Carey Perloff’s opening scene of the staged adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s shattering novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, moves with breathtaking beauty. Two women in one direction and a man in another pull two rug runners slowly passing across the stage in opposite directions; on these rugs are placed their few chief belongings, cultural artifacts recognizably […]
Archives for January 27, 2020
Review: Pilgrims Musa & Sheri in the New World from Mosaic Theater, a delightful romcom
Beneath differing customs and languages, are people basically the same? Playwright Yussef El Guindi makes a strong case with his unique and endearing romantic comedy Pilgrims Musa & Sheri in the New World. After a chance meeting, a free spirited American waitress and an Egyptian immigrant cab driver forge their own path together, while navigating […]
Review: Recent Tragic Events, 9/11 play, asks ‘Will the world ever be the same?’
Am I wearing the right shirt? Is the bottle of wine I brought too cheap? Should I go in for the kiss at the end of the night? These are common questions running through the mind of your average participant in a blind date. The world of Craig Wright’s barely-post-9/11 drama, Recent Tragic Events—currently being […]