plays
‘Lysistrata Unbound’: An ancient Greek sit-down sex strike
June 26, 2018One suspects that Aristophanes is smiling down from Mount Olympus upon this latest adaptation of his masterpiece.
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Washing the crime away: ‘Tar’ and ‘The Women of Lockerbie’
June 20, 2018My weekend playgoing curiously featured two plays centered on the theme of washing crime away.
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‘Skeleton Crew’: Detroit workers’ jobs, homes, pensions, and lives on the line
June 18, 2018This play enacts the hollowing-out of American industry in the Great Recession years that began late in George W. Bush’s presidency.
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‘100 Aprils’: Armenian genocide makes for heavy drama
June 15, 2018This tragedy about genocide is for more adventurous ticket buyers with a leaning toward the serious, who don’t mind being challenged.
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Two operatic divas, Regina and Violetta, take St. Louis by storm
June 11, 2018Two strong operatic characters from works composed almost a century apart show the mettle of women who’ve been challenged by society’s conventions.
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