Theater
The proceedings are continually involving, each of the performers supplying sufficient dramatic weight and interacting as a credible ensemble of characters rather than caricatures.
The play is preachy. But John Lithgow is magnificent.
I’m thinking that a one-person performance of “Hamlet” by a Brit transwoman might get under Trump’s necrotic skin.
“Suffs” bounces through a timeline of conferences, direct actions, interpersonal snits, and self-questioning over whether the entire endeavor is really worth it.
Daniel Okrent’s “Art Isn’t Easy” is an engaging if familiar introduction to one of theater’s most complex figures – though seasoned Stephen Sondheim devotees may find themselves wanting more.
“Rhinoceros” is a powerful wake-up call that, whether we like it nor not, we are writhing on the horns of a dilemma.
In his speculative play “The Antiquities,” dramatist Jordan Harrison has no trouble envisioning earthlings in the post-human age.
Come for the frolic and high energy professional stagecraft; stay to experience this creative ensemble’s answer to: Who the hell are we, facing the end?
Is anyone surprised that playwrights like Kearnan are creating works that show us women who are resourceful — and ready to fight back against their oppressors?
Keiko Green’s play about the end of the world is a robust vaudevillian entertainment.
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