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Henrietta Baird’s “The Weekend” Proves the Enduring Power of Solo Performance
If this year’s Sydney Festival is any indication, the monologue is back. So far, I have seen...
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The Art of Condensing Shakespeare’s Oeuvre
In theater, as in daily life, it is possible to have too much of a good thing. Such was the case...
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Funny and Fem, “She the People” at the Huntington Theatre Company
Visiting the city of Boston during its national tour, the Second City sketch revue She The People:...
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“Revenge Song” – A Vampire Cowboys Creation at Geffen Playhouse
Okay, my global theatre friends, we admit it – we here in Los Angeles have been missing...
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Antoinette Nwandu’s “Pass Over” at the Kiln Theatre
Antoinette Nwandu’s play Pass Over is a palimpsest. Its outer surface looks familiar: haunted by...
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Screaming, Sweat, and Prizes in “Old School Game Show” at OBERON
One of Boston’s long-running interactive theatrical events, now featured routinely at the...
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A Hong Konger in Berlin – Armie Ma’s “No Coming Back” in Adelaide Fringe Festival
A one-man show by Hong Kong writer and performer Armie Ma will have its Australian debut in...
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Caryl Churchill’s “A Number” at the Bridge Theatre: Family Drama About Genetic Manipulation
Genetic engineering is in the news again. This follows the resignation of Andrew Sabisky as...
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Martin Sherman’s “Rose” in Athens
She is in her eighties when we meet her and shares with the audience the story of her life which began in a tiny Russian village, took her to Warsaw’s ghettos and a ship called The Exodus, and finally to the boardwalks of Atlantic City, the Arizona canyons and salsa-flavored nights in Miami beach.
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Interview with Elise Vigneron, Théâtre de l’Entrouvert
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The Market Theatre’s “The Lion and The Lamb” is a Symphony of Talent
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Tony Kushner’s “The Visit” at the National Theatre
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“Star Odyssey” at MoMA PS1
The VW Dome at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City, Queens is the evocative setting of web-inspired...
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Williams and Dyer’s “Death of England,” National Theatre
Is this an angry island? Although the British national character (if there is such a thing) has...
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“5 O’clock Bells:” The Story of Lenny Breau
5 O’clock Bells, written and performed by Pierre Brault brings the artist back to the Gladstone...
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“Van Wyk, The Storyteller of Riverlea:” A Tribute to the Revolutionary Johannesburg Poet
Van Wyk, The Storyteller of Riverlea based on the life of late writer, political activist and...
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“The Welkin” at The National Theatre
History plays should perform a delicate balancing act: they have to tell us something worth...
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Have you ever been to the theatre, looked around, and thought about how predominantly white the...
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