Helen Epstein

Theater Review: “My Jane” — Not Much New Here

July 2, 2016
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The production, like so many I’ve seen staged by the Chester Theatre Company, makes the most of limited resources.

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Fuse News Quick Picks — Berkshire Theater Best Bets

June 27, 2016
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Two fine new plays that create deeply absorbing drama from stories in the headlines.

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Fuse Theater Review: “Presto Change-O” — Magic With a Punch

May 27, 2016
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This character-driven comedy about three generations of illusionists is light as a bauble, yet packs a subtle psychological punch.

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Visual Arts Feature: The Lower East Side Tenement Museum — History, with Contradictions

April 17, 2016
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The founders of the Tenement Museum would have been pleased to see visitors drawing parallels both with the immigration headlines in the news.

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Book Review: “All the Single Ladies” — Essential Reading

March 28, 2016
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All the Single Ladies is an ambitious book, packed with so many interesting people and ideas that I often wanted to hear far more about each.

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Theater Review: Reasons to Love the Maly Drama Theatre’s “Three Sisters”

March 4, 2016
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I’m deeply grateful to Arts Emerson for bringing the Maly Drama Theatre to Boston and hope for more.

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Theater Review: “Back the Night” — A Strong Play about Sexual Assault on Campus

February 22, 2016
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No one I know is neutral about this kind of material and I was pleased to watch a play that did not shrink from its many complexities and challenges.

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Theater Review: “Disgraced” — Relevant, But Soap Opera

January 15, 2016
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Given the rise of radical Islamic terrorism, Disgraced is nothing if not timely.

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Theater Review: “Chopin Without Piano”—A Problematic Idea

November 12, 2015
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I wish I could say I was dazzled by the production’s concept.

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Visual Arts Review: Neue Galerie’s “Berlin Metropolis”—Overwhelming But Outstanding

October 29, 2015
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This is a strong exhibit that succeeds in conveying a sense of what it was like to live during the 1920s in this exciting capital.

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