Robert Israel
Peter Schjeldahl debunks (and praises) works of art, while also acknowledging the strategic importance of beauty.
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A splendid production of an impressive early effort from the talented writer Kenneth Lonergan.
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As a vision of gay bonding, The View UpStairs exudes a wonderful in-your-face spirit.
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“I saw it coming three years ago, when there was a frenzy of development in the Fenway. Now the neighborhood looks like a corporate mall.”
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Indecent is a play of contrasts: piety versus blasphemy, joy versus heartbreak.
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John Hersey emerges in this book as a disciplined journalist who held steadfast to an admirably singular goal.
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“Yiddish is above all a language of yearning, a language of anxiety.”
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American Moor sheds considerable insight into the tension between actor vs. director, into the power play between the two, and who will ultimately prevail.
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The IRNE event did what it has done for decades: cast a warm glow on a vibrant local theater scene and those who are dedicated to entertain, astonish, and inspire.
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W.S. Merwin remained politically as well as artistically motivated all his life, often proclaiming the vital importance of activism.
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