Ian Thal

Theater Review: Fresh Ink’s “The Housekeeper” Keeps Things Neat

January 22, 2016
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The Housekeeper may be too conventional for its own good, but it is intelligently crafted and engagingly entertaining.

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Theater Review: “Citizens of the Empire” — A Copycat Cosmos

January 14, 2016
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It is strange that Citizens of the Empire is so weirdly underdeveloped, given that it has been in development for quite a while now.

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Theater Review: “The Winter’s Tale” — A Problem Play, Solved

December 24, 2015
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The ASP’s superb production of The Winter’s Tale provides a unusually deft fusion of tragedy and comedy.

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Theater Review: At Israeli Stage—Alma Weich Places a “Price Tag” on Violence

December 2, 2015
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The timeliness of this staged reading made for one of the most heated and engaged talk-backs for any of the presentations in Israeli Stage’s six-year history.

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Theater Review: “Saturday Night/Sunday Morning”—As Expected as the Sunrise

November 2, 2015
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Dramatist Katori Hall’s narrative unfolds with few surprises: every revelation, every secret, every comeuppance is foreshadowed.

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Fuse Theater Review: “Everything Between Us” — A Protestant Perspective On The Troubles

October 31, 2015
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David Ireland’s use of coded sectarian language helps him paint a vivid picture of the Belfast his characters call home.

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Theater Review: “Copenhagen”—A Dazzling Production Conceals Moral Confusion

October 17, 2015
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Despite the dazzling rewards of this virtuoso Underground Railway Theater production, Copenhagen short circuits its central theme.

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Theater Review: New Rep’s “A Number” Doesn’t Add Up

October 15, 2015
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The laughter in the production serves a useful purpose: it distract us from the serious narrative problems in Caryl Churchill’s script.

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Theater Review: “Einstein’s Dreams” — Time After Time

October 3, 2015
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Wesley Savick not only does a fine job of adapting Alan Lightman’s text, but in his role as director he squares the circle.

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Fuse Theater Review: ASP’s Compelling “Othello” — Taking a Different Tack

October 1, 2015
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ASP director Bridgette Kathleen O’Leary chooses a nuanced approach to Othello that hews closely to the text.

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