George Bernard Shaw’s Arms and the Man was first produced in 1894, yet his attack on his country’s romanticizing of war, misplaced heroism, and overzealous patriotism strikes a timely chord. The socialist Shaw was never afraid to debunk conventional mores and he used wit and words-words-words to get not only his antiwar message across but […]
Archives for October 24, 2011
Lost in Yonkers
In the bucolic Eastport Plaza, the Compass Rose Studio Theater is nestled comfortably between Ahh Coffee (whose products you are welcome to bring into the theater) and Eastport Liquors (not so sure there), doing an entirely serviceable production of the entirely serviceable Neil Simon play, Lost in Yonkers. All hail Compass Rose, which is bringing […]