Debra Wise
The 2025 version of the Revels once again fills historic Sanders Theatre with comedy and music, while at the same time encouraging us to reflect on the things that are important in life — family, love, and the peaceful solitude of a cold winter’s night.
Once again, Revels has pulled together a varied and diverse cast of amateurs and professionals to amplify a valuable lesson: it’s important to stop and take stock of our lives during the longest night of the year and to have faith that a new year will bring renewal and growth.
You don’t have to be a math wiz to enjoy Lauren Gunderson’s engaging historical drama, which has been effectively staged by director Debra Wise.
Israel Horovitz’s latest play delivers some fine moments of comedy as well as some dark revelations about female neediness.
Alan Brody’s play is a pleasant valentine, and it will likely find a life in regional and community theaters.
Debra Wise’s stellar turn is not only a reflection of her long stage career, but a testament to the breadth of her experience.
The Underground Railway Theater serves up an hour and fifteen minutes of enchantment.
Socialism is no longer a discredited word, and Fo brings an impish sense of divine comedy to the clash between the haves and the have nots.
Dramatist and director Wesley Savick faces a number of fascinating but formidable theatrical challenges, and the generally compelling Yesterday Happened (how could it not be, given its story?) takes an honorable, visually striking swipe at the problems.
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