An experimental drama, no matter how tantalizing, has to come up with a payoff that makes its bewildering journey worth it. Lucas Hnath’s doesn’t.
Gloucester Stage Company
Theater Review: “Paradise Blue” — Hit the High Notes
This dark and jazzy noir drama would be compelling if it just focused on dramatizing a jazz artist’s quest for artistic perfection.
Theater Review: “Grand Horizons” — Divorce Geriatric Style
Grand Horizons at the Gloucester Stage Company is a wild, funny, and sometimes wonderfully touching ride.
Theater Review: “Mr. Fullerton, Between the Sheets” — Romantic Misfire
Once it gets its bearings, Mr. Fullerton, Between the Sheets, tosses and turns its way through the throes of hidden romance, miscommunication, reconciliation and, eventually, heartbreak.
Theater Review: “Reparations” — A Message Well Delivered
As the play ends, all four characters have a clear understanding of their marching orders. But will they — or we — act on them?
Theater Review: “Seared” — A Recipe for Comedy
Theresa Rebeck’s foodie comedy Seared is more of an amiable appetizer than a substantial entree.
Theater Review: “Tiny Beautiful Things” — A Memorable Search for Answers
The GSC production of Tiny Beautiful Things supplies a 90-minute catharsis, an opportunity to deal with all we’ve bottled up over the last 15 months or so.
Theater Review: “The Lifespan of a Fact” — Truth and Consequences
In a taut 90 minutes, The Lifespan of a Fact zeroes in on some key issues that we’re grappling with as a country — or ought to be.
Theater Review: “Wrestling With Freedom” — Invaluable History
The script offers an indispensable vision of American history from the point of view of African women.
Theater Review: “Cyrano” — A Classic, Well Refreshed
With this fun and irreverent staging of Cyrano, GSC Artistic Director Robert Walsh has thrown audiences a delightful curve.