This is a great work, more linear than Tom Stoppard’s earlier dramas, yet filled with such intelligence and compassion that it will be read and seen for years and years and, perhaps, over time be regarded as his richest, most haunting play.
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Theater Review: “A Brimful of Asha” — Trying to Bridge the Generation Gap
The conversation between Ravi and his mother is funny, engaging, and often illuminating; their real life bond is palpable as the pair try to reconcile the young man’s hopes and dreams with his Indian heritage.
Theater Review: “The Pink Unicorn” — Hugging the Cactus
SpeakEasy Stage Company has (once again) chosen a bold script for its audience.
Theater Review: “Solitaire Suite” — Strange Things Flashing in the Night
The show is made all the more powerful by the fact that we’ve now spent 12 months enduring Covid and four years of science denial and “alternative facts.”
Theater Feature: Eggtooth Productions’ “Stagehand” — Game-Theater Takes CyberStage
What will the response be to this innovative marriage of Zoom theater and video gaming? Some viewers will welcome the mash-up, others will not.
Arts Remembrance: Christopher Plummer, 1929-2021
It is difficult to think of a harder-working actor or one more devoted to his craft.
Theater Review: “The Race” — Business as Unusual
This is a very effective political drama, a relevant warning about what social critic Chris Hedges calls the formation of “corporate totalitarianism.”
Theater Review: “Days to Come” – Wanting to Say Too Much
Mint Theater Company’s choice to revive Days to Come is more intriguing than Lillian Hellman’s muddled play.
Theater Review: “This Is Who I Am” — Virtual Intimacy
Amir Nizar Zuabi’s engaging drama is a hopeful testament to communication and forgiveness.
Arts Feature: Best Stage Productions of 2020
Our theater critics pick some of the outstanding productions of a year truncated by COVID-19.