Bill Marx

Theater Review: “Choice” — Call Ghostbusters

October 30, 2015
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It is hard to figure out just what playwright Winnie Holzman is up to in Choice: is this a supernatural sit-com?

Book/Theater Interview: Library of America Celebrates Arthur Miller’s Centennial

October 16, 2015
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The Library of America has done its part to applaud Arthur Miller’s 100th birthday with a handsome 3-volume set of his plays.

Theater Review: Bridge Rep’s “Salomé”—Never a Dull Moment

October 9, 2015
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Bridge Rep Theater director Olivia D’Ambrosio has not taken message-mongering to heart in this lively production of a rarely produced play.

Theater Review: “Mr Joy” — Empowerment Overload

September 28, 2015
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It is no longer enough for a playwright to go into the belly of the ‘beast’ and pray for help.

Fuse Theater Review: “Ghost Quartet” — Bang the Drum Slowly

September 10, 2015
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The things that go bump in the night are a pretty gooey lot in Ghost Quartet.

Stage Interview: Robert Scanlan on Samuel Beckett’s Women

September 9, 2015
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“When we turn so crass and commercial that we have lost our way, Samuel Beckett will be rediscovered as the way back.”

Theater Interview: Davis Robinson on “Ensemble Devising” — Artistic “Rapid-Response” Teams

August 13, 2015
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“For artists involved in doing ensemble devising, there is tremendous value in the creative challenge on every level.”

Theater Review: The CSC’s “King Lear” — The Deed Dutifully Done

August 2, 2015
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For all of its sound and fury and smoke, the CSC’s version of King Lear is solid rather than surprising or exciting.

Theater Review: “Kinship” at Williamstown Theatre Festival– No Sex in the City

July 22, 2015
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In Kinship, dramatist Carey Perloff hasn’t found a language that conveys irrational longing.

Fuse Commentary: Arts Criticism Isn’t Free — Support The Arts Fuse!

July 8, 2015
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