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Theater Commentary: A Time for Tragic Reflection

June 1, 2021
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“We can, of course, be deceived in many ways. We can be deceived by believing what is untrue, but we certainly are also deceived by not believing what is true.” — Søren Kierkegaard

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Theater Review: “Black Beans Project” — Tasting Togetherness

May 30, 2021
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The heart and soul that so prominently flavors the Black Beans Project no doubt reflects the hopeful moment we’re in.

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Theater Review: “A Woman of the World” — A Remarkable Relationship

May 27, 2021
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The “Real” Emily Dickinson never materializes, but the “Real” Mabel Loomis Todd does — and it’s a sometimes shocking and sad story.

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Theater Review: “TJ Loves Sallly 4 Ever” — Scattershot Satire

May 8, 2021
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An exciting, subversive idea animates TJ Loves Sally 4 Ever.

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Theater Commentary: Who’s Agitating for a “Green New Theatre”?

May 3, 2021
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The arrival of Groundwater Arts suggests the birth of efforts to organize artists and others to press cultural organizations to take meaningful action on the climate crisis.

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Book Review: A Valuable Reminder of Lorraine Hansberry’s “Radical Vision”

April 25, 2021
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In the process of exploring the ideas that shaped Lorraine Hansberry’s understanding of her art and the world, the volume confirms the writer’s relevance during these troubled but potentially transformative times.

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Theater Review: “Play On! Othello” — A Painful and Invigorating Update

April 22, 2021
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You need to hear this play. Especially if you are white and already “know” Othello. Listen again (and again) and prepare to question old assumptions.

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Theater Review: “Mud Season Mystery: The Lodger” — The Game’s Afoot, On Zoom

April 19, 2021
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Director Jess Chayes has done all that is humanly possible to stage a lively live production under Zoom constraints.

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Theater Review: “The Catastrophist” — Celebrating Science

April 15, 2021
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The Catastrophist is an opportunity to begin processing our experience with a pandemic that has fundamentally changed our lives in ways we cannot yet fully comprehend.

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Book Review: Tom Stoppard’s “Leopoldstadt” — Closing the Circle, Perfectly

April 7, 2021
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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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