Articles Tagged With: Aaron S. Adams

God of Carnage at Cockpit in Court

Reviews June 19, 2026 Amanda N. Gunther

Are you eccentric enough to believe in the soothing power of culture? Theatre is meant to be culture. Dark comedies are meant to be funny. And Yasmina Reza’s darkish-comedy God of Carnage (as translated by Christopher Hampton) certainly has its moments in the upstairs cabaret theatre space of Cockpit in Court, the first of two non-musicals included in the 2026 summer season. Directed by Gabriel Lewin, this edgy dark deviance divulges into the territory of “what happens when adults behave like children and fail to act like th grown-ups that they’re pretending to be?”

I’ve seen shows in the cabaret theatre space of Cockpit in Court since 2012,

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at River Stone Theatre Company

Reviews July 24, 2025 Amanda N. Gunther

DETERMINED— (adj.) resolute or decided; staunch. “Despite numerous setbacks, an uphill climb, and a whole rescaling of their current production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee due to a last-minute forced-shift in hosting venue, River Stone Theatre Company was determined to launch their inaugural show in this 2025 calendar year, making for one excellent theatrical experience despite all of the initial roadblocks in their path.” D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-E-D. Finally, albeit temporarily, settling into the Havre de Grace Opera House for just two weekends,

Bad Seed at Cockpit in Court

Reviews June 20, 2025 Amanda N. Gunther

Do you want to look into the bottom of your soul? How many of you would be okay with such a notion? What if you had no choice because you were a— Bad Seed? In a gripping drama, Cockpit in Court kicks off their 2025 summer season in the upstairs cabaret space with Bad Seed by Maxwell Anderson (based on the novel by William March.) Directed by Todd Pearthree, this spooky little tale may not be an Agatha Christie mystery,