Isabella Byrd I: Chasing the Light
[Full article published in UrbanExcavations May 22, 2020, by Martha Wade Steketee.] I spoke with lighting designer Isabella Byrd several times in 2019, hoping to publish our interviews in several […]
Marcus Gardley Constructs ‘The House That Will Not Stand’
[Original published in The Clyde Fitch Report, July 31, 2018.] In Marcus Gardley’s The House That Will Not Stand at New York Theatre Workshop, eight characters — seven women of color and […]
Caryl Churchill’s ‘Light Shining in Buckinghamshire’ Feels Dim
[Original published in The Clyde Fitch Report, May 7, 2018.] Caryl Churchill’s 1976 play Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, now revived Off-Broadway by New York Theatre Workshop, takes its title from a […]
Off-Broadway, “An Ordinary Muslim” Offers Extraordinary Journey
[Original published in The Clyde Fitch Report, February 27, 2018.] “The problem is not the Jamaat,” one character declares. “The problem is this family.” “We’ve lost, Dad. There’s nothing for […]
“Mary Jane,” Mom to Chronically Sick Child, Gently Explodes
[Original published in The Clyde Fitch Report, September 27, 2017.] There’s quiet devastation in the all-female voices of Amy Herzog’s Mary Jane, now playing at Off-Broadway’s New York Theatre Workshop after a run […]
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 […]
review: red dog howls
Red Dog Howls by Alexander Dinelaris Directed by Ken rus Schmoll Featuring Kathleen Chalfant, Alfred Narciso, Florencia Lozano New York Theatre Workshop, 79 East 4th Street September 24, 2012 (opening) […]
review: kaddish
Kaddish (or The Key in the Window) Based on the poem by Allen Ginsberg Created and performed by Donnie Mather Directed by Kim Weild The Adaptations Project at New York […]
review: peter and the starcatcher
Peter and the Starcatcher Written by Rick Elise Directed by Roger Rees and Alex Timbers Featuring Adam Chanler-Berat, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Christian Borle, Carson Elrod New York Theatre Workshop, 79 East […]
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