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Theater Review: “Yerma” — The Tragic Power of Desire

Theater Review: “Yerma” — The Tragic Power of Desire

Melinda Lopez’s superb new translation of Yerma makes the language of the play approachable, even conversational, without losing the beauty of Lorca’s poetry.

By: Erik Nikander Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Huntington Theater Company, Melia Bensussen, Melinda-Lopez, Yerma

Theater Preview: Homage to Federico García Lorca

Theater Preview: Homage to Federico García Lorca

A newly published book of translations and two upcoming Boston-area stage productions confirms the enduring elemental power of Federico García Lorca.

By: Robert Israel Filed Under: Books, Featured, Preview, Theater Tagged: David Kaplan, Doña Rosita the Spinster, Federico Garcia Lorca, Melinda-Lopez, Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, Yerma

Theater Review: “Grand Concourse” — You Gotta Have Faith

Theater Review: “Grand Concourse” — You Gotta Have Faith

Grand Concourse does wondrous things: it encourages us ponder our own growth toward faith while emphasizing with the struggles of others.

By: Robert Israel Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Bridget Kathleen O’Leary, Grand Concourse, Heidi Schreck, Melinda-Lopez, SpeakEasy Stage Company, Thomas Derrah

Theater Preview: Melinda Lopez — A Life in the Theater

Theater Preview: Melinda Lopez — A Life in the Theater

“Theater is my pathway to sanity,” Melinda Lopez explains.

By: Robert Israel Filed Under: Featured, Preview, Theater Tagged: ArtsEmerson, Mala, Melinda-Lopez

Theater Review: “Back the Night” — A Strong Play about Sexual Assault on Campus

Theater Review: “Back the Night” — A Strong Play about Sexual Assault on Campus

No one I know is neutral about this kind of material and I was pleased to watch a play that did not shrink from its many complexities and challenges.

By: Helen Epstein Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Back the Night, Boston Playwrights' Theater, Culture Vulture, Daniela Varon, Melinda-Lopez, sexual assault, sexual assult

Fuse Theater Review: “Becoming Cuba” — A Sugary Historical Melodrama

Fuse Theater Review: “Becoming Cuba” — A Sugary Historical Melodrama

Dramatist Melinda Lopez’s “Becoming Cuba” holds your attention even after you see just where it is going and why.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Becoming Cuba, Huntington-Theatre-Company, M. Bevin O'Gara, Melinda-Lopez

Theater Review: “Grimm” but Entertaining

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 […]

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Books, Featured, Theater Tagged: Boston-theater, Brothers Grimm, Company One, Gregory Maguire, John ADEkoje, John Kuntz, Kirsten Greenidge, Lydia Diamond, Marcus Gardley, Melinda-Lopez, Shawn LaCount, Summer l. Williams

Coming Attactions in Theater: July 2010

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 […]

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Featured, Theater Tagged: After the Revolution, American Repertory Theater, Apollinaire Theatre Company, Arlene Hutton, Barrington Stage Company, Carter W. Lewis, Cherry Smoke, Chester Theater Company, Company One, Conni's Avant Garde Restaurant, Cyrano de Bergerac, Fully Commited, Gabriel Kuttner, Gregory Maguire, Grimm, Gurnet-Theatre-Project, James McManus, John ADEkoje, John Kuntz, Jonathan Epstein, Kirsten Greenidge, Lydia R. Diamond, Marcus Gardley, Melinda-Lopez, musical, Pool Boy, Richard III, See Rock City, Shakespeare and Co, Storytelling Ability of a Boy, The-Winters-Tale, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, William-Shakespeare, Williamstown-Theatre-Festival

Coming Attractions in Theater: March 2010

Coming Attractions in Theater: March 2010

Highlights on stage this month include the world premiere of a drama about evolution by a respected local playwright and an intriguing collection of plays and musicals that bring an unusual perspective to topics ranging from love and music to extinction and dehumanization. And the wait is over: a show featuring singing dinosaurs has arrived. […]

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Featured, Theater Tagged: Actors' Shakespeare Project, American Repertory Theater, Apple, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Boston, Boston Center for the Arts, Catalyst Collaborative@MIT, Central Square Theatre, Company One, Holland Productions, Huntington-Theatre-Company, Jim Petosa, Melancholy Play, Melinda-Lopez, Michael Hollinger, New Repertory Theatre, Opus, Othello, Peter-DuBois, Publick-Theatre, Sarah-Ruhl, Shakespeare, SpeakEasy Stage Company, Stoneham Theatre, The Adding Machine, Theater, Underground Railway Theater, Vern Thiessen

Fuse Commentary: Does Playwriting Have a Future?

Fuse Commentary: Does Playwriting Have a Future?

To mark the dedication of the New College Theatre at Harvard on October 17, a panel of four playwrights gathered to address the question “Does Playwriting Have a Future?” To allay suspense, the answer is yes (whew, that’s a relief).

By: Caldwell Titcomb Filed Under: Theater Tagged: Adam-Rapp, boston-globe, Caldwell-Titcomb, harvard-university, John-Guare, Melinda-Lopez, New-College-Theatre, Paula-Vogel, Robert-Brustein, Theater, Uncategorized

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