Rebeckah Brockman photos by Russ_Rowland by Deirdre Donovan “Dear Miss Littlewood, Along with this letter comes a play, the first I have written. I wonder if you would read it through and send it back to me because no matter what sort of theatrical atrocity it might be, it isn’t valueless as…
By R. Pikser There are two types of theater. One is bare-bones and can be very exciting: Only the performers, the text, and the imagination. The other type of theater involves as many elements as possible: the text, or choreography, the performance, the lighting, the sets, the costumes. Francis Patrelle’s production of Macbeth gave…
Hershey Felder photo courtesy of Hershey Felder Presents By Eugene Paul Maybe consummate master of words William Shakespeare wondered if music be the food of love, but Leonard Bernstein, master of music knew that music is love. And God. And all. At least in Hershey Felder’s richly emotional, deeply moving solo drama in…
By Ron Cohen It was a mix of birthday party, benefit, cousins-club love fest and – most of all – sterling cabaret performance, when Kim Maresca took to the stage for a one-night stand at Feinsteins’s/54 Below. Maresca has just wound up a run of some 14 months Off-Broadway in Ruthless! The Musical, the…
September 10th, 2016 Alexandre Barranco (in the air) being lifted by Nicholas Montero photos by Corona Works by R. Pikser Shakespeare has been an inspiration for many, in theater, radio, film, or dance. His characters are specific to their place, time, and circumstances and, at the same time, so all-encompassing that we believe we…
L to R: Theodore Errig, Ruby Spryte Balsamo, and Benjamin Errig by Nicholas Linnehan Hope is a miracle. That line, uttered so sincerely, strikes us to the core. Isle of Shoals production of Occupation Dragonslayer is a little confusing, but hits a chord when it needs too. Billed as a contemporary musical…
Lucian Potts and Tim Kang photos by Joan Marcus by Michall Jeffers Food, family, and frustration are the ties that bind us The aubergine of the title is the shiny purple vegetable we call “eggplant.” It’s a gift to Ray (Tim Kang), a troubled chef who reluctantly agrees to take his father (Stephen Park)…
Pictured L to R: Matthew DeCapua, Lou Liberatore, Stephen Bradbury, Nick Plakias, Jenny Strassburg, David Marantz. Photo credit: Carol Rosegg. A Class Act R. Pikser A Class Act shows the behind the scenes struggles within and between two groups of lawyers, one group in the employ of a chemical company, the…
By Rachel Goddard It’s no secret that in today’s times the media (as we so often like to call the all-powerful bearer of bad news) picks and chooses what events they want us to know about. Looking through history, this is not a new pattern. Stories go untold and widespread tragedies are forgotten,…
Brad Heberlee, Zoë Winters, Max Baker, Babak Tafti, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, and Marcia DeBoni By David Schultz Last spring Ars Nova unveiled playwright Bess Wohl’s Small Mouth Sounds, playing at the tiny space with just 99 seats. Running for just over a month, this well received production came and went under the radar for…