Ian Thal

Theater Feature: Best Stage Productions of 2017

December 28, 2017
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Our theater critics pick some of the outstanding productions of the year.

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Theater Feature: Best Stage Productions of 2016

December 22, 2016
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Fuse theater critics pick some of the outstanding productions of the year.

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Theater Feature: Best Stage Productions of 2015

December 16, 2015
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Fuse theater critics pick some of the outstanding productions of the year.

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Theater Review: “The Whole World” — The Monsters Are Us

May 2, 2015
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The Whole World focuses on the incoherence that lurks underneath the empowering narratives we tell about ourselves.

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Theater Feature: Best Stage Productions of 2014

December 22, 2014
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Fuse theater critics pick some of the outstanding productions of the year.

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Theater Feature: Best Stage Productions of 2013

December 29, 2013
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Fuse Theater critics pick some of the outstanding shows of the past year.

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Theater Review: “Valentine Trilogy” Has a Lot of Passion but Could Use More Smarts

August 13, 2013
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So what’s a hero to do but throw punches and kicks in the name of love and forgiveness?

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Theater Commentary: An Anything-But-Banal Love Story

December 13, 2011
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The play does not address Hannah Arendt’s rationalizations or the reasons for her dedication to Martin Heidegger, though the dramatist’s title hints that it is the banal truth of the irrationality of love.

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Judicial Theater Review #1: The Overwhelming at Company One

November 7, 2009
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What is a Judicial Review? It is a fresh approach to creating a conversational, critical space about the arts. The aim is to combine editorial integrity with the community-making power of interactivity. This is our first session. Review by Ian Thal Review by Timothy Longman Review by Peter Cohen Artist response by Shawn LaCount Summary…

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