Robert Israel

Theater Review: Women Rule at Canada’s Stratford Festival

September 10, 2013
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While luminary thespians and film stars such as Brian Dennehy and Christopher Plummer have trod the Stratford Festival boards, let me sing the praises of two actresses: Martha Henry and Michelle Giroux.

Concert Reviews: Joan Baez, Sting — Nostalgia Served Without Sentiment

June 25, 2013
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Part of the nostalgia of seeing Joan Baez and Sting was the opportunity to relive the experiences of attending their concerts at a more youthful time in our lives.

Stage Commentary: The Need for a Theater of Transformation

June 2, 2013
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Theater taught me how to draw parallels, to condense, to delete triviality and to recognize significance.

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