In Canadian Daniel MacIvor’s short play (70 min), The Soldier Dreams, David, the central character (played variously by Ethan Niven and David Shofner), lies in a coma. He is dying, we […]
Closely Related Keys Closely Related Keys, Wendy Graf’s eerily relevant play about the US’s involvement in Iraq and its devastating influences on family members unfolds at International City Theatre. The circumstances feel […]
ISC’s latest outdoor production of The Tempest should remind us all of how much we’ve missed experiencing the magic of theatre shared with strangers,. Mindful of Covid restrictions, ISC has, nonetheless, crafted a […]
John Kolvenbach’s new play, produced by Vs. Theatre Co, and Circle X, is a deceptively thoughtful, participatory piece, and at 70 minutes it is also short! As a result, I can […]
In The Last, Best Small Town that just opened at Theatricum Botanicum, my own experiences growing up are clarified with uncanny specificity. John Guerra’s elegant rendering of Thornton Wilder’s original “Our Town” reinforces […]
One of the joys of any Shakespeare production is the opportunity to apply fully-formed concepts to enhance Shakespeare’s loose dramaturgy. The Claremont-based Ophelia’s Jump enlivens the flood of Shakespearean revivals around […]
