Meet Meghan Grady

Meet Meghan Grady

Appearing in Speed-The-Plow

One in a continuing series on Knockout Performances

By Joel Markowitz

On Thursday, October 25th, I witnessed one of those rare nights in the theatre where a young actress had the audience eating out of her hands, or in this case – book.
Who is that scene stealing actress who is strutting across the [...]

Kit Marlowe

Kit Marlowe

By David Grimm

Directed by Jessie R. Gallogly

Produced by Rorschach Theatre

Reviewed by Tim Treanor

David Grimm’s Kit Marlowe is a history play, written in the old style and the high language, so full of juice and life and sweetness of phrase that it could have been written by Marlowe himself, had Marlowe been born in the [...]

redshirts

redshirts

By Dana Yeaton

Directed by Lou Bellamy

Produced by Round House Theatre in conjunction with Penumbra Theatre

Reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackson

What do Emily Dickenson, iambic pentameter, and modern poetry have to do with a bunch of newly recruited black college football players, itching to make the next great play and score with a “just gimme the ball, [...]

The Jungle Book

The first review from Kids Stages – our new coverage of theatre for and by kids.

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THE JUNGLE BOOK

A musical based on the book by Rudyard Kipling

Music and lyrics by Daniel Levy

Book and lyrics by April-Dawn Gladu

Directed by Kathryn Chase Bryer

Produced by Imagination Stage

Reviewed by Johnny Perl

The Jungle Book is about a young “man-cub,” named Mowgli, [...]

The Women of Brewster Place

The Women of Brewster Place

Book, music and lyrics by Tim Acito

Based on the novel by Gloria Naylor

Directed by Molly Smith

Produced by Arena Stage                                  Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 

Reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackson

The postcard artwork for the long awaited women of Brewster Place tells it all – women of various appearances, different bearings and expressions, all with life-stories to tell, [...]

Flowers for Algernon

Flowers for Algernon

By David Rogers, based on a novel by Daniel Keyes

Directed by Matt Ripa

Produced by Landless Theatre Company

Reviewed by Tim Treanor

There are many things wrong with Landless Theatre Company’s production of Flowers for Algernon, but before we get to them let us celebrate the fine performance by Matt Baughman in the role of Charley [...]

Rashomon

Rashomon

Adapted and directed by Tobin Atkinson

Produced by Meat and Potato Theatre

Reviewed by Ronnie Ruff

Meat and Potato Theatre’s season opener shows the company’s continued commitment to risk and attention to detail.

As You Like It

As You Like It

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Derek Goldman

Produced by Folger Theatre

Reviewed by Tim Treanor

As You Like It is kind of a crazy play, and the Folger Theatre’s pleasant production of it does not add to coherence.   In a nutshell:  Orlando (Noel Vélez), youngest son of the late Roland du Bois, goes to the house [...]

Women of 50

Women of 50 (Mujeres de 50)

By Daniela Di Segni and Hilda Levy

Directed by Liliana Pecora

Produced by Teatro De La Luna –  International Hispanic Festival

Reviewed by Rosalind Lacy

Argentine actress Liliana Pecora is the Sarah Bernhardt of comic actresses. Pecora doesn’t speak English at all, she told us on opening night. That’s like Bernhardt who never spoke [...]

Tim Acito of Brewster Place

Joel Markowitz interviews the composer/lyricist/librettist

This concludes our three part series of the journey of The Women of Brewster Place from Alliance Theatre in Atlanta to its opening here the Kreeger Theatre at Arena Stage.

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