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Theater Review: “Admissions” — The Frustrations of the Privileged

November 7, 2019
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Admissions is a successful comedy, but not quite the hot, scathing satire of ‘privileged whiteness’ one might gather from the ads. (Or from some of the local reviews.)

Theater Review: “The Thanksgiving Play” — The Perils of “Wokeness”

November 2, 2019
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When confronted with a seemingly intractable quandary, playwright Larissa FastHorse — and her characters — take the easy way out.

Theater Review: “Triptych (Eyes of One on Another)” — Distanced Beauty?

November 1, 2019
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TRIPTYCH (Eyes of One on Another) serves up a cool emotional package.

Theater Review: “Linda Vista” on Broadway Upends the Male Midlife Crisis

October 31, 2019
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Dramatist Tracy Letts’s new play is raw, funny, and intensely personal.

Theater Review: Praxis Stage’s “Coriolanus” — Riled-Up Warriors

October 30, 2019
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The audience members were as diverse as the cast, the show is not being staged in a traditional space in Boston, and the play is incredibly relevant.

Theater Review: “Cambodian Rock Band” — The Rhythms of Betrayal

October 30, 2019
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At its best, Lauren Yee’s vibrant play with music offers a compelling exploration of survivor guilt, the urge for revenge, the deforming power of the past, and the impossibility of finding justice for crimes against humanity.

Theater Review: “Jordan” — Technology Packs a Sucker Punch

October 23, 2019
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Cyberspace begins to look like a hostile place for women, as dangerous as a frat party. Females log-on at their peril.

Theater Review: “Trayf” — By the Book of Numbers

October 23, 2019
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Evaluated as an empathy workout, Trayf never asks us to break a sweat.

Book Review: “Protest! A History of Social and Political Protest Graphics” — Pavlovian Calls to Action

October 22, 2019
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Liz McQuiston writes that the posters collected in her book are meant to “pay tribute to the liberating concept of hard-won ‘freedom of speech’ throughout history.”

Theater Review: “SpongeBob” Tour in Boston Is Hardly Absorbing

October 20, 2019
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This is a non-union production, and that means the actors are being paid a fraction of what they would be getting if the tour were offering performers a union contract.

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