Destruction and Rebirth in Coney Island
[Originally published in TDF Stages, July 17, 2018.] How Superstorm Sandy changed the trajectory of Fire in Dreamland Playwright Rinne Groff is obsessed with the obsessed, whether it’s an inventor’s […]
“Kings” Passes Bechdel Test, Drowns in Design
[Original published in The Clyde Fitch Report, February 20, 2018.] In the new play by Sarah Burgess, hyper-aggro sound design nearly ruins the storytelling. Playwright Sarah Burgess plums politics for her newest […]
review: fun home
Fun Home Book and lyrics by Lisa Kron (based on the memoir by Alison Bechdel) Music by Jeanine Tesori Directed by Sam Gold Featuring Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, Sydney Lucas, […]
review: the twenty-seventh man
The Twenty-Seventh Man By Nathan Englander Directed by Barry Edelstein Featuring Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins, Chip Zien Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street November 11, 2012 — December 16, 2012 production web site Reviewed by […]
review: sorry
Sorry Written and directed by Richard Nelson Featuring Jon DeVries, Maryann Plunkett, Laila Robins, Jay O. Sanders, J. Smith-Cameron Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street November 6, 2012 (opening) — December 2, […]
summer of steves
Summer of Steves As You Like It @ The Delacorte Theater (attended June 30, 2012) Into The Woods @ The Delacorte Theatre (attended August 8, 2012) As will be true for thousands […]
review roundup: tell me a story
Review Roundup: Tell Me A Story Gatz @ The Public Theater (reviewed March 25, 2012) An Iliad @ New York Theatre Workshop (reviewed March 31, 2012) Another catchup / catch-all […]
event musings: daisey, jobs, translations and truth
Daisey, Jobs, Translations and Truth Ruminations inspired by the final Public Theater performance of The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 2pm Public Theater, […]
event musings: i came, i tweeted, i pondered
Over the past week or so I have been near the center of exchanges about theatre and social media that feel alternately like discussions, vent sessions, and policy ponderings. Social […]
review: gob squad’s kitchen
Gob Squad’s Kitchen (You’ve Never Had It So Good) Concept by Gob Squad Featuring Sean Patton, Sharon Smith, Simon Will, Nina Tecklenburg and others Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street January […]
review: sontag: reborn
Sontag: Reborn Based on the journals of Susan Sontag, edited by David Rieff Adapted and performed by Moe Angelos Directed by Marianne Weems Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street January 4, […]
review: all’s well that ends well
All’s Well That Ends Well By William Shakespeare Directed by Daniel Sullivan Featuring Tonya Pinkins, Andre Holland, Annie Parisse, John Cullum, Dakin Matthews The Public Theater Delacorte Theater, Turtle Pond […]
review: [under the radar] watt
Watt Novel by Samuel Beckett, text selected by Barry McGovern Directed by Tom Creed Featuring Barry McGovern Under the Radar Festival / Gate Theatre Dublin Production The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette […]
review: [under the radar] correspondances
Correspondances Choreography and interpretation by Kettly Noel and Nelisiwe Xaba Featuring Kettly Noel and Nelisiwe Xaba Under the Radar Festival The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street production web site: http://www.undertheradarfestival.com/index.php?p=227 Reviewed […]
review: [under the radar] ameriville
Ameriville Written, Created, and performed by UNIVERSES Directed and Developed by Chay Yew Featuring Steven Sapp, Mildred Ruiz, Gamal A. Chasten, William Ruiz Under the Radar Festival The Public Theater, […]
review: [under the radar] diciembre
Diciembre Written and Directed by Guillermo Calderón Featuring Mariana Munoz, Trinidad Gonzalez, Jorge Becker Under the Radar Festival /Teatro en el Blanco and Fundación Teatro a Mil The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette […]
urban excavations 