A script with this many characters buzzing about demands a strong cast — fortunately, Hub Theatre’s terrific ensemble is more than up to the task.
Erik Nikander
Theater Review: “Tiny Beautiful Things” — A Little Anonymity Can Bring Us Closer Together
At its best, Tiny Beautiful Things delves deep into demanding emotional territory without becoming sappy or maudlin.
Concert Review: Koyaanisqatsi Live! — Apocalypse Then … and Now
modern world out of control is more perceptive and chilling than ever.
Theater Review: CSC’s “Cymbeline” — The Bard’s Greatest Hits?
The CSC production maintains a sense of romantic adventure throughout, which makes it easier to accept some of the staging’s creative excesses — as well as the loop de loops of the Bard’s plotting.
Theater Review: “The Stone” — Nobody is Innocent
This marvelous production pulls off a tricky balance — vibrant bursts of creative energy are put at the service of illuminating the thorny nature of memory and guilt.
Theater Review: “Cry It Out” — The Power of Friendship
Cry It Out is a well-done dramedy that suggests that we try harder to let life’s sweet moments linger.
Theater Review: “Trigger Warning” — Not Quite Explosive
As Zeitgeist Stage Company closes its doors, it’s hard not to wonder, with some bitterness, what our plucky local small-scale theater troupes would be able to accomplish if they had the resources they need.
Theater Review: “The Clearing” — Timely Historical Drama
The Clearing pulls off an impressive challenge for a historical drama: it examines humanity’s weakness in the face of prejudice in a way that is not only faithful to the time period but unmistakably timely.
Theater Review: “Not Medea” — Blending the Mythical and the Mundane
Not Medea is a stirring character portrait, a detailed examination of the ruthless demands society makes — and has always made — on women.
Theater Review: HTC’s “Romeo and Juliet” — A Seamless Marriage between Old and New
The HTC’s Romeo and Juliet may be dressed in modern trappings, but the play’s elemental heart and soul are left fully intact.
