review: The Healing
Written by Samuel D. Hunter Directed by Stella Powell-Jones Featuring Mary Theresa Archbold, Shannon DeVido, Pamela Sabaugh Theater Breaking Through Barriers at the Clurman Theatre June 11, 2016 – July 16, […]
review: Out of the Mouths of Babes
Written by Israel Horovitz Directed by Barnet Kellman Featuring Francesca Choy-Kee, Angelina Fiordellisi, Judith Ivey, Estelle Parsons Cherry Lane Theatre June 7, 2016 – July 17, 2016 production site Resist the […]
Early O’Neill Plays Show Future Promise
[article originally published in Theater Pizzazz, June 19, 2016.] Communing with the early work of theatrical familiars has its charms. Rifling through juvenilia on paper or early play script efforts newly […]
review: Gorey
Gorey Written and directed by Travis Russ Featuring Andrew Dawson, Phil Gillen, Aiden Sank Life Jacket Theatre Co @ SubletSeries@HERE April 30, 2016 – May 22, 2016 production site In the basement performance space […]
review: Murrow
Murrow by Joseph Vitale Directed by Jeremy Williams Featuring Joseph J. Menino Phoenix Theater Ensemble @ The Wild Project, NYC May 4, 2016 – May 22, 2016 production site As part of a […]
review: A Girl is a Half-formed Thing
A Girl is a Half-formed Thing Adapted and directed by Annie Ryan From novel by Eimear McBride Featuring Aoife Duffin The Corn Exchange and Cusack Projects @ Baryshnikov Arts Center April 20, 2016 […]
review: Sex with Strangers
Sex with Strangers by Laura Eason Directed by David Saint Featuring Kyle Coffman, Joanna Rhinehart Philadelphia Theatre Company at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre April 8, 2016 – May 8, 2016 production site [This […]
review: An Octoroon
An Octoroon by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Directed by Joanna Settle Featuring James Ijames, Justin Jain, Ed Swidey Wilma Theater, Philadelphia March 16, 2016 – April 10, 2016 production site [This is […]
review: The Nether
The Nether by Jennifer Haley Directed by Seth Rozin Featuring Bi Jean Ngo, Greg Wood, Tim Moyer, Griffin Stanton-Ameisen, Emi Branes-Huff InterAct Theatre Company @ The Drake, Center City Philadelphia March 25, 2016 […]
review: Peter and the Starcatcher
Peter and the Star Catcher by Rick Elice Based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson Music by Wayne Barker Directed by Bill Van Horn Featuring Brandon O’Rourke, Ian Merrill […]
review: Two Trains Running
Two Trains Running by August Wilson Directed by Raelle Myrick-Hodges Featuring Darian Dauchan, Kash Goins, Johnnie Hobbs, Jr., Lakisha May, E. Roger Mitchell, U.R., Damien J. Wallace Arden Theatre Co., 40 […]
review: House Rules
House Rules by A. Rey Pamatmat Directed by Ralph B. Peña Featuring Tina Chilip, Jojo Gonzalez, Mia Katigbak, Tiffany Villarin Ma-Yi Theater Company, SubletSeries@HERE, 145 Sixth Avenue March 25, 2016 […]
Life In Prison, As Told By the Women Who Live There
[article originally published at TDF Stages, January 25, 2016.] A new play lets female inmates speak for themselves — What do incarcerated women want men to understand about their lives? […]
Review: Marilyn Maye By Request 2016
Marilyn Maye: “Marilyn By Request” Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street January 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 2016 event web site I settle into a corner nook at the Metropolitan Room this […]
2015: excavation review
The Sound of Music on film is 50 this year. Maria’s confidence is contagious. Writing and research and presentations filled this calendar year on a range of topics including the Yale […]
review: annie
Annie Book by Thomas Meehan Music by Charles Strouse Lyrics and Direction by Martin Charnin Featuring Gilgamesh Taggett, Issie Swikle, Lynn Andrews King’s Theatre, Brooklyn, New York December 15-20, 2015 Seated […]
urban excavations 