Commonwealth-Shakespeare-Company
This uncomplicated version of Shakespeare’s tragedy comes off as a rousing tale of murder under a starlit Boston sky that obligingly lights Macbeth’s “black and deep desires.”
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CSC pulled out all the stops for its turn at The Tempest, bringing together a cast that is more than up to the challenge of knitting together poignant drama and madcap comedy.
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The CSC production maintains a sense of romantic adventure throughout, which makes it easier to accept some of the staging’s creative excesses — as well as the loop de loops of the Bard’s plotting.
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Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s production of Birdy is at its best when it focuses on the play’s central relationships.
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Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s Richard III is a deft, gripping version of Shakespeare’s vision of malevolence, staged with verve and vision.
Read MoreAllegra Libonati has assembled a mostly excellent cast for what at first glance should be an evening of quality Bardic entertainment.
Read MoreThere are powerful intimations of modernity in the writhings of Edwin Booth’s psyche.
Read MoreThere is much to like in this outdoor production of Love’s Labor’s Lost — the time passes by quickly and there are plenty of smiles along the way.
Read MoreFor all of its sound and fury and smoke, the CSC’s version of King Lear is solid rather than surprising or exciting.
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Cultural Commentary: Arts Institutions, Unions, and the Pandemic
It behooves audiences to be aware of how workers in the arts organizations they frequent are treated and whether management is operating in good faith.
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