Are Three Tables Enough?
I’ve been musing about Murray Mednick’s new play since I saw it. It is less a narrative and more of a meditation on holocausts, whether present or future, that reflects […]
Rieger, Uribes, Liguori. Photo by Jenny Graham.
The Influencers: Buster Keaton
Along with Harold Lloyd and Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton was seminal among silent film actors. What’s more, like Lloyd, Keaton was a courageous stunt performer. In 1996, “Entertainment Weekly” rated Keaton […]
Shelton, Roberts. Photo by Kayte Deioma.
A Doll’s House, Part 2
Lucas Hnath’s A Doll’s House, Part 2 is a cheeky concept that dares to take itself seriously enough to honor its famous predecessor, while creating a potent and entirely fresh theatrical experience. […]
Hansen, Coty, Hooks. Photo by Jermaine Alexander.
Where Do You Stand? The Robey Theatre Presents A Heated Discussion
The Robey Theatre, headed by Ben Guillory, comes roaring back after the Covid-induced layover, with a meticulously researched and workshopped performance piece that tackles the biggest questions of our current […]
Rogers, Wolff. Photo by Elizabeth Kimbsll.
The Road Presents an Impeccable Production of Bright Half Live
Perhaps you will not wonder, as I did, what the half-part of “Bright Half Life” meant in the context of Tanya Barfield’s play. Suffice it to say, I just had to […]
Butler. Photo by Adalena Kavanagh.
The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act
What constitutes good acting? Honesty? Authenticity? Realism? Charisma? The culture critic Isaac Butler explores these questions as well as past as prologue in his absorbing new book, The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act. In this […]
Leyva, Mack. Photo by Jenny Graham.
Apartment Living
While it is not messy by any means, Apartment Living, written by Boni B. Alvarez and produced at Skylight Theatre in conjunction with Playwrights Arena, is brilliant — yet confusing. The play is […]
Goodman, Doud, Stewart, Grimes. Photo by Cooper Bates.
Hooded or Being Black for Dummies
For me, Hooded or Being Black for Dummies was the most challenging play I’ve seen recently. As directed by Ahmed Best and written by Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm for the Echo Theatre Company, the production has […]
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All That Jazz
It’s been two years since live theater closed curtains. During this period of no staged drama, musicals, or comedy, we were relegated to the confines of late-night television comedians, sans in-person audiences. During this time of quarantine and pandemic […]
Cantrell, Crothers, Veremis. Photo by Frank Ishman
We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby!
My reception of Sarah Ruhl’s In The Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) is surely influenced by having blundered into the wrong theatre. Have you heard that theatre is dead? You will not […]