Truman & Tennessee is a meticulously researched and edited documentary about two gay men and their differing commitments to art.
David Greenham
Theater Review: “Black Beans Project” — Tasting Togetherness
The heart and soul that so prominently flavors the Black Beans Project no doubt reflects the hopeful moment we’re in.
Theater Review: “A Woman of the World” — A Remarkable Relationship
The “Real” Emily Dickinson never materializes, but the “Real” Mabel Loomis Todd does — and it’s a sometimes shocking and sad story.
Theater Review: “Play On! Othello” — A Painful and Invigorating Update
You need to hear this play. Especially if you are white and already “know” Othello. Listen again (and again) and prepare to question old assumptions.
Theater Review: “Solitaire Suite” — Strange Things Flashing in the Night
The show is made all the more powerful by the fact that we’ve now spent 12 months enduring Covid and four years of science denial and “alternative facts.”
Theater Review: “The Race” — Business as Unusual
This is a very effective political drama, a relevant warning about what social critic Chris Hedges calls the formation of “corporate totalitarianism.”
Theater Review: “This Is Who I Am” — Virtual Intimacy
Amir Nizar Zuabi’s engaging drama is a hopeful testament to communication and forgiveness.
Arts Feature: Best Stage Productions of 2020
Our theater critics pick some of the outstanding productions of a year truncated by COVID-19.
Theater Review: The Christmas Revels 2020 — A Delightfully Virtual Revelation
A 50th anniversary is a wonderful milestone, and I congratulate the Revels for looking back and huzzahing the occasion as they have.
Theater Review: “Vanity Fair: An (Im-)morality Play” — Amoral Fun Galore!
Underground Railway Theater has a runaway hit. You’ll never see a show quite like it. It’s bold, ridiculous, and very risky.