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George C. Wolfe’s 1986 collection of vignettes that spoof and celebrate black stereotypes occasionally plays like reruns from the ’90s TV show In Living Color.
Read MoreThe actors in the central roles are extremely fine, particularly Kathleen McElfresh’s beautifully nuanced performance as the anguished Bridget O’Sullivan.
Read MoreEther Dome is nothing if not ironic: a dire need for relief generates a mess of pain.
Read MoreWhen it comes to race relations, America has a lot on its plate — there is no good reason to serve leftovers.
Read MoreLydia R. Diamond’s Smart People is an amusing takedown of our “post-racial” world, and it is receiving a snappy, well-acted production via the Huntington Theatre Company.
Read MoreThe late Nicholas Martin — an ebullient, mirthful spirit.
Read MoreDramatist Melinda Lopez’s “Becoming Cuba” holds your attention even after you see just where it is going and why.
Read MoreI do not remember disliking the characters in Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull” as much as I did in this production.
Read More“Venus in Fur” could be best described as cheeky rather than kinky, more of a talky intellectual exercise than a zesty exploration of the allure of sexual domination and submission.
Read MoreWhenever you hear greeting card bromides intoned with a straight face (it’s usually in scenes set in a hospital) you know that moral fuzziness isn’t far behind.
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