45 stories by "Andy Buck"
Inside Rajiv Joseph’s new play The North Pool — If there’s one thing to know about a typical Rajiv Joseph script, it’s that there’s no such thing. The prolific …
Brian Friel's explosive 1974 play,
The Freedom of the City at Irish Repertory Theatre , is one of the Irish dramatist's most frankly political and poignantly character-driven works, and one…
A master class in acting, led by the inimitable Estelle Parsons, is currently on view in AdA - Author Directing Author at La MaMa E.T.C. Ellen Stewart Theatre , two one-act plays by Marco Ca…
In Red-Handed Otter, a quirky but chilly new comedy by Ethan Lipton at the Cherry Lane Theatre, lessons of love and death tend to come wrapped in fur. Odd bits of business revolve around top…
The Diverse City Theater Company offers up a disappointing revival of Lee Blessing's political drama.
Rain Pryor's autobiographical solo show needs to dig deeper to be truly satisfying.
This funny, moving, and sometimes frustrating work cleverly explores one of Anton Chekhov's great stage directions.
A first-rate cast lends grace to this lightweight farce about six characters in search of a way out of the increasingly bleak prospects of their lives.
The latest installment of the Spiegelword series is full of stylish, constantly amazing acts.
Athol Fugard's 1989 play about the struggle against Apartheid in South Africa receives a searing production at Signature under Ruben Santiago-Hudson's direction.
This ambitious salute to the late choreographer is only intermittently successful.
Neil Armfield's terrifically smart and uplifting production at the New Victory is a wonder-filled stage adaptation of a unusual children's book set in 1951 Amsterdam.
Brett C. Leonard's play about an unhappy Philadelphia family benefits from strong performances, but still remains something of an endurance test.
Jose Rivera's play about the nature of oppression is surprisingly mundane.
Glyn Maxwell's version of the Greek myth has some powerful ideas of violence, undercut by dull poetry.
Monica Bauer's overstuffed play feels like more of a first draft, full of intriguing ideas.
Begonya Plaza's new play is full of ideas, but they're not woven into the fabric of the characters' relationships.
Melissa Lorraine Hawkins gives an intense performance as an orphan girl abandoned in Romania.
This theatrical evening based on the short stories of Anton Chekhov lacks the necessary richness and subtext.
This sharply-acted, low-key satire takes place behind the walls of academia.
Joel Drake Johnson's play starts out as a moving study of grief before running out of imagination.
Cate Ryan's play about the relationship between a wealthy white woman and her elderly black caretaker fails to live up to its own potential.
This timely satire of the world of insider trading could benefit from a stronger production.
Cathy Rigby still excels as the title character of the classic musical about the boy who won't grow up.
Zoe Caldwell gives a terrific performance as a society matron with some unusual world views in David Adjmi's beguiling 50-minute play.
