IN A YEAR WHEN THEATRICAL GRACE FELL FROM HEAVEN, THIS MANNA TASTED BEST

By Tim Treanor

Sometimes, when I go to the theater I get more than I deserve. I don’t mean more than the cost of the ticket (which is generally free, thanks to this swell reviewing gig I have). I mean more than I deserve as a human being. Sometimes the performances are so sensational that I am impelled to reflect back on my life to conjure up some act I performed which made me worthy of the grace and generosity laid out before me. This mental Google® search generally gives me a headache so I stop it after a while. But I still remember the performances. [Read more...]