Bill Marx

Theater Commentary: An Open Letter — to the “Open Letter”

June 9, 2019
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The media big boys should be part of the discussion, if only because they have the resources to change the situation for the better.

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Theater Review: “Cardboard Piano” — Pay Witness

April 2, 2019
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“ignorance about those who have disappeared/ undermines the reality of the world.” — Zbigniew Herbert

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Book Interview: “Bad Environmentalism” — Laughing at Gloom and Doom

March 17, 2019
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Mainstream environmentalism is not just serious and sanctimonious, it also happens to be very white and very heteronormative.

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Theater Review: The Sense of an “Endlings”

March 7, 2019
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The playwright supplies a memorable encounter between young and old in the play’s final scene, but it is too late to compensate for the superficiality of the Pirandello-lite antics that have come before.

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Commentary/Interview: “Du Bois’s Telegram” — Restricting Literary Resistance

February 27, 2019
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Is there a disconnect between artists and meaningful resistance movements?

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Theater Review: Bedlam’s “Pygmalion” — An Enjoyable Excursion into Shavian Feminism

February 12, 2019
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The generally enjoyable Bedlam production of Pygmalion doesn’t quite settle for the glucose bait.

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Theater Review: Two Cheers for Manual Cinema’s “The End of TV”

January 21, 2019
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I strongly advise you to explore the wizardry of Manual Cinema — its potential is considerable.

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Theater Review: “Miss You Like Hell” — A Lukewarm Road Trip

January 16, 2019
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This is yet another sentimental exercise in the mechanics of mother/daughter rapprochement

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Theater Review: Return to “A Doll’s House”? — You Can’t Go Home Again

January 12, 2019
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A Doll’s House, Part 2 comes off as a return to the barn — after the door has fallen off its hinges.

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Theater Review: “Small Mouth Sounds” — Small Change

January 9, 2019
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Despite its promising premise, Bess Wohl’s script is yet another wan exercise in genial domestic comedy.

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