Articles by: Lesley Grigg

When it comes to the Entertainment Industry, Lesley Grigg has been on, off and around the stage, screen and writing desk. As an actress, she's performed in community theater and independent film before moving behind the scenes as a Stage Manager, Production Coordinator, Casting Assistant and just about every other production job you can think of. For two years, Lesley was talent agent to many of the finest child actors and models of the Philadelphia area. Lesley has also written, produced and directed her own inde film and staged reading, and is currently writing a series of picture books for children. Feel free to check out lesleygrigg.com to learn more about her and her writing.

A guy walks into a bar…he turns out to be God… and he wants you to inherit the earth. This is just one of many intriguing incidents that takes place EARLY ONE EVENING AT THE RAINBOW BAR & GRILL. At first it seemed as though things couldn’t get much better. [...]

A brotherhood of salesmen is all about the personality, respect and comradeship between men with a common goal. Willy Loman bases his life around this dogma and dreams of living it to the extent that will warrant a large funeral turnout. Throughout the play we see how he may have [...]

Determination will get you through this, is not the best fortune to get before reviewing a show I’ve always wanted to see at a theater I’ve never been to before. The evening started out well. Even though it took about two hours to reach the New Candlelight Theatre through 95 [...]

Ah, the holidays. A time for families to gather round the living room, talk about life, eat till they pass out, and surround themselves with the spirit of the season in mind, body and glass. Nothing brings out the holiday spirit like bringing a new girl home to meet the [...]

Halloween has recently come and gone. We’ve already had our first snow fall of the season. We might as well start decking the halls now, right? Let’s not get carried away just yet. We still have football to watch, turkeys to carve, and parades to enjoy. Also, let’s not forget [...]

What’s a woman to do after the passing of a beloved psychiatrist? Conversations with her mother only lead to mentions of bodily functions. Her husband is busy saving the world, one nose at a time. Now she only has the handy doorman to talk to, until an unexpected visitor turns [...]

In 1943, Bob Hope was hosting one of almost 200 USO performances honoring those fighting in the war. Who would have thought that at the same time, somewhere in America, Elizabethan subjects would be doing the same thing? However, instead of focusing on troubles abroad, this poetic speaking group struggled [...]

The mind can be like the circus.  The mind is usually filled with memories, thoughts, emotions, plans, to-do lists, and reminders all at the same time, all while carrying the responsibility for telling the rest of the body what to do. The circus features multiple rings of thrilling spectacles, all [...]

A Langhorne Players production can be summed up in two words:  Intimate and Daring.  With only five rows of seats spanning across the length of the stage, every audience member is plunked into the character’s world.  Depending on the scene, you can get the feeling you’re eavesdropping on a very [...]

Variety in the cast, variety in the jokes, variety in the audience.  LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR tells the story of a group of variety show comedy writers that were to become the early kings of comedy.  First they had to overcome censorship and regulations from a network that felt [...]

When you combine a sparkly mermaid, pink pirate and a variety of tambourine and banjo music all on the deck of a historic ship, it’s no wonder the skies opened up to christen the moment, several times.  Although this wasn’t the first Naughty Nautical Nite, it was the first aboard [...]

How did you prepare for the rapture that was supposed to take place last May, but is now apparently postponed to October? Some people threw rapture parties, some people prayed, some people went on with their lives just like any other day. Such is the story of END DAYS which [...]

What do you get when you mix a dash of movie magic with a healthy all-American dose of theatrical drama and sprinkle in some live television courtesy of Ed Sullivan?  One truly entertaining night at the Town and Country Players’ production of BYE BYE BIRDIE.  This night of reviewing was [...]

Nestled between two white sand dunes, clouds gently passing by overhead, you can almost taste the sea air. It’s the perfect place to discuss life and all it encompasses with a bottle of wine and a couple of lizards. So is the story of SEASCAPE, by Edward Albee. What starts [...]

Watching the Langhorne Players’ production of MAURITIUS felt like being in a seedy off-Broadway theater, watching real method actors sort through a whole range of emotions. It was like finding a rare stamp among a collection of regular first-classes. It was the first time in a long time I got [...]

Walking into Neshaminy High School’s auditorium, I was hit with a wave of nostalgia as flashbacks from my time on that same stage flooded over me.  Especially since HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING was one of the musicals I performed in high school as well.  I felt [...]

Sitting on the banks of the Delaware river in the middle of a flood warning, the last thing Bucks County needed was a Rainmaker. However, with the magic of theater, the audience was transported to a drought ridden western town on a sweltering summer day in the 1920s. The energy [...]

If this was a theater review, how would it begin? Maybe by introducing the play… Playmasters production of THE PLAY’S THE THING opened this weekend to a room full of red hatted and wind blown spectators. The curtain opened on a handsomely furnished set just as three gentlemen entered wearing [...]

You don’t have to be a dog lover, or on social security, to enjoy Footlighters Theater production of SYLVIA, but it helps and you may understand more of the jokes. The story of SYLVIA not only touches on the relationship between a man and a woman, but also on a [...]

Enchanting, heartwarming, witty… not the first words that usually come to mind when describing scenes from a mental institution, but all three fit the description of Village Players production of THE CURIOUS SAVAGE. The curtain opens on a charming set, centered with a comfortable looking couch and french doors flanked [...]