Arts Emerson
The populations in former Soviet Socialist Republics and current NATO members Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia know all too well what it’s like to live under Russian subjugation as is seen in a trio of trenchant and timely documentaries.
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Made in China 2.0 is valuable as an act of theatrical witnessing, the voice of a rebel who is facing considerable challenges from the powers that be.
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The conversation between Ravi and his mother is funny, engaging, and often illuminating; their real life bond is palpable as the pair try to reconcile the young man’s hopes and dreams with his Indian heritage.
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While there is much to admire about Detroit Red’s script, there are serious problems with the staging.
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The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes suggests some marvelous possibilities.
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The latest show from circus troupe The 7 Fingers is both intimate and gasp-inducing.
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American Moor sheds considerable insight into the tension between actor vs. director, into the power play between the two, and who will ultimately prevail.
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J. B. Priestly’s shallow characterizations keep his vision of moneyed skullduggery mundane rather than monstrous.
Read MoreAda/Ava is an impressive theatrical feat that finds a new, and invigorating, way of telling a story on stage.
Read MoreThe bottom line is that we simply aren’t given a requisite sense of the play’s embrace of tragedy.
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