Where do you stand: with the oligarchy or with the common man? This well-acted, cleverly executed production is a mind-bending tour de force of ideas, with darkly twisting humor and swaths of realism thrown in to perplex.
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Getting On Board with Acting – Part 2
The first three weeks of Acting 101 class were fun, educational, and a little exhausting. I decided to bring cookies this week. Then things got dramatic. Our instructor was missing!
Read More »Theater Review (Off-Broadway NYC): ‘Pillars of New York,’ a New Musical About 9-11 by Michael Antin
Too soon for a 9-11 musical? It might feel that way to those of us who lived through the horror of 9-11, which can still seem like yesterday. But 'Pillars of New York' makes it clear the real answer is no.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): Karen Finley’s ‘Unicorn Gratitude Mystery’
Gratitude journals and Donald Trump may be easy prey for someone with Finley's arts and smarts, but the legendary performance artist continues to find new, sometimes startling angles of analysis and attack.
Read More »Theater Review (Off-Broadway NYC): ‘Austin’ by Edla Cusick
At what price do families help loved ones recover from addictions they themselves might have?
Read More »Theater Review (DC): Jonathan Pryce in ‘The Merchant of Venice’ at the Kennedy Center
In the touring production from Shakespeare's Globe, Jonathan Pryce stands out as a thought-provoking and humanized Shylock.
Read More »Theater Review (Off Broadway-NYC): ‘Quietly’ by Owen McCafferty at the Irish Rep
When is reconciliation and forgiveness meaningful?
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Line’ by Israel Horovitz
At moments, the refreshed production of NYC's longest-running play reminded me of looking at those books of old New Yorker cartoons from the 1950s and '60s, with their wordless multi-panel stories and their hapless Organization Men. But for most of its length, I wished I'd gotten on line for something else.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Strange Country’ by Anne Adams
New Light Theater Project's new production gives us an uncommon triple portrait of common anguish, straight from the strange country of the human condition.
Read More »Theater Preview (DC): Shakespeare’s Globe Brings ‘The Merchant of Venice’ with Jonathan Pryce to the Kennedy Center
The highly acclaimed revival stars 'Game of Thrones' actor Jonathan Pryce and runs July 27 - 30 in D.C. It continues to Chicago in August, China in September, and back to Shakespeare's Globe in October. The international tour will end fittingly in Venice, Italy.
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