Gloucester Stage Company

Theater Review: “The Lifespan of a Fact” — Truth and Consequences

September 4, 2019
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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.

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Theater Review: “Wrestling With Freedom” — Invaluable History

February 25, 2019
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The script offers an indispensable vision of American history from the point of view of African women.

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Theater Review: “Cyrano” — A Classic, Well Refreshed

July 24, 2018
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With this fun and irreverent staging of Cyrano, GSC Artistic Director Robert Walsh has thrown audiences a delightful curve.

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Theater Review: “Madame Defarge” — Epic Lite

May 24, 2018
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Director Ellie Heyman and her talented cast have their hands full with this new work because it is, in some ways, a tale of two musicals.

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Commentary: Once More, Back to the Little Shop of Horovitz

April 10, 2018
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The strategic silences in the Boston Globe’s piece on the legacy of Israel Horovitz are disturbing.

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Theater Commentary: Horovitz and Sexual Harassment — Why Did it Take Over 20 Years?

December 12, 2017
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Does anyone really believe that there is no sexual harassment going on in Boston area theater companies today?

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Theater Commentary: Twenty Years Ago — Stonewalling Charges of Sexual Harassment

December 12, 2017
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These articles dramatize, sadly, who was listened to and who wasn’t when sexual allegations were made against playwright Israel Horovitz in the early ’90s.

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By Request: Out of the Past — Sexual Harassment, Trouble at the Gloucester Stage Company

November 2, 2017
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Let us hope that today’s revelations will be taken more seriously than charges of sexual harassment and assault were back in 1993.

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Theater Review: “Flight of the Monarch” — Grand Local Color

September 19, 2017
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The Gloucester Stage Company is mounting a delightful world premiere production of a superb play.

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Theater Review: “Out of the Mouths of Babes” — Memories of a Cad

August 19, 2017
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Israel Horovitz’s latest play delivers some fine moments of comedy as well as some dark revelations about female neediness.

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