You might call Scena director Robert McNamara’s Pinter Rep an arranged marriage of sorts – four short plays by Nobel Prize winner Harold Pinter, the British playwright of such full length plays as Betrayal and The Birthday Party. Known for his staccato dialogue and ambiguous plotlines, these four works, One for the Road, Mountain Language, […]
Archives for April 11, 2019
Review: P.Y.G. or the Misedumacation of Dorian Belle, a brilliantly funny satire on race relations
P.Y.G. or the Misedumacation of Dorian Belle follows Blacky Blackerson, a.k.a. Black, (Seth Hill) and Alexand Da Great (Gary L. Perkins III) who are the Petty Young Goons (P.Y.G.), a Black rap duo straight from Chicago. They agree to take part in a reality show to help Dorian Belle (Simon Kiser), a White Canadian pop […]
Review: Ghost-Writer at Quotidian Theatre
I admit, Michael Hollinger’s tight, 90-minute Ghost-Writer, now being presented by Quotidian Theatre Company, snuck up on me. It may seem to tip its hat pretty early, as titles go, but you’ll find there is more to this witty and surprising three-character play than its title reveals. What you should know going in is this: […]