This exciting look at Shakespeare’s tragedy is a decidedly gothic affair.
Theater Review: “But a Forme of Waxe” — Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s “Romeo and Juliet”
Allegra Libonati has assembled a mostly excellent cast for what at first glance should be an evening of quality Bardic entertainment.
Theater Review: Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s Dream of a Midsummer Night
Mortals would be foolish to miss the ASP’s version of Shakespeare’s Dream.
Theater Review: Tennessee Williams Inspires “Desire”
The source material — and the skills of Tennessee Williams’ posthumous collaborators — provides an evening of compelling theater.
Theater Review: “Homebody” – A Nation in a Reading Nook
Debra Wise’s stellar turn is not only a reflection of her long stage career, but a testament to the breadth of her experience.
Theater Review: “Everyman” — Reinvented With Zest
Apollinaire Theatre Company has done delightful justice to this zesty rejuvenation of a didactic dramatic chestnut.
Stage Review: “Sinners” — Theater that Matters
Questioning Joshua Sobol’s right to write about these kinds of intimate atrocities is to suggest that stages should never address these issues.
Music Review: The Rolling Thunder of Kodō’s DADAN
With each piece, the impressive physicality of Kodō’s drummers becomes even more theatrical.
Theater Review: Lincoln in the Shooting Gallery – “Topdog/Underdog” at The Huntington Theatre Company
This is a wonderful production of an important play that still has a dog in the fight.
Book Review: Nuff Said? — “What Playwrights Talk About When They Talk About Writing”
Jeffrey Sweet has provided a handy oral history of the ways playwriting has changed over three generations.