Young Nerds of Color feels like a bit of an experiment, and it is the kind of creative research that we should hope will continue.
Melinda-Lopez
Theater Review: “Black Beans Project” — Tasting Togetherness
The heart and soul that so prominently flavors the Black Beans Project no doubt reflects the hopeful moment we’re in.
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.
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.
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.
Theater Preview: Melinda Lopez — A Life in the Theater
“Theater is my pathway to sanity,” Melinda Lopez explains.
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.
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.
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 […]