“The Actor’s Life for Me:” A Conversation With David Greenspan
David Greenspan keeps busy. Just two weeks after closing his monumental solo rendition of Eugene...
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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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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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“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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The Thumbnail Sketch Series: Sean Fanning and the Courage to Remain Incomplete
Set Designers are known for creating beautiful, finished renderings of scenic environments,...
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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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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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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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Rude Mechs’ Experiment With Dostoevsky’s “Brothers Karamazov”
Rude Mechs, an Austin-based ensemble in their twenty-first year of collective creation, recently...
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“My Fair Lady” is Revived, Brilliantly Led by Lauren Ambrose
Where others this season have failed to mount lovable productions of classic Broadway theater, Bartlett Sher’s lush, elegant revival of My Fair Lady is triumphantly successful.
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Praises To “Athena”
Yesterday I knew nothing about the playwright Gracie Gardner or The Hearth, a feminist theater...
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“Love In Hate Nation” Premieres At Penn State’s Playhouse
My Heart Felt That Sha La La The proscenium stage of the Playhouse has been converted into...
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“Dutchman” At Secret Theater
One of New York City’s most dynamic young theater companies makes a bold addition to its...
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August Wilson’s “Two Trains Running” Shows The Power Of A Voice
Seattle Rep’s “Two Trains Running” shows the power of standing up for what is right and finding your own voice in a sea of impossibility.
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The Thumbnail Sketch Series: Paige Hathaway And The Impulse For Scenic Design
Set Designers are known for creating beautiful, finished renderings of scenic environments,...
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“Water By The Spoonful” At The Mark Taper Forum
From the moment the play begins, it doesn’t take long for anyone to understand why playwright...
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Jaclyn Backhaus’ “Men On Boats” (Re)Imagines History With Women Front And Center
In a city that still has a relatively conservative theatre community such as Houston, seeing ten...
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Can You Hear Me Now? Dramaturgy: Speaking With Many Voices
When describing the role of a dramaturg Dr. Philippa Kelly says this: “I see a dramaturg’s shadow...
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Sadocapitalism From Berlin: Thomas Ostermeier’s “Returning To Reims”
Best known in the US for the stunning exemplars of the German Regietheater tradition he regularly...
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“As One” – A New Biographical Opera About Transgender Experience Premiers in Boston
Saturday night at Longy School of Music’s Pickman Hall, As One had its Boston Premiere in the...
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