Theater
With conformity on the march, Ionesco’s Rhinoceros remains as timely as ever.
I’m deeply grateful to Arts Emerson for bringing the Maly Drama Theatre to Boston and hope for more.
Okada’s play reflects how skepticism has become the default stance for young adults shellshocked by post-recession economic restructuring.
1984‘s theatrical vision of authoritarianism in action is not for the faint of heart.
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.
There’s nothing wrong with preaching the value of empathy — but who would argue?
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.
Milk Like Sugar cries out for dialogue and confrontations that direct us deeper into the conflicts the young women face.
The Convert is a complex historical drama that shows us individuals crushed among powerful contradictions.
Company One’s actors are top notch and they expertly serve the production’s antiquated style of non-realistic acting.
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