Committed to infusing vitality into the D.C. Arts by producing exciting and
accessible alternative theatre to generate new and diverse audiences.
accessible alternative theatre to generate new and diverse audiences.
PRESS FOR DIAMOND DEAD!
“Who says zombies can't rock? …. Landless has put together a spunky little
production. It comes across like the eager nephew of "The Rocky Horror Picture
Show," flaunting its tacky habits and urging the audience to join in.”
—Nelson Pressley, The Washington Post
“Romero’s camp-spooky influence has been as well-preserved as the undead who
rock the stage… The songs are catchy, could-be classics bathed in smoke-machine
plumes, but the real story is woven in between the numbers, told in well-executed
animated flashbacks and revealed through the petty squabbles that plague all
bands, even those that don’t carry baggage from the afterlife…. The love story
between frontman Dr. Diabolicus (played as a cross between Edward Scissorhands
and Michael Hutchence by a brooding Andrew Lloyd Baughman) and Aria rises
above its own self-mockery, and their “Crash Test Dummies in Love” is equal parts
funny and tender.”
—Anne Marson, Washington City Paper
“There are the stirrings of a cult phenomena... It's the world premiere of Landless
Theatre Company's stage adaptation of the film Diamond Dead… Every player in the
piece carries his or her own weight and together all sound like a rock & roll band
who have been performing for some time… So put on your whitest shade of pale
makeup, dress in your blackest attire, and take the Goth in you out for a night on
the town!”
—Rich See, CurtainUp.com
“Who says zombies can't rock? …. Landless has put together a spunky little
production. It comes across like the eager nephew of "The Rocky Horror Picture
Show," flaunting its tacky habits and urging the audience to join in.”
—Nelson Pressley, The Washington Post
“Romero’s camp-spooky influence has been as well-preserved as the undead who
rock the stage… The songs are catchy, could-be classics bathed in smoke-machine
plumes, but the real story is woven in between the numbers, told in well-executed
animated flashbacks and revealed through the petty squabbles that plague all
bands, even those that don’t carry baggage from the afterlife…. The love story
between frontman Dr. Diabolicus (played as a cross between Edward Scissorhands
and Michael Hutchence by a brooding Andrew Lloyd Baughman) and Aria rises
above its own self-mockery, and their “Crash Test Dummies in Love” is equal parts
funny and tender.”
—Anne Marson, Washington City Paper
“There are the stirrings of a cult phenomena... It's the world premiere of Landless
Theatre Company's stage adaptation of the film Diamond Dead… Every player in the
piece carries his or her own weight and together all sound like a rock & roll band
who have been performing for some time… So put on your whitest shade of pale
makeup, dress in your blackest attire, and take the Goth in you out for a night on
the town!”
—Rich See, CurtainUp.com
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