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Shining City -
by Conor McPherson
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Directed by Joy Zinoman
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Produced by Studio Theatre
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Reviewed by Rosalind Lacy
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That there’s an element of mythical unworldliness in Conor McPherson’s mesmerizing play Shining City is implied in the title, that echoes scripture, “A city on a hill cannot be hid.” Or “Let your light shine before men.” The image was borrowed from the Sermon on the Mount by St. Augustine in City of God and made contemporary in Ronald Reagan’s speeches about America as the “shining city on a hill,” especially in his farewell.
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The Irish love to have the last word, especially when it comes to an allegorical journey called life. And McPherson, the playwright is no exception.
Shining City
November 20, 2007 By 2 Comments
Alone It Stands
November 20, 2007 By Leave a Comment
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Alone It Stands -
By John Breen
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Directed by Eric Lucas and Kerry Waters Lucas
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Produced by Keegan Theatre’s New Island Project
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Reviewed by Tim Treanor
To understand the impact of Munster’s 1978 triumph over the New Zealand All Black team, you must imagine that the New England Patriots, fresh from its 63-0 triumph in the 2008 Super Bowl, is performing a barnstorming tour and is tripped up by the Montgomery County All-Stars – a mix of industrial-league players and the best of Montgomery College’s intramural teams. [Read more...]
The Secret Garden
November 20, 2007 By 1 Comment
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The Secret Garden -
Based upon the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Directed by Michael J. Bobbit
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Produced by Adventure Theatre
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Reviewed by Jonny Perl
Like a ballet that tells a story, The Secret Garden opens with a series of magnificent tale-telling dances. A snake in India is cleverly charmed. Mary’s parents suffer a horrid death from cholera and Mary is shipped off on a long journey to the estate of her guardian, Uncle Craven across the ocean. This is just one of the many poetic dances choreographed by the talented Dana Tai Soon Burgess in The Secret Garden. [Read more...]
