David Greenham

Theater Review: “A Woman of the World” — A Remarkable Relationship

May 27, 2021
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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

April 22, 2021
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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

February 22, 2021
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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

January 19, 2021
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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

January 1, 2021
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Amir Nizar Zuabi’s engaging drama is a hopeful testament to communication and forgiveness.

Arts Feature: Best Stage Productions of 2020

December 27, 2020
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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

December 23, 2020
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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!

February 5, 2020
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Underground Railway Theater has a runaway hit. You’ll never see a show quite like it. It’s bold, ridiculous, and very risky.

Theater Review: “Hair” — An Antique Trip

February 4, 2020
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The New Rep production of Hair is acceptable: if the intent was to look back at a now-dated musical that once caused a stir.

Theater Review: “The Effect” — Beware the Nasty Side Effects

January 16, 2020
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The Effect is about the brain, pharmaceuticals, and how little we know about each.

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