Marianna Bassham
“The Triumph of Love” lacks the physical comedy and swift action that usually characterize a farce. Here the dialogue is the action.
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It shouldn’t be surprising that Heroes of the Fourth Turning is monotonously ironic. No happy warriors for Christ here.
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People, Places & Things memorably tackles the insidiousness of addiction.
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Adrianne Krstansky, a marvelous actress, understandably exhibits signs of the strain of having to carry the entire production on her shoulders.
Read MoreProbably as it should be for a group called the Actors’ Shakespeare Project, the performances in Julius Caesar are the thing.
Read MoreIn this innovative production, Hamlet comes off as Shakespeare’s most successful genre mash-up of tragedy and comedy.
Read MoreThe Whole World focuses on the incoherence that lurks underneath the empowering narratives we tell about ourselves.
Read MorePlaywright Ken Urban doesn’t seem to have a strong point of view about his thirtysomethings-in-a-muddle; neither does he allow them to change or grow.
Read MoreDespite some awkward staging decisions and the script tampering, there is plenty of lively drive in this production of Hedda Gabler.
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Arts Remembrance: In Memoriam — Tom Stoppard