SpeakEasy Stage Company
From Significant Other’s opening moments, it is clear that this smart and heartfelt script is in very capable hands.
Read MoreDirector Paul Daigneault and SpeakEasy Stage have a hit on their hands
Read MoreBootycandy is sharp-witted and entertaining — but thoroughly sugary.
Read MoreIn the theater, sentiment must be earned – Violet is moving and likable, but its pathos is only skin deep.
Read MoreCasa Valentina’s dramatic weight comes from how skillfully the cast explores the tensions that swirl about the subject of who is gay, who is straight, and what is legal.
Read MoreIn appropriate, a talented young playwright turns mischievous literary homage into a work of exhilarating entertainment.
Read MoreMothers & Sons raises important questions about struggle, acceptance, and love, dramatizing battles that are still being waged.
Read MoreThe problem is that John August’s book for the musical lacks most of what made his screenplay for the 2003 film so emotionally resonant for so many.
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 More“The pain depicted on stage must cut to the bone, inspire a seemingly impossible empathy within me, within the audience.”
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