Theater
Zayd Dohrn’s slightly predictable Muckrakers offers some satisfying twists and turns as it moves toward the inevitable.
Shakespeare may have written Measure for Measure as a dystopian satire of what it would be like if the Puritans were ever to take over England.
Playwright Ken Urban doesn’t seem to have a strong point of view about his thirtysomethings-in-a-muddle; neither does he allow them to change or grow.
While worth a look for its inspired performances, this Huntington Theatre Company production does not give us Christopher Durang at his madcap best.
“The pain depicted on stage must cut to the bone, inspire a seemingly impossible empathy within me, within the audience.”
If you’re looking for an entertaining piece of theater that will leave you both laughing and pondering your own place on the political map, go see
Theater Commentary: On The Firing Of Theater J’s Ari Roth
The Theater J debacle points to the difficulties Jewish theater faces within the Jewish community.
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