Sense of Crisis: An Interview with Robert Schenkkan
Robert Schenkkan first came to national prominence in 1992, when his epic play The Kentucky Cycle...
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New York
“A Doll’s House, Part 2” Is No Deep Analysis Of Its Source
A Doll’s House made Henrik Ibsen a household name in 1879. It ruffled feathers throughout the...
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Martin Zimmerman’s “Seven Spots on the Sun”: From Civil War to Plague to Miraculous Healing
In Martin Zimmerman’s play Seven Spots on the Sun, civil war leads to a plague which leads to...
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Peter Scolari in “The Dreyfus Affair” at BAM
Journeying back to late 1800s, we see how anti-semitism, the sympathies of a poet, and military...
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Experiments in Opera Presents Flash Operas
Symphony Space presents Fuse Project April 30 through May 23, which is, in their words:...
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“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” on Broadway
My companion at Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the new Broadway musical adaptation of Roald...
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“Sensuality of Action”: Paula Vogel’s “Indecent” on Broadway
Indecent is the new play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel, belated making her...
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Mourning in America: Target Margin Brings O’Neill’s Ghosts to Life
Though regarded by many as the father of American drama, Eugene O’Neill correctly diagnosed...
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Conversation with Renée Fleming – American Soprano
The evening of April 25th marked the culmination of Opera America’s Onstage at the Opera...
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Theater Review: Arthur Miller’s “The Price”
In Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of Arthur Miller’s The Price, the first striking element...
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Ivo van Hove’s “Scenes from a Marriage”
Intimacy burns. A couple pummels each other in an endlessly repetitive cycle from which there is...
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Past Due: Sarah Benson Directs Richard Maxwell’s “Samara”
In the closing moments of Richard Maxwell’s Samara, the audience is plunged into near-total...
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“The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs” at the Guggenheim
Creators of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs appeared at the Guggenheim to discuss the creation of...
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“The Hairy Ape”: A Comedy of Ancient and Modern Life In Eight Scenes
1000 yellow seats, tier upon tier — a sea of bright yellow rising to the rafters: this is the...
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“The Hairy Ape” at the Park Avenue Armory, NYC
As I sat in my $95 seat applauding the elegant and very smart production of Eugene O’Neill’s The...
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Daughters of Misfortune: Guillermo Calderón’s “Villa”
Trauma affects everyone differently. Survivors may become fragile or embittered, depressed or...
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Understated Risk-Taking in Beckettian “Wakey, Wakey”
Audacious risk-taking in the theater comes in many colors, most of them loud. You can defy a...
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A Conversation With Anne Bogart: “I’m Absolutely Certain That Certainty Is Bad”
An originator of the Viewpoints system of training for actors and founder of SITI company,...
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Love Revolution: The Assembly’s “Home/Sick”
Commitment is hard. Even within the well-defined parameters of traditional monogamy, balancing the...
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Review: Wallance Shawn’s “Evening at the Talk House”
Is it a good or bad thing for a dyed-in-the-wool dystopian like Wallace Shawn when real life...
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