Kate Abbott

Theater Review: Harold Pinter’s “The Homecoming” at the BTG—Stillborn

October 14, 2015
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Harold Pinter’s language can be enigmatic and deliberately bizarre, but it suggests arcs of passion and desire.

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Theater Review: “Veils”—On Screens, Public and Private

October 9, 2015
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Veils moves from political rallies to private show-downs, from blog exposition to deft, direct, and sometimes swiftly nuanced dialogues.

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Theater Review: “The Road to Where” — A Powerful Musical Memoir

August 25, 2015
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A friendly energy runs through the heart of The Road to Where, a tangible and inviting companionship.

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Fuse Theater Review: BSC’s “His Girl Friday” — Fast Action on the Chicago Beat

August 17, 2015
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His Girl Friday is a stirring celebration of the power of journalism that not only amuses but manages to be troubling as well.

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Theater Feature: John Douglas Thompson on “Red Velvet” — Race and Shakespeare in the Nineteenth Century

August 8, 2015
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Few people are familiar with the achievement of nineteenth century African-American Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge.

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Theater Review: “Unknown Soldier” — A Musical About the Power of Memory

August 5, 2015
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One of Unknown Soldier’s powerful choices is that its central characters are not your standard young lovers.

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Theater Review: Three’s Isolation — “I Saw My Neighbor on the Train and I Didn’t Even Smile”

July 31, 2015
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The play’s made up of domestic confrontations in which dramatist Suzanne Heathcote at times moves past moments of high tension at high speed.

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