Netherworld or Right Now?
Staged in the round with fewer than 25 people in a white box that feels like a gallery space, The...
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Sanaz Toossi’s English at the Kiln Theatre: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play Shows the Impacts of a Second Language on Identity
Sanaz Toossi’s English at the Kiln Theatre: Pulitzer Prize-winning play shows the impacts of a second language on identity
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When Theatre Meets Gaming: “Third Law” at Culture Lab LIC
I’ve long been fascinated by the concept of incorporating video game mechanics into theatrical...
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Holes In The Hole
When I first heard that Suzan-Lori Parks had taken up the story of Thomas Jefferson and Sally...
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Prominent American Theatre Scholar, Elinor Fuchs, Dies at 91
Elinor Fuchs, a trailblazing theater scholar, critic, and playwright, passed away on May 28, 2024,...
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Like Mother, Like Son: “Redemption Story” at A.R.T./NY
My first thought upon entering Redemption Story at A.R.T./NY was that of boldness: I can’t recall...
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The Return of the Musical “Titanic” to NYC
Most historic dates and events fade from view after a few years, especially as witnesses age and...
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“English,” a Gate to Enriching Desired Dreams
Do you speak any languages besides your mother tongue, especially as an adult learner? How do you...
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From Exile to Redemption
Solo Performers John Rwothomack and Fidaa Zidan join forces to unravel the discovery of life after political rallies and prison sentences in Lines.
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Mad Spring Roundup
Well, it’s happened again. The torrid pace of new openings this spring has outstripped my ability...
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Follies and Murder Ballads and Extinction, Oh My!: New York City Fringe 2024
2024’s New York City Fringe has come to an end, eighteen nights of shows enjoyable, waspish,...
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Who’s Afraid of Thomas Stockmann?
The last time Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People (1882) made a big splash in New York was in 2013,...
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The Silent Service of Women: Cayenne Douglass’s “Maiden Voyage” at The Flea
“What kind of service do submarines provide?” asks the machine’s captain, Ricky Martin. “Silent...
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“Teeth” Bites Back Against Purity Culture: On Michael R. Jackson and Anna K. Jacob’s Musical
Last year I went to the dentist for a toothache and was told that somehow, to my extreme...
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The Ally at the Public Theater in New York: Back to the Agora
Can one truly be sympathetic until the ultimate consequences to the problems of someone who is not...
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Doubtless Doubt
Whatever your opinion of the profundity of John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer- and Tony-winning 2005...
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Stage to Screen: Támara Torres on “Orange Is The New Black,” Netflix Shaping Streaming
American actress of beauty and talent, Támara Torres is a legend of Orange is the New Black, the...
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In Poor Voice
Call me clueless, but I wasn’t aware, before seeing Mona Pirnot’s new play I Love You So Much I...
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Theater, Addiction, and Responsibility
I almost didn’t go see Days of Wine and Roses: The Musical because my memories of the highly...
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Becoming a Citizen Dramaturg
What is a citizen-dramaturg? Could I study it at a university? Is it merely a state of mind? Would...
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