theater reviews
Plays ‘Faith Healer’ and ‘Rotterdam’ demand rigorous self-examination
April 3, 2019Now haunting and mystical, now bawdy and besotted, now full of bravado and then abasement, Faith Healer questions both faith and healing.
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‘The Mother of Henry’: An anti-war play in 1960s East L.A.
April 3, 2019While not groundbreaking theatre, it does relate an important and effective story that a lot of people can relate to.
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‘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.
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‘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.
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‘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.
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