A graduate of The Neo-Futurists and the author of “Burning Bluebeard” and “Roustabout: The Great Circus Trainwreck!,” Jay Torrence came back with a bang in his role as Leni Riefenstahl in Akvavit Theatre’s “Hitler on the Roof.” Leni Riefenstahl was a German film director, producer and screenwriter, most actively known as a technically innovative propaganda filmmaker closely associated with the Führer, a closeness she attempted to deny later in life. Torrence played both unease and denial expertly. His knockout performance showed an undeniable ability to play with darkness in an insanity-inducing purgatory with humor and slapstick.
Fine Arts Building Act One: The Golden Age, A Building Reborn The building itself is actually 138 years old, opening its doors in 1885 as the Studebaker Brothers’ Lake Front Carriage Repository. But they quickly outgrew their showplace. When the Fine Arts Building reopened in October 1898, it had been staged as an artist-only space. The building was a hit. In its first few years, artists and crafters of every kind…
