By Joel Markowitz
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Spunk
November 19, 2007 By 2 Comments
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Spunk -
Based on the writings of Zora Neale Hurston
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Adapted by George C. Wolfe
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Music by Chic Street Man
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Directed by Ken Yatta Rogers
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Produced by Tribute Productions in association with African Continuum Theatre Conpany
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Reviewed by Stanley Stocker
Spunk is framed by a single question posed at the beginning and again at the end of the play: “How do you git to the git?” What’s the git? It could be thought of as an Eden, or at least a place where peace or satisfaction or love can be found.
Waverly Gallery
November 19, 2007 By 1 Comment
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The Waverly Gallery -
By Kenneth Lonergan
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Directed by Christopher Carroll and Dana Edwards
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Produced by Didactic Theatre Company
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Reviewed by Tim Treanor
In The Waverly Gallery, Kenneth Lonergan paints a subtle, honest, and exquisitely detailed picture of a family wracked by Alzheimer’s. It is a family portrait because Alzheimer’s doesn’t attack the sufferer alone: it disrupts the lives of everyone who comes into contact with her.
The Maids
November 19, 2007 By 2 Comments
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The Maids -
By Jean Genet. translation by Bernard Fetchman
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Produced by Scena Theatre
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Reviewed by Janice Cane
Have you ever seen that “Friends” episode where the gang watches the premiere of struggling actor Joey’s new TV show, “Mac and Cheese”? The show is so lacking in the quality department that the friends argue over who gets to compliment the lighting, because they cannot come up with anything else to say.
Where am I going with this? Well, let’s just say the lighting in Scena Theatre’s production of The Maids is well executed.
The set is pretty good, too.
