Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
-
‘Menotti Radio Hour’ sets two American operas in a broadcast studio
November 1, 2024It’s not a totally original idea: see The 1940’s Radio Hour.
Read more -
‘Odd Man Out’: Theater in the dark tells a blind musician’s story
October 30, 2024"Darkness allows us to perceive the world in a new way, and we extend that perception into how we create.…"
Read more -
August Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson’ teaches the potent legacy of Southern slavery
October 24, 2024How does the indelible stain of slavery reverberate down into the 20th century?
Read more -
‘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?).
Read more -
A U.S. stage premiere of ‘I, Daniel Blake’ is filled with pathos
October 17, 2024The UK Guardian called the play “Chilling…highlights the realities of an inflexible system that does not recognize individual needs, nor allow space for compassion.”
Read more -
Theodore Bikel Square: A new address in Los Angeles
October 10, 2024As of Sunday, October 6, there’s a new address in Los Angeles.
Read more -
‘Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink’ blasts hedge fund ownership
October 9, 2024Two-time Academy Award-nominated film director Rick Goldsmith has completed his trilogy on the American press with his latest film, the explosive exposé Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink.
Read more -
World premiere play ‘Luzmi’ illuminates the environmental crisis in Latin America
October 8, 2024Issues explored in Luzmi include the rights of Indigenous peoples, use of the land, paramilitary terror, and foreign investment.
Read more