22 stories by "Jakob Cansler"
It's a niche story that's as universally human as can be.
Inspired by difficult conversations after the murder of George Floyd, a new play imagines how honest discussion about racism might happen.
The lines come fast and sometimes frantically, but there is a captivating rhythm and mellifluousness from the minute she defines 'oreo.'
A woman creates a heartrending magic show to trace her relationship with her girlfriend " and it hits hard.
Though better in concept than in execution, the newly devised play reveals the humanity of people often dehumanized.
Theater-goers expecting a true period version of Jane Austen's classic novel will not be disappointed.
As Reno Sweeney, Emma Mangiacotti embodies a level of coolness that is magnetic.
The one-woman show about a Muscogee Nation leader is compelling from start to finish, thanks to Mary Kathryn Nagle's writing and performance.
Both works require the audience to dig deep, but promise a payoff for those who do.
The pacing, dialogue, and structure all suffer from a lack of subtlety.
Starring David Strathairn as WWII resistance hero Jan Karski, the film premieres January 27, Holocaust Remembrance Day, in theaters across the U.S.
For four students in Iran, learning English as a foreign language is the key to their next step in life " and it comes at a price.
An all-around entertaining annual tradition, 'The Holiday Show' will perform again on December 9 and 11.
There are, I would guess, two kinds of people who might be interested in a play like Playing Burton, a one-man show about the life of Richard Burton The first would be someone who has a part…
Each 'Ask Me Anything: Changemakers' show bounces off a chat with a local leader who is working to make the world a better place.
The scary staple of Spanish-speaking popular culture is imaginatively reframed by a modern mother-daughter conflict.
I'll admit that I've been involved in many conversations in which liberals talk about conservatives. They've occurred more and more often since 2016, and they almost always follow the same f…
It's no secret that corporate America is changing"much has been written about it"most obviously in the rise of remote and hybrid work. But it isn't just changes in physical space. Young and …
It can be far too easy for a director to forget that "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is a comedy. After all, the most well-known plotline from one of Shakespeare's most well-known plays is about…
There's something supernatural about The Watershed's production of "The Approach." Presented as part of the Capital Fringe Festival, the theatre (actually a former fitness studio that has be…
The first thing I noticed when I saw "tick, tick… BOOM!" at Monumental Theatre Company wasn't anything related to the show. It was that the front-of-house staff member who handed me my tic…
In many ways, "Fires in the Mirror: Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and Other Identities" is as much a work of journalism as it is a play. Originally conceived, written, and performed by Anna Deave…
