Theater
“For artists involved in doing ensemble devising, there is tremendous value in the creative challenge on every level.”
Read MoreWriting seriously about a play that might not be meant to be taken so seriously presents a risk, but the provocation embedded in the social message of Born Yesterday can’t be escaped.
Read MoreThe script’s suggestion of mythological violence elevates Eyes Shut. Door Open. above the formulaic “dark domestic secrets revealed at a family reunion” plot line.
Read MorePulitzer Prize-winner Annie Baker’s John is a haunting feminist drama about women and madness.
Read MoreFew people are familiar with the achievement of nineteenth century African-American Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge.
Read MoreOne of Unknown Soldier’s powerful choices is that its central characters are not your standard young lovers.
Read MoreFor all of its sound and fury and smoke, the CSC’s version of King Lear is solid rather than surprising or exciting.
Read MoreThe relationship between a now-single mother and her bright, troubled daughter makes for a convincing, pertinent, and deeply funny play.
Read MoreThe play’s made up of domestic confrontations in which dramatist Suzanne Heathcote at times moves past moments of high tension at high speed.
Read MoreLike Samuel Beckett, Enda Walsh does not ignore the tenderness that flourishes, often under the duress of absurdity.
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Arts Commentary: Rich in Creativity — But Nothing Else