When a story is forgotten, dropped out of view and from the canon, it may be justly, because it has fallen hopelessly behind the times, or unjustly, because it still has something to give – or it may be a mix of the two, as is the case with the once-popular society comedy On Approval, […]
Archives for May 2015
Like your theatre intense? Rick Hammerly has your ticket to Closet Land
It was an unusual invitation that I received from a colleague and friend about the final four chances to see her current performance: “Please read the description and warnings about the show. It is rather brutal. That said, I am very proud of the production and believe it is an experience in the theatre unlike […]
Shakespeare’s “bad” quarto by Taffety Punk hailed the best Hamlet (review)
Taffety Punk’s Hamlet, the First Quarto is the Bard’s masterwork as you’ve never seen it before. At least probably. The Punks’ new production grows from their experimental Bootleg series (which is a treat; held every year at the Folger Theatre), where they performed the first quarto of Hamlet (hence Q1), sometimes called the “bad quarto,” […]
Sunset Baby at Rep Stage
A child is a promise you send into the future. Someone said that to a reporter last week, trying to search out meaning from the rubble of the Baltimore fires.
Center Stage gives free Bob Marley concert Saturday to help heal Baltimore
While the nation watched, the streets of Baltimore erupted in violence Monday night, April 20th, in response to the death of Freddie Gray in police custody. As the week unfolded and the city became locked down around them, we asked what the impact of these unprecedented events was having on the cast working on a […]