Theater
An Inspector Calls speaks with ease to our own times, bedeviled with “alternate facts” and ethical doubts.
The action is set in an incongruous and ahistorical no-man’s land, adrift between realistic drama and farce.
Thornton Wilder’s Big Ideas do not get lost in the hurly-burly of this production.
The Closet is funny, brash, entertaining, and utterly forgettable.
The Cake is a smart, stinging, and eerily timely comedy that feels timeless.
Ruby Rose Fox’s artistic/political mission with Salt is clear: the singer wants to look back at and revamp the radicalism of the ’60s.
It is heart-warming that, in these “worst of times,” playwrights like Carey Crim are working quietly to give us a look at new beginnings with humor and tenderness and hope.
Do the games of the Marquise and Valmont still have the same old sinful fire and political relevance?
Flat Earth Theatre has made a bold and relevant programming choice, taking on a play that examines how technology can both shape our illicit desires and fulfill them with ease.
Theater Commentary: American Drama — A Diminished Force
We will not get another Angels in America unless we demand it — and stop accepting bogus substitutes.
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