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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

“The Laramie Project” Resurrects Chilling Gay Murder—at Rhino by Jenyth Jo

Moisés Kaufman’s Docudrama Still Horrifies After 25 Years  by Jenyth Jo In 1998, two ignorant losers brutally beat and hogtie Matthew Shepard to a barbed-wire fence post outside Laramie,…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 01:56AM
Thursday, May 8, 2025

“John Proctor is the Villain”: Teens do the Teaching—at Saint Mary’s by Jenyth Jo

Reflections “Who’s the Witch in the Witchhunt?” by Jenyth Jo In “John Proctor Is the Villain,” Carter Smith, a high school English teacher in Georgia, explains, “Art tries to mak…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:01PM
Sunday, April 6, 2025

“Izzard Hamlet”: Trans Genius Transcends Gender—at ACT by Jenyth Jo

Eddie Izzard Plays All 23 Roles in Hamlet, Brilliantly by Jenyth Jo Precision without pretension: gifted actor Eddie Izzard brings great joy to our beloved Hamlet. From the be-bop jazz entry…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 01:15PM
Saturday, March 29, 2025

“Fat Ham” Lights Up “Hamlet” for Potent Contact High—at SF Playhouse by Jenyth Jo

James Ijames Delights with Riotous Black Family Comedy by Jenyth Jo After twenty minutes of “Fat Ham,” a comical version of “Hamlet” set at a North Carolina backyard BBQ, it’s clea…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:31PM
Monday, February 24, 2025

Harry Davis: Interview with Playwright of “Push/Pull”—at Central Works by Jenyth Jo

by Jenyth Jo I met Harry Davis, a member of Actors Equity, in the spring of 2023 in a playwriting class at Berkeley Rep. Central Works in Berkeley. Now Central Works has added his “Push/Pu…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 01:18AM
Thursday, December 12, 2024

“A Whynot Christmas Carol” Offers Challenge & Change—at ACT by Jenyth Jo

Craig Lucas Deconstructs Dickens with Spectacle & Spirits  by Jenyth Jo & Barry David Horwitz We know the story: Dickens contrasts Scrooge, a miserly, old, rich man with Tiny Tim, a…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:13AM