Art
In 1994, French playwright Yasmina Reza penned an examination of male friendships and the world of art. Winning a Moliere award, it went on to be translated by Christopher Hampton […]
In 1994, French playwright Yasmina Reza penned an examination of male friendships and the world of art. Winning a Moliere award, it went on to be translated by Christopher Hampton […]
It’s difficult to think of the longtime host of Jeopardy! as the late Alex Trebek. In reading his memoir, The Answer Is... — a fun play on the classic answer-first quiz show’s format — Trebek’s literary voice resonates […]
Spinster is a term that is fittingly out of fashion in the 21st century. In days gone by the word spinster referred to a woman who had aged out of the demographic in which […]
With theaters closed and live theater on the life support of screen streaming, your committed theater writer is obliged to keeping this column vibrant and relevant until we all can return to live performance […]
The United States has produced a mighty amount of profound playwrights — among them Eugene O’Neill, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Edward Albee, Lillian Hellman — but the American bard who is […]
JD Vance’s memoir Hillbilly Elegy has been turned into a Netflix movie directed by Ron Howard, the competent — but too eager to satisfy the mainstream moviegoer — auteur of such popular films as Splash and Apollo 13, both starring […]
“Make America Great Again,” piles of supposed proposals suggesting a formative policy agenda, right-wing Christians in the spotlight pushing hard for a thinner line between church and state, calls for government deregulation, a […]
Impro Theatre Unscripted series represents one of the most ambitious theatre companies presently entering the online environment with entertainment. Since I’ve already experienced a number of fledgling offerings on Zoom, one […]
Of Daisy, his chillingly prescient political play, Sean Devine says, “The [Daisy] commercial played only once. And we’re still talking about it.” I venture to say, we’re now living it. I hope you’re sitting […]