theater reviews
Afro-Puerto Rican Communist Jesús Colón: A bio-musical highlights his HUAC hearing
November 7, 2024Renowned, revered writer and activist Jesús Colón (1901-74), remembered as “Father of the Nuyorican Movement,” stars as the central character in The Red Rose.
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‘Robbin, from the Hood’ exposes the evil of racist Big Capital
October 18, 2024In Wyatt’s re-imagination of the classic tale of righteous redistribution, corporate greed is the new villain in the person of The Kennedy Group (corporations are persons, right?).
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‘Kill Move Paradise’: Play demands justice for the dead!
September 24, 2024Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents Kill Move Paradise, sometimes humorous and uplifting, but ultimately packing a powerful punch.
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Thornton Wilder’s ‘The Skin of Our Teeth’: About the tenacity to keep going
September 19, 2024The adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth hits the stage at a relevant time in human history.
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On the 60th anniversary of Seán O’Casey’s death
September 18, 2024Seán O’Casey was the first English-speaking dramatist of international significance to emerge from the proletariat. His proletarian consciousness made his plays a significant part of Irish and international theatre history, securing their enduring relevance. O’Casey was...
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