plays
Fountain Theatre explores disability in Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘Cost of Living’
November 13, 2018Perhaps more than anything, Cost of Living examines the human need for one another, and what we do to get what that need demands of us.
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‘Satyagraga’: Philip Glass’s colossal Gandhi epic is activist opera at its best
November 7, 2018With Satyagraha Philip Glass transports us to the higher realms of cosmic consciousness. It’s a lot more enlightening to ride in one of Krishna’s chariots than in a yellow cab.
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‘Vietgone’ enacts Vietnamese refugees’ many-sided experience in America
October 30, 2018The fearless Vietgone takes audiences on a rocky 1970s trip across the American landscape with a punchy soundtrack and elements of pop culture.
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‘Radiant Vermin’ and ‘Steambath’ on stage: Goddammit, make your life worth living!
October 24, 2018Two plays, both at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, seen a day apart. One a living hell, the other a glimpse of post-mortem limbo.
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‘The Bench, A Homeless Love Story,’ a needed play right now
October 10, 2018The Bench is a necessary play right now in the city with the largest population in the country of people experiencing homelessness.
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