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Theater Review: ASP’s “Edward II” — The Intimacy of Political Violence

March 3, 2017
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Marlowe’s skill in maintaining a high level of complexity put the history play on a sophisticated footing.

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Theater Review: “Stage Kiss” — The Stages of Romance

March 1, 2017
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Stage Kiss is Sarah Ruhl’s whimsical contribution to the age-old artistic theme of art vs. life.

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Theater Review: “Informed Consent” — When Science and Ethics Collide

February 25, 2017
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Informed Consent is the smartest play I’ve seen hit Boston area stages since the new year began.

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Theater Review: “Women in Jeopardy!” — Critic Left Unconcerned

February 24, 2017
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The MRT production marches clumsily along the fine line of being funny and knowing it is funny.

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Theater Review: Zeitgeist Stage Company’s “Exit Strategy” — Tales Out of School

February 23, 2017
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Can the smothered idealism of the teachers be rekindled? Will the school be saved if students and faculty join together?

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Theater Review: “Don’t Give Up the Ship” — A Promising Voyage

February 21, 2017
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Don’t Give Up the Ship is well worth the time of audience members seeking exciting, unconventional theater.

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Theater Review: Wooster Group’s “The Town Hall Affair” — Reality as a Funhouse Mirror

February 17, 2017
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The Wooster Group deconstruction adds layers of artificiality to what may or may not have been a serious event.

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Theater Review: A Very Winning “Beauty Queen of Leenane”

February 15, 2017
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The Druid Theatre Company staging shows what amazing things happens when a group of artists work together fully and completely .

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Theater Review: “Mass Appeal” — A Compelling Drama of Ritual

February 3, 2017
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Profoundly conservative and radically fresh, Mass Appeal justifies its title in the Peterborough Players fine production.

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Theater Review: “Trans Scripts, Part I: The Women” — An Evening of Powerful Journeys

February 2, 2017
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This is a script with an exquisite sense of balance; Trans Scripts, Part I is thoughtful, informative, honest, and playful, all at once.

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