SpeakEasy Stage Company

Theater Review: “Once on This Island” — At the Whim of the Gods

March 16, 2022
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This staging is a reminder that theater magic is fickle and time-bound — it’s hard to dependably catch lightning in a bottle.

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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: “BLKS” — Fun, Heartbreaking, and Thought-Provoking

November 5, 2021
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BLKS is a bouncing, romping, profanity-laced, and sex-filled roller coaster — but it also has an important message for those who are not Black femme sisters

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Theater Review: “The Sound Inside” — A Hollow Thud

October 5, 2021
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A hatred of self and others sits, relatively neglected, at the center of Adam Rapp’s script.

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Theater Review: “Songs for a New World” — A Musical for Our Moment

June 4, 2021
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Songs for a New World grapples with the jumble of emotions prompted by the end of the pandemic, while also serving as a potent reminder of what a joyful experience musical theater can be.

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Theater Review: “TJ Loves Sallly 4 Ever” — Scattershot Satire

May 8, 2021
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An exciting, subversive idea animates TJ Loves Sally 4 Ever.

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Theater Review: “The Pink Unicorn” — Hugging the Cactus

March 10, 2021
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SpeakEasy Stage Company has (once again) chosen a bold script for its audience.

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Theater Review: “The Children” — After the Damage Has Been Done

March 3, 2020
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An apocalyptic backdrop gives the play urgency, especially given the current worldwide struggle to contain the Corvid-19 virus, which has already claimed thousands of lives.

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Theater Review: “Pass Over” — An Unforgiving World

January 19, 2020
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If one of the aims of art is to create a distinctively imaginative world, than Pass Over succeeds in generating a landscape of devastation, a hopeless place filled with gaping wounds and visible scars.

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Theater Review: “Admissions” — The Frustrations of the Privileged

November 7, 2019
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Admissions is a successful comedy, but not quite the hot, scathing satire of ‘privileged whiteness’ one might gather from the ads. (Or from some of the local reviews.)

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