Marianna Bassham

Theater Review: “Heroes of the Fourth Turning” — Dear Lord, Pray for Them

September 18, 2022
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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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Theater Review: “People, Places & Things” — Grappling with Addiction

February 21, 2022
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People, Places & Things memorably tackles the insidiousness of addiction.

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Theater Review: “Every Brilliant Thing” — The Weight of the World

March 12, 2018
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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.

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Theater Review: “Julius Caesar” — Attacked with Vigor

December 1, 2017
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Probably as it should be for a group called the Actors’ Shakespeare Project, the performances in Julius Caesar are the thing.

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Theater Review: Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s Extraordinarily Meta-“Hamlet”

October 18, 2016
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In this innovative production, Hamlet comes off as Shakespeare’s most successful genre mash-up of tragedy and comedy.

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Theater Review: “The Whole World” — The Monsters Are Us

May 2, 2015
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The Whole World focuses on the incoherence that lurks underneath the empowering narratives we tell about ourselves.

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Stage Review: A Not-So-Perfect “Future Perfect” at SpeakEasy Stage

January 15, 2015
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Playwright 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.

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Theater Review: “Hedda Gabler” at the Gamm Theatre — Not Subtle, But Lively

October 31, 2014
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Despite some awkward staging decisions and the script tampering, there is plenty of lively drive in this production of Hedda Gabler.

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Theater Review: Actors’ Shakespeare Project Mounts a Memorable “Cherry Orchard”

February 16, 2014
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Director Melia Bensussen handles the dialogue skillfully, but she also has an eye for creating vivid stage pictures which reinforce Chekhov’s dramatic themes.

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