Theater
Despite some awkward staging decisions and the script tampering, there is plenty of lively drive in this production of Hedda Gabler.
The play’s lead characters – representing polar opposites, cultural versus religious Judaism – ultimately exhaust one another, and us.
Ether Dome is nothing if not ironic: a dire need for relief generates a mess of pain.
A Disappearing Number combines mathematics and drama in ways that will enthrall some, overwhelm others, and puzzle the rest.
This staging of Much Ado About Nothing would make an excellent ice-breaker for a discussion between adolescents and adults about sexting
Isango’s Magic Flute/ Impempe Yomlingo is lit by flashes of brilliance. Most can be traced directly to Mandisi Dyantyis’ reorchestration of Mozart’s orchestral score for an ensemble of marimbas.
Whether or not you’re familiar with Elizabeth Bishop or Robert Lowell, their worlds or their poetry, you should hasten to this show.
The tragedy of King Lear never takes hold because you know that soon someone is going to pick up an accordion and with a ‘Hey, Nonny Nonny’ dance those blues away.
In interesting ways, German Stage’s ongoing exploration of Germany’s immigrant populations provides a lens through which we can evaluate how we perceive our immigrants and how we treat them.
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