Straight Ahead
by Charles Tidler; Firsthand Theater-
Gwen Templeton, Oakland, CA
 1999 SF FRINGE FESTIVAL AUDIENCE REVIEWS
 TO REVIEW A PLAY / HOME PAGE / LIST OF PLAYS / LIST OF REVIEWS
Click on Title for Reviews
AAAAH!(a sketchy romp)
Alligators from the Sewer
Awake and Dreaming
Bardo "A" Go Go
The Bastard Chronicles
Bethelda In My Office
Black Light Kabuki or Listen Now ...
Brown and Black and White All Over
But Stevie Nicks Understands-
PartIV
A Call From Peter Mahoney
Coyote and the Great Albino Bat
Cry of Aradia: Ritual Theatre for the Modern Woman
Deconstructing Julie
Destination Unknown
Dirty on the Inside
The Divine Box
Duke Ellington and Me
The Fatty and Pinhead Show
Faust/Faustus
Flying Home
Hanging On Your Every Word
Highway to Helen
Home Plate
Horse Tales
Juicy Tidbits
Killing My Lobster's Comedy Show
Knock On Wood
Membership Is Never Free
Moog Bandits Gave Me the Clap
Mumble In Numbskull
My Head Was A Sledge Hammer
Naked Foam and Other Objects in Predicaments
No Fences, a midwestern tale
Nudity Is Contagious
Popcorn Anti-Theater on the Mexican Bus!
The Purple Sage
Right This Way Into the Fire
Right-On Insane Asylum
Romance: A One Man Show
Sarcastic Fables
Shakespeare's Mums
Start Trekkin'
Step Up
Straight Ahead
Talking With Angels
The Tango at the Hotel Santiago
Think of a Pencil
Tired Cliches
The Tragic Mellow Dramatic Death of Doris Dinghy
The Ugly Duchess
The Unseen Hand
Woyzeck
 
1play = Straight Ahead
2name = Jeff Thompson
3email =
4rating = 3 Stars
5review = Gwen Templeton is a terrific performer.I wish I could say the same about the play she is performing.Confused unfocused writing not helped by the sameness of the male voices Gwen does . When she acts as Lou or sings shes great but as a whole the show just doesn't work.

1play = Straight Ahead
2name = Jay Martin
3email = scenography@hotmail.com
4rating = 4 Stars
5review = Did not cheer me up! A drama, not a comedy. Creates a real sense of the time, 1945, and of a person, trapped.

1play = Straight Ahead
2name = Jan Probst
3email = pratsis@aol.com
4rating = 5 Stars
5review = Compelling story, wonderful build of dramatic tension, beautiful singing, strong acting.

1play = Straight Ahead
2name = Jacquie B.
3email = jacquie@sirius.com
4rating = 4 Stars
5review = Wow! What a powerhouse performance!! It is so
refeshing to see a one woman show that isn't
a first person stand-up sketch thingy. And
what a voice!!

1play = Straight Ahead
2name = Mandy Warren
3email = penultimate65@hotmail.com
4rating = 3 Stars
5review = Gwen Templeton was great, but her material was pretty spotty -- vignettes in the show varied from really poignant to downright silly. And the songs were less than stellar, despite the fact that her voice was wonderful. Also, at slightly over 1/2 hour, I thought the price was a little high compared to other shows this year.
I hope SF gets to see her in something better some other time.
 HOME PAGE