theater
‘The Magic Flute’ review: Mozart’s opera puts us on a path of enlightenment
June 4, 2026Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s last opera is far more than an exceedingly whimsical flight of euphonic, euphoric fancy.
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No one pees for free! ‘Urinetown’ a hit in Washington
June 3, 2026In satire, fictional actions are an exaggeration of reality, but these days, the behavior of the billionaire elite is so extreme and absurd that it rivals anything a writer can imagine.
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‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’: Athenian violence and theatrical utopia
June 1, 2026Shakespeare's play is more political than you might think. The play’s enchantment and comic confusion emerge from a social order defined by violence, hierarchy, and coercion.
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‘Colored People’s Time: A History Play’ theater review
May 8, 2026Spanning 100 years, the storytelling does not focus on the high and mighty but rather on ordinary people, the rank and file who actually turn the wheel of history.
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‘Master Harold’…and the Boys: Theater review
April 21, 2026Athol Fugard's play seems to have dramatizes Frantz Fanon’s theories about the psychological impact of racism and colonialism on the human mind.
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