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Bad Company

Campy commentary takes aim at corporate America

By Meghan Gaynor
Mar 21, 2002

"The flames of hell are licking at our feet." This declaration is just a sample of the biting dialogue in ElectroPuss, the latest Trista Baldwin-penned masterwork brought to life onstage. Set in the fictional town of SkyFire, USA, the play presents a sinister take on corporate culture, where the upper...
Fine Feathered Fest

Bumbling, flightless bird has its day

By Meghan Gaynor
Mar 7, 2002

So it's not exactly the Kentucky Derby -- hell, it's not even the dog track -- but bets are on that the ostrich races, a featured event at the 14th annual Chandler Ostrich Festival, are bound to amuse. "The races are definitely the festival's biggest highlight," says Craig Kimmel of...
Detour de Force

Downtown arts community shows its stuff

By Meghan Gaynor
Feb 28, 2002

Driving up the Seventh Street exit ramp from I-10 West, there is a sign with a white arrow, pointing you south. It reads: "Cultural/Sports Facilities." While the words may seem at odds with each other, the curators of the downtown Phoenix arts community want to show you otherwise. In the...
Rogue Gallery

Edgy work, term limits and a distaste for rules frame Eye Lounge, downtown's newest art space

By Meghan Gaynor
Feb 28, 2002

A six-inch seal -- blue, shiny and cartoonish -- is emerging from a miniature plastic toilet. With the pull of a cord, the marooned animal comes to life. A creepy melody starts to play -- the music of some deranged jewelry box -- and the seal's head begins moving back...
Sound of Silence

Viewers step into an aural history of 9-11

By Meghan Gaynor
Jan 31, 2002

As that wounded ballerina -- our nation's struggling economy -- continues to flail across the stage, and President Bush maintains his relentless pursuit of Osama bin Laden, and just when you thought it was safe to open your mail again, Lance Gharavi wants to remind us of the horrific tragedy...

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