Bill Marx
Three theaters in the Berkshires offer differing views of the past.
Diverting the resources of Boston’s regional theaters into the casino of Broadway undercuts the ideals that launched the regional theater movement.
This Midsummer Night’s Dream is a pleasant enough entertainment that is helped mightily by the bucolic waterfront setting.
“Our film has community and spirituality,” says Gerald Peary. “It also has conflict.”
We will not get another Angels in America unless we demand it — and stop accepting bogus substitutes.
Recommended hashtags for the Boston Theatre Critics Association: #MeTooGiveMeTime, #MeTooNotYet
Joshua Sobol isn’t interested in exploring dramatic possibilities but making sure his equation about the inevitable mechanics of violence works out.
Albert Camus brings a bracing response to thinking about the worse that is missing in so many of our current dystopias.
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Theater Commentary: Can Audiences Rescue Theater Criticism?
Will working with audiences encourage stage companies and theater artists to go beyond the status quo? Or just cement them into their sweet spots?
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