Steven Barkhimer

Theater Review: Regicide in the Chapel — Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s “Richard III”

February 23, 2018

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Steven Barkhimer’s mastery of the role’s physicality is the key to his expression of its villainy.

Theater Review: The Lyric Stage Company is not “Afraid of Virginia Woolf”

January 30, 2017

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Edward Albee’s bitter masterwork is a tough nut for a company to crack as well as a hard play to watch.

Fuse Theater Review: “Lobster Girl” — A Heartfelt Musical Sea Yarn

June 18, 2016

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Lobster Girl presents us with an idyllic vision of Cape Ann, Massachusetts: blue and pink skies, shining water, a picturesque seagull.

Theater Review: Nora Theatre Company’s “Emilie” — Where History, Feminism, and Science Fiction Meet

September 16, 2014

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At its deepest level, Emilie invokes the quest we all undertake to make sense of who we are, where we have come from, and where we are going.

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.