plays
‘Argonautika’: Ode on a Grecian epic (with togas!)
March 28, 2019Although it goes over the top and misses the boat at times, Argonautika is still well worth embarking on a voyage of discovery.
Read more‘The Elephant Man’ on stage: Being Human 101
March 27, 2019Overall, this fine Elephant Man is among the most moving meditations I’ve ever seen staged about the beauty within the beast and the human spirit.
Read more‘The Wolves’ explores the inner lives of a girls’ soccer team
March 22, 2019Girls’ and women’s sports may still be underreported and undervalued, but it seems it’s a hot subject in the theatre right now.
Read more‘Blues for Mr. Charlie,’ further James Baldwin ruminations on race
March 20, 2019This lofty, must-see, powerful production of Blues for Mr. Charlie is the latest in a list of a revival of works by author/playwright/polemicist James Baldwin.
Read more‘The Joy Wheel’ and “Friends with Guns’: Survivalist apocalypse has arrived
March 19, 2019Despite my own reaction to the play—perhaps because of it—I believe this is a highly important play for our time.
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