by Teresa Jusino – For a play whose playwright and director bill as a “horror” play, The Little One wasn’t terribly frightening. Granted, I was always a little unnerved whenever one of the vampires in the play would snap a human’s neck, and Patrick Shearer’s sound design would kick in, forcing me to rub my neck in sympathy with every CRACK. However, I was never afraid. Perhaps casting it as a “horror” show is simply meant to attract lovers of that particular genre, but I never once feared for any of the characters, or for my own well-being. Lest you think this is a criticism of the piece, it isn’t. I just didn’t get that fright was really the point of this story.

By Teresa Jusino – Two years ago, I interviewed director Pete Boisvert and playwright James Comtois about their theater company, Nosedive Productions. Today, Nosedive’s 10-year history is littered with all manner of comic book, fantasy, and horror stories. Comtois’ latest play, The Little One, opens TONIGHT, and hopes to take the vampire myth into some exciting new directions. I recently had the chance to talk with Pete, who is directing The Little One, about how far Nosedive Productions has come in ten years and how this show, which is the company’s largest endeavor to date, will propel Nosedive into the next ten years.