Interpreting The Epics
The Tenkutittu and Badagutittu traditional theatre styles of coastal Karnataka come alive. The...
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“Memorial” Is A Shattering Excavation Of The Scars Of War Through Poetry, Dance, And Mind Blowing Score
Arthur Danto, in his Analytic Philosophy of History, calls the common noun “scar” a...
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Unfulfilled Dreams, Stunning Portraits
Bharatmuni Rang Utsav saw some moving productions highlighting moral dilemmas and disturbing...
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The Great War and Kings of War Journey from the Kill Zone to the Map Room
Two plays about war, one utilizing children’s toys, the other blank verse. In many ways,...
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“The White Card”: An Attempt To Communicate
The White Card, Claudia Rankine’s play on racism is having its world premiere at Boston’s...
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Dunedin’s Arcade Theatre Company And “Fold:” An Absurdist Production For A Post-Truth Era
The newest theatre company to emerge from Dunedin, New Zealand’s funky, eclectic arts scene is...
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Still Unsettling: The Continuing Power of Larry Kramer’s “The Normal Heart”
Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart is a play fueled by anger. Anger at the political, medical and...
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Contemporary “Electra” by DumbWise at The Bunker Theatre
Electra is the protagonist in two Ancient Greek tragedies, one by Sophocles and the other by...
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“Amy And The Orphans”: Down Syndrome Psychodrama?
Lindsey Ferrentino has done a marvelous thing in conceiving a substantial and nuanced lead...
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Life Isn’t a Beach in “Einstein in the Carpark”
If the avant garde director Robert Wilson died and went to purgatory, Einstein in the Carpark is...
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The Bathroom Play: Georgia Christou’s “Yous Two” at The Hampstead Theatre
Theatre is a business as well as a craft. In an age of austerity cuts, and at a time when most...
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Warsaw’s Teatr 21 At POLIN: Passover Is A Celebration Of Freedom
Pesach or Passover is the most widely observed Jewish holiday and arguably the most joyful....
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“La Principessa Della Czarda”: Do You Know What Operetta Is?
Do you know what operetta is? Literally, it indicates a small opera, mostly in one act, with a...
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“Y Tad” – Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru (A Welsh Translation of Florian Zeller’s “The Father”)
Terry Eagleton reminds us that in order for tragedy to occur, then the protagonist must be in...
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Rapping While White, Surviving While Black: “Hype Man” At Boston’s Company One
The legacy of rap in America is rich with rhymes and rhymers that challenge institutionalized...
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Chris Goode’s “Jubilee” – The State of The (Punk) Nation
The idea here is both exquisitely complex and wonderfully simple. On the one hand, Chris Goode’s...
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Molière’s “The School For Wives” At The City Garage Theatre, Santa Monica
Los Angeles can be a tricky theatre city to pin down. Though we do have a theatre district it is...
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What Is The Shape, Color, And Sound Of Pain?
Conceived and directed by Rachel Bagshaw and written by Chris Thorpe, The Shape of the...
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“Frozen” at The Haymarket Theatre
Whatever the weather, this week is Frozen. On Broadway, the Disney musical of that name begins...
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Martin McDonagh’s “Hangman” at The Atlantic Theatre
New Yorkers have split into factions on Martin McDonagh since his plays first showed up here two...
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