review: The Trojan Women
by Ellen McLaughlin adapted from Euripides Directed by Anne Cecelia Haney Featuring The Bats Flea Theatre 41 White Street August 24, 2016 – September 26, 2016 [opened September 1, 2016] production site Adapter Ellen […]
review: Summer Shorts 10 Series B
Summer Shorts 10 Series B Black Flag by Idris Goodwin Queen by Alexander Dinelaris The Dark Clothes of Night by Richard Alfredo Throughline Artists at 59E59, 59 East 59th July 22, 2016 — September 3, 2016 [Series B opened […]
They Knew Gun Violence. Now They Know Hope.
[article as originally published at TDF Stages, August 31, 2016.] A new play uses the real words of gun violence survivors — How does forgiveness emerge in the aftermath of […]
In Chicago, Refining the Cultural and Critical Lens
[article originally published in The Clyde Fitch Report, August 31, 2016.] Willa Taylor reflected on her philosophy of building education programs for young people in theater: I wasn’t really interested […]
One for the Show Plus One
[article as originally published in Theater Pizzazz, August 22, 2016.] “Small but mighty,” our host Ken Prescott named us, the stalwart and engaged members of a recent evening audience at […]
review: Summer Shorts 10 Series A
Summer Shorts 10 Series A The Helpers by Cusi Cram After the Wedding by Neil LaBute This is How it Ends by A Rey Pamatmat Throughline Artists at 59E59, 59 East 59th July 22, 2016 — […]
54 Sings Hair
[article as originally published in Theater Pizzazz, July 29, 2016.] [feature image caption: Andrew Kober and members of 1968 and 1977 Broadway casts of Hair. Image by Jennifer Ashley Tepper.] We […]
Vivian Reed Sings Standards and More
[article as originally published in Theater Pizzazz, July 27, 2016.] The Metropolitan Room’s air conditioning could barely keep up with the heat generated by the enthusiastic early show crowd at […]
review: No End of Blame: Scenes of Overcoming
by Howard Barker Directed by Richard Romagnoli Featuring Alex Draper, David Barlow, Valerie Leonard Potomac Theatre Project / NYC at Atlantic Stage 2 July 5, 2016 – August 7, 2016 production site The […]
review: Good
by C.P. Taylor Directed by Jim Petosa Featuring Michael Kaye, Tim Spears, Valerie Leonard Potomac Theatre Project / NYC at Atlantic Stage 2 July 5, 2016 – August 7, 2016 production site […]
Mike Daisey’s ‘The Trump Card’ at FringeArts
[article as originally published in Broad Street Review, July 21, 2016.] The Trump Card. Mike Daisey wrote and performed, Isaac Butler directed. July 14 and 21, 2016 at FringeArts, 140 […]
WP Lab, Pipeline Festival, and Honing the Questions
[article originally published with a slightly different title in The Clyde Fitch Report, July 19, 2016.] The Women’s Project (WP) Theater has produced plays by women for almost 30 […]
54 Sings the Pajama Game
[article as originally published in Theater Pizzazz, July 19, 2016.] Nature provided the steam outside on a Manhattan evening in July, while Broadway veterans generated the theatrical steam heat […]
PlayPenn’s Rent-a-Dramaturg program: It’s dramaturgy to go at PlayPenn
[article as originally published in Broad Street Review, July 12, 2016.] PlayPenn 2016 Conference. New play readings through July 24, 2016 at the Drake, 302 S. Hicks St., Philadelphia. (215) 242-2813 or playpenn.org. Dramaturgs […]
review: Simon Says
Written by Mat Schaffer Directed by Myriam Cyr Featuring Brian Murray, Vanessa Britting, Anthony J. Goes Culture Project at Lynn Redgrave Theater July 6, 2016 – July 30, 2016 production site On an […]
Vodka Stinger and Friends Among the Stars
[article as originally published in Theater Pizzazz, June 27, 2016.] Down the steep stairs hard by Roundabout’s Studio 54 into “Feinstein’s slash 54 Below” as our star of the evening […]
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