There is an art to turning the deeply personal into something an audience can recognize, laugh at and perhaps even feel a little less alone about. Las Vegas artist Shannan Calcutt takes that idea to the stage with Things I Shouldn’t Tell You, a candid, wickedly funny exploration of midlife, womanhood, sexuality, identity and the unexpected indignities of “second puberty.” Presented by THIRD Street Arts & Media Incubator, the newly expanded production runs through October 11 a

No Talking By Paul Atreides Author, Playwright, and Theatre Critic at EatMoreArtVegas.compaul-atreides.com Have you ever read something that caused you to laugh out loud, then relayed it to someone and it wasn’t funny? One of those “guess you had to be there” moments? That happens in theatre, too. A script is funny as hell on the page. On the stage? Not so much. Having directed one like it, I can vouch for that. Such is one of the issues with the Sin City Players production o

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic, EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas RATING: Scrumptious ★★★★ It’s been almost ninety years since Charles “Chaz” Addams first published his single-panel cartoon in The New Yorker, depicting a nameless, gruesome family. And it’s been over sixty years since we were introduced to The Addams Family by name in a delightfully ghastly and ghoulish sitcom. Since then, we’ve had numerous movies, television

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas Nothing like an earthquake to “shake in” the second day of the Fallout Fringe Festival with two shows at Vegas Theatre Company. (3.8 magnitude in Red Rock Canyon, if you’re curious. I felt it over on the East side.) You can access the full schedule of times at www.falloutfringe.org/schedule. A Case for the Existence of God by Samuel D. Hunter Still hungry ★★