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Theater Review: “A Brimful of Asha” — Trying to Bridge the Generation Gap

March 13, 2021
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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.

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Theater Review: “The Pink Unicorn” — Hugging the Cactus

March 10, 2021
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SpeakEasy Stage Company has (once again) chosen a bold script for its audience.

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Theater Review: “Solitaire Suite” — Strange Things Flashing in the Night

February 22, 2021
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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.”

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Theater Feature: Eggtooth Productions’ “Stagehand” — Game-Theater Takes CyberStage

February 11, 2021
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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.

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Arts Remembrance: Christopher Plummer, 1929-2021

February 6, 2021
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It is difficult to think of a harder-working actor or one more devoted to his craft.

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Theater Review: “The Race” — Business as Unusual

January 19, 2021
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This is a very effective political drama, a relevant warning about what social critic Chris Hedges calls the formation of “corporate totalitarianism.”

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Theater Review: “Days to Come” – Wanting to Say Too Much

January 13, 2021
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Mint Theater Company’s choice to revive Days to Come is more intriguing than Lillian Hellman’s muddled play.

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Theater Review: “This Is Who I Am” — Virtual Intimacy

January 1, 2021
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Amir Nizar Zuabi’s engaging drama is a hopeful testament to communication and forgiveness.

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Arts Feature: Best Stage Productions of 2020

December 27, 2020
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Our theater critics pick some of the outstanding productions of a year truncated by COVID-19.

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Theater Commentary: Where Is Our Rage?

December 27, 2020
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Why are Boston stages reacting so serenely to our current miasmas — pandemical, political, economic, and spiritual.

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