Common Ground Revisited infuses new life into J. Anthony Lukas’s book, but it doesn’t offer any easy answers. The play fills in the fine details, deepening our understanding of how we got here and how far we have to go.
Kirsten Greenidge
Theater Review: “Our Daughters, Like Pillars” — Bearing the Weight
Kirsten Greenidge’s epic comic drama is a spot-on examination of the challenges changing times pose to evolving families.
Theater Review: Company One’s ‘Greater Good’ Takes Us on a Tour of Privilege. Literally.
Greater Good is a fiercely compelling piece, confronting its audience with a complex exploration of some of the most pressing issues of our day.
Theater Review: Off the Grid’s “The Weird” — Not Nearly Weird Enough
Off the Grid’s The Weird is content to cast a low wattage spell.
Theater Review: “How Soft the Lining” — A Powerful History Lesson
How Soft the Lining brings considerable emotional power to bear on its exploration of the complexities of American history.
Theater Review: “Baltimore” — Talking Isn’t Enough
There’s nothing wrong with preaching the value of empathy — but who would argue?
Theater Review: “Milk Like Sugar” — Vivid Snapshots of Confused Lives
Milk Like Sugar cries out for dialogue and confrontations that direct us deeper into the conflicts the young women face.
Theater Review: “Grimm” but Entertaining
Charm’d magic casements, opening on the Foam Of perilous seas, in faery lands forlorn. — To a Nightingale, John Keats, 1819 GRIMM: The Brothers’ Tales Remixed & Re-imagined . . . Written by Gregory Maguire, Kristen Greenidge, Melinda Lopez, Marcus Gardley, Lydia R. Diamond, John Kuntz, and John ADEkoje. Directed by Summer L. Williams and […]
Coming Attactions in Theater: July 2010
Underneath the discouraging array of customary exhibitions there are some reassuring productions of the new this month, with a smattering of New England and world premieres. Culture Vulture thinks that Richard III will be a highlight at Shakespeare & Co; I am also intrigued by Company One drawing on local playwrights to revamp the tales […]