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Theater Review: Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s Extraordinarily Meta-“Hamlet”

October 18, 2016
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In this innovative production, Hamlet comes off as Shakespeare’s most successful genre mash-up of tragedy and comedy.

Theater Review: New Rep’s “Good” — Disturbing rather than Devastating

October 15, 2016
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The New Rep production is polished, surprising, and certainly hard-hitting.

Theater Review: A Gripping “Man in Snow” at the Gloucester Stage Company

October 10, 2016
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Man in Snow encourages us to reflect on our own bit of mortality. We don’t probably take the time to do that enough.

Theater Review: “The Plough and the Stars” — Life Under Pressure

September 30, 2016
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This is a galvanic production that stirs the spirit and demands that we reflect on what the script says about our own time, our own struggles.

Theater Preview: Conor Lovett on Music and Samuel Beckett in “Here All Night”

September 29, 2016
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“If you’ll excuse me for being cheeky, it’s a collaboration between the players on stage and Beckett’s works.”

Fuse Theater Review: Israeli Stage’s “Fertile” — Powerful Theater About Difference

September 24, 2016
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Romona Lisa Alexander’s impressive talent for chameleonic invention is well-suited to this demanding script.

Theater Review: Machine de Cirque — A Captivating Contraption

September 23, 2016
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Yes, another circus show has come to town with players who display breath-taking athleticism in all its cheeky glory.

Theater Review: SpeakEasy Stage Company Delights with “Significant Other”

September 21, 2016
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From Significant Other’s opening moments, it is clear that this smart and heartfelt script is in very capable hands.

Fuse Theater Review: Sondheim’s Scintillating Portrait of the Artist — Sunday in the Park with George

September 21, 2016
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The cherry on top of this terrific production is its stunning technical design, from lighting and sets to sound, projection, and costumes.

Theater Review: Harbor Stage Company’s “Miss Julie” — A Respectable Tragedy

September 20, 2016
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This is a satisfying if limited production; the Harbor Stage Company is a troupe that is well worth keeping an eye on.

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