review: wives + the academy
Wives + The Academy [two one acts] by Mario Fratti Directed by Stephan Morrow Featuring [The Wives] Carlotta Brentan, Giulia Brisnella; [The Academy] Michael Striano, Taylor Petracek, Tucker Lewis, Fergus Scully, Nick […]
review: ugly lies the bone
Ugly Lies the Bone by Lindsey Ferrentino Directed by Patricia McGregor Featuring Karron Graves, Mamie Gummer, Caitlin O’Connell, Chris Stack, Haynes Thigpen Roundabout Theatre Company, Steinberg Center for Theatre, Black Box […]
testimonies of endurance: forever and the challenges of solo performance
[article originally published in HowlRound, June 9, 2015.] The exquisite skill of a single storyteller evoking a time, a story, and a history has held humankind rapt for as long as […]
Developmental Through Lines: O’Neill, The Nether, and Bright Half Life
[article originally published in HowlRound, April 28, 2015.] Like siblings who grew up in the same house at different times with different family members around, two plays recently concluded Off Broadway […]
Political Cabaret: Herbert Hoover’s Comeback in Leather
[article originally published at HowlRound, March 3, 2015.] Playwright Sean Cunningham has worked on and off since 2009 with songwriter Michael Friedman, director Alex Timbers, and a raft of designers […]
Happy Accidents, Competition, and the Best Idea Wins: Prayers of Halley Feiffer
[article originally published at HowlRound, February 24, 2015.] I recently sat down with Halley Feiffer to talk about the Atlantic Theatre Company’s production of her play I’m Gonna Pray for […]
2014: excavation review
1951 session with Florence Vandamm (far right) and on stage (L-R) John Emery + Katharine Cornell + Brian Aherne in “The Constant Wife” — part of the 2013-2014 NYPL exhibit […]
site work to worksites: peculiar works project illuminates the insides of the city
[article originally published at HowlRound, December 16, 2014.] Theater that is inspired and informed by the spaces in which it is performed is the essence of Peculiar Works Project (PWP). […]
boxing from the inside: brett neveu and the magnetic presence of the ring
[article as originally published in HowlRound, September 30, 2014.] While he is no stranger to national attention, something new has been added to Brett Neveu’s resume in 2014—New York playwright. And […]
review: gypsy
Gypsy Book by Arthur Laurents Music by Jule Styne Music by Jerry Bock Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Directed by Vincent J. Cardinal Featuring Leslie Uggams Connecticut Repertory Theatre, University of Connecticut Storrs Campus July 10, 2014 – […]
review: fiddler on the roof
Fiddler on the Roof Based on stories by Sholem Aleichem Book by Joseph Stein Music by Jerry Bock Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick Directed by Rob Ruggiero Featuring Adam Heller Goodspeed Opera House, […]
review: all shook up
All Shook Up Book by Joe DiPietro Directed and Choreographed by Richard Amelius Featuring Logan Scott Mitchell, Nicholas Spark, Danielle Bowen, Preston Ellis Ivorton Playhouse, Ivoryton, Connecticut July 2, 2014 – July […]
review: a lie of the mind
A Lie of the Mind by Sam Shepard Directed by Brian Mertes Featuring Britt Faulkner, Benjamin Grills, Timothy Crowe, Anne Scurria Trinity Rep Dowling Theater May 29, 2014 – June 29, 2014 theatre […]
Just to the Side of History: Creating ‘The Mysteries’
[article originally published in HowlRound, June 19, 2014.] The art of theater director Ed Sylvanus Iskandar is enormous and embracing and currently evident in The Mysteries, a retelling of The York […]
review: the woodsman
The Woodsman by James Ortiz with Claire Karpen and Strangemen & Co. Directed by James Ortiz and Claire Karpen Featuring James Ortiz, Eliza Simpson, Edward W. Hardy 59E59 Theater B […]
review roundup: one voice on life and death
Mercy Killers @ Stella Adler Studio (Manhattan thru February 2) Grounded @ Page 73 at Walkerspace (thru February 1) There is intensity inherent in the one person show structure — […]
urban excavations 