American Repertory Theater

Arts Remembrance: Robert Brustein — A View from the Seats

October 31, 2023
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The late Robert Brustein’s shadow is long. But his legacy is problematic.

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Theater Review: “The Half-God of Rainfall” — A Quicksilver Epic

September 18, 2023
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“The Half-God of Rainfall” is a challenging journey relayed in a memorable production that will resonate with you for a long time.

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Theater Review: “The Wife of Willesden” — Pleasantly Bawdy

March 6, 2023
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If the production sends at least some of the audience members back to the magnificent poetry of The Canterbury Tales, it would have done a mitzvah.

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Theater Feature: Favorite Stage Productions of 2022

December 28, 2022
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Our theater critics pick some of the outstanding productions in a year haunted by COVID.

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Visual Arts Feature: “Life of Pi” — Imagination by Design at The A.R.T.

December 18, 2022
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The most mesmerizing characters in this stunningly visual production are brilliant life-size puppets.

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Theater Review: “Life of Pi” — An Enchantingly Theatrical Ocean Voyage

December 17, 2022
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This stunning, brand new production of UK’s Life of Pi is stopping in Cambridge for a month or so before sailing down to Broadway.

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Theater Review: “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992” — “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose”

September 14, 2022
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Anna Deveare Smith’s examination of racism in America remains powerful, 30 years on.

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Theater Commentary: “1776” — American Theater Jigs as Democracy Dies?

June 8, 2022
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Maybe I am an alarmist and the rich and powerful know something the rest of us don’t. Perhaps the midterms will not put another nail in the coffin of democracy. Apparently, it will be business as usual for the A.R.T. and other American theaters — until it can’t be.

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Theater Review: “1776” — Still an Egg in the Theatrical Incubator

June 5, 2022
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This revival of 1776 tries to strike a culture wars balance, celebrating the country’s commitment to independence while also here and there skewering the idealized images and blatant hypocrisies of America’s patriarchal founders.

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Theater Review: “Macbeth in Stride” — Lady Macbeth Sings the Blues? Not Really

November 6, 2021
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As sure as “the crow/Makes wing to the rooky wood,” Mrs. Macbeth is going to fall tragically short when it comes to being an inspirational role model for marginalized females everywhere.

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