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Theater Review: “Rhinoceros” on Newbury Street

March 5, 2016
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With conformity on the march, Ionesco’s Rhinoceros remains as timely as ever.

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Theater Review: Reasons to Love the Maly Drama Theatre’s “Three Sisters”

March 4, 2016
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I’m deeply grateful to Arts Emerson for bringing the Maly Drama Theatre to Boston and hope for more.

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Stage Review: Sonic Life on the Office Floor — The Bitter Truth

February 28, 2016
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Okada’s play reflects how skepticism has become the default stance for young adults shellshocked by post-recession economic restructuring.

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Theater Review: “1984” — It’s Later Than You Think

February 24, 2016
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1984‘s theatrical vision of authoritarianism in action is not for the faint of heart.

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Theater Review: “Back the Night” — A Strong Play about Sexual Assault on Campus

February 22, 2016
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No one I know is neutral about this kind of material and I was pleased to watch a play that did not shrink from its many complexities and challenges.

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Theater Review: “Baltimore” — Talking Isn’t Enough

February 15, 2016
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There’s nothing wrong with preaching the value of empathy — but who would argue?

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Theater Review: “Tinker to Evers to Chance” — Too Many Pop-ups

February 15, 2016
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The play is at best a solid double off the Green Monster at Fenway, or more appropriate, a line drive into the ivy at venerable Wrigley Field.

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Theater Review: “Milk Like Sugar” — Vivid Snapshots of Confused Lives

February 8, 2016
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Milk Like Sugar cries out for dialogue and confrontations that direct us deeper into the conflicts the young women face.

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Theater Review: “The Convert” — A Zimbabwean Tragedy

February 6, 2016
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The Convert is a complex historical drama that shows us individuals crushed among powerful contradictions.

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Theater Review: “An Octoroon” — Racist Melodrama, Post-Modern Version

February 5, 2016
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Company One’s actors are top notch and they expertly serve the production’s antiquated style of non-realistic acting.

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