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Theater Commentary: Where Is Our Rage?

Why are Boston stages reacting so serenely to our current miasmas — pandemical, political, economic, and spiritual.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Theater Tagged: American Repertory Theater, ArtsEmerson, Huntington-Theatre-Company, Natasha Tripney, The Stage

Theater Review: “The Peculiar Patriot” — All Heart

The Peculiar Patriot may say it is about making us feel the human price of mass incarceration in America, but there is more than a little True Romance in the mix.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: ArtsEmerson, Hi-Arts, Liza Jessie Peterson, National Black Theatre, Talvin Wilks, The Peculiar Patriot

Stage Commentary: Making Boston Theater Magical Again?

Diverting the resources of Boston’s regional theaters into the casino of Broadway undercuts the ideals that launched the regional theater movement.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Theater Tagged: Ambassador Theatre Group, American Repertory Theater, ArtsEmerson, Broadway, Broadway Tryout, colonial-theatre

Theater Review: Playing “The White Card”

The White Card‘s examination of white philanthropy and racism stays well within the comfort zone.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: American Repertory Theater, ArtsEmerson, Claudia Rankine, Diane Paulus, The White Card

Theater Review: “17 Border Crossings” — Journeys to Nowhere

Was this trip really necessary?

By: Helen Epstein Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: 17 Border Crossings, ArtsEmerson, cultural vulture, passport, Tatiana Mallarino, Thaddeus Phillips, travel

Theater Preview: Melinda Lopez — A Life in the Theater

“Theater is my pathway to sanity,” Melinda Lopez explains.

By: Robert Israel Filed Under: Featured, Preview, Theater Tagged: ArtsEmerson, Mala, Melinda-Lopez

Theater Review: Machine de Cirque — A Captivating Contraption

Yes, another circus show has come to town with players who display breath-taking athleticism in all its cheeky glory.

By: Robert Israel Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: ArtsEmerson, Machine de Cirque, Vincent Dube

Theater Review: “Daughter of a Cuban Revolutionary” — Heartfelt History

Daughter of a Cuban Revolutionary is at its most theatrically gripping when Marissa Chibas is caught up in her memories.

By: Jess Viator Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: ArtsEmerson, Daughter of a Cuban Revolutionary, Jess Viator, Marissa Chibas, Mira Kingsley.

Fuse Theater Review: “Historia de Amor” at ArtsEmerson — Daring and Unsparing Theater

Based on a graphic novel, the brilliant Historia de Amor is unrelenting in its darkness. It’s as if we’re swimming in a pool of India ink.

By: Robert Israel Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: ArtsEmerson, Cutler Majestic Theatre, Historia de Amor, Juan Carlos Zagal, Teatrocinema

Fuse Theater Review: Samuel Beckett — A Memorable Voice in the Dark

Lisa Dwan’s performance of these Beckett pieces in a totally darkened theater is powerful and, in the case of Not I, deliciously revelatory.

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: ArtsEmerson, Footfalls, Lisa Dwan, Not I, Rockaby, samuel-beckett, Walter Asmus

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