The SEEfest Review is now accepting pitches on a rolling basis for essays and critiques covering film, literature, art, history, and music. Please review our guidelines before sending us your pitch. We look forward to hearing from you. Due to the volume of pitches we receive, we may be unable to reply to each pitch, […]
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Review: God of Carnage
Location 905 Cole Theatre @ Anthony Meindl’s Actor Workshop – 905 Cole Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038 Theater Thunderbird Garage Productions, Los Angeles Date of Performance September 15, 2024 Language(s) English (translated from French) Photos by Zadran Wali Reviewed by Amanda L. Andrei Ah, modern-day parenting. Caring for children and pets, maintaining a household, negotiating […]
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Review: Transparent Body & Other Texts by Max Blecher
The only thing more magical than receiving a letter from a friend is reading the letters of a writer you admire, and feeling as if they were sent to you. By Amanda L. Andrei.
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Review: Did This Hand Kill?
Author Cezary Lazarewicz Genre Nonfiction: True Crime Language(s) English Format 264 Pages Publisher Open Letter Books ISBN 978-1-948830-79-9 Photos by Jenny Graham Mihaela-Adina Drăgan Reviewed by Mihaela-Adina Drăgan Imagine standing in a courtroom, the air thick with tension, as an accused woman faces witnesses and the jury. This is the riveting story Cezary Łazarewicz unravels […]
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Review: Stalin’s Master Class
Location Odyssey Theater, Los Angeles, CA Date of Performance June 2, 2024 Language(s) English Photos by Jenny Graham Amanda L. Andrei Reviewed by Amanda L. Andrei A kick to a cane and a man falls to his knees. A command to sing and fear fills the singers’ eyes. These small cruelties inhabit the spacious room […]
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Review: Trio. For the beauty of it
Location Goose on a String Theatre / Provazek hall in Brno, Czech Republic Date of Performance May 23, 2024 Language(s) English, French, and Spanish Photos by Ivo Dvořák Alex Mugler Reviewed by Amanda L. Andrei Poisson. Head bob. Poisson. Head bob. Je suis. Hand-chest. Je suis. Hand-chest. In a simple rhythm, a pair of dancers […]
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Review: The Ratcatcher
Location Radost Theatre in Brno, Czech Republic Date of Performance May 22, 2024 Language Czech with English language surtitles Photo by Jakub Jíra Jiří Skovajsa as Pied Piper. Reviewed by Amanda L. Andrei Once upon a time, there was a small German town named Hamelin. When it became plagued by rats, the mayor sought to […]
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