Some plays are compelling because their dilemmas are so universal they provoke the shock of recognition in all of us. Disgraced is like that. Other plays are compelling because, though the characters are repulsive, they are repulsive in so entertaining a way that we cannot take our eyes away. August: Osage County is like that. […]
Archives for June 13, 2017
The Return: a Palestinian pays the price for peace (review)
Among all the fraught issues which torment the tortured search for peace in the Middle East, none spark a greater intransigence on the part of the State of Israel than the Right of Return — which is to say, the right of Palestinians chased from their homes in the revolution which established Israel in 1948 […]
Bootycandy, sexy and seditious fun from Iron Crow (review)
Who says theater is not educational? Why, just this past weekend I learned that “bootycandy” is a euphemism for the penis.
Nick Olcott sprinkles magic on Oberon from In Series (review)
Oberon, king of the fairies, has been challenged by his queen Titania to write a play to rival Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream without resorting to magic. But Oberon, though beautiful, falls far short of the queen’s request.
Wizard of Oz at Creative Cauldron (review)
The timelessly wonderful Wizard of Oz still shimmers brightly. The familiar story that’s over a century old delights with each well-remembered sight, sound and scene at Creative Cauldron, rendered with care, creativity and love.