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Appraised By Media
In most universes, the Appraised by Media store is your everyday, run of the mill brick and mortar pawnshop. Except for everything thing inside. For an ever-changing list of reasons, the two mysterious owners receive items from infinite conceivable realities. Even more from inconceivable ones. Every week they record their process of discussing and evaluating these objects.
In our dimension, however, Appraised by Media is a weekly podcast hosted by two brothers, Duncan and Malcolm Gibbs. Their goal is always to make each other laugh, and, every so often, make others laugh with them. Some items are created by the brothers, and some are user submissions. The arguments are always authentic.
Review: Of Mice and Men at Kansas City Repertory Theatre
”If you’re new to this particular tale, you’ll be sucked in by its searing lessons on freedom, confinement, and friendship. But don’t write it off if you’re already familiar. For me, a fan of the novella, every moment of KCRep’s production was colored by the impeding eventuality, and it’s all the better for it.”
Review: On Shoulders Now at KC Melting Pot Theatre
”Vernon makes it clear in the opening monologue that he is a Christmas ghost, a ghost of Christmas past perhaps. All of these elements become an extremely nuanced character that shows amazing depth in his alternating moments of humor and genuine heart.”
Review: Nomad Motel at Unicorn Theatre
”Is strength of character, and the urge to keep fighting, something that is taught to you, or is it an instinct some are born with and some aren’t? Those that are strong of character are those that give and help others, even when they have very little to give.”
Blog Post: Balancing the Humor and Drama in Kansas City Actors Theatre “And Then There Were None”
”It is this sense of impending doom and feeling of no escape that propels this play from its farcical openings into the drama of the final act of the play. With a power-house group of actors, the audience is sure to go from laughing to on the edge of their seats in a matter of minutes.”
Blog Post: Eight Actors Putting in the Work to Present Sam Shepard’s “A Lie of the Mind”
”Shepard explores the dysfunctional family dynamic and how it relates to the nature of love by starting with the individual thoughts of one man, and growing to encapsulate the feelings of the entire family in this three-act drama set in the snowy Montana countryside. This production relies on the performances of its eight powerhouse actors who must all carry the emotional weight with an equal share.”
Blog Post: Kansas City Actor’s Theatre and UMKC Theatre Prepare “King Lear”
”Masterfully adjusting to the difficulties of producing live theatre, Theodore Swetz, Mark Robbins, Logan Black, and Peggy Friesen, along with UMKC Graduate and Undergraduate students have put in the work, and are nearly ready to present William Shakespeare’s amazing drama, “King Lear”.”
