Rating: 3 Stars
A little uneven and needing of "tightening up" but a fairly good
effort for a first time writer/performer. Dan has a certain something that
exudes confidence and virility in a school-boy, sixth-grade sort of way.
Nice verbiage and good hair. Director Deborah Wade does a great job as added
voice overs and gets a lot of variations out of Dan. I would see it again
just for the Jimmy Stewart imitation.