The GSC production of Tiny Beautiful Things supplies a 90-minute catharsis, an opportunity to deal with all we've bottled up over the last 15 months or so. The post Theater Review: "Tiny Bea…
The heart and soul that so prominently flavors the Black Beans Project no doubt reflects the hopeful moment we're in. The post Theater Review: "Black Beans Project" " Tasting Togetherness ap…
The "Real" Emily Dickinson never materializes, but the "Real" Mabel Loomis Todd does -- and it's a sometimes shocking and sad story. The post Theater Review: "A Woman of the World" " A Rema…
You need to hear this play. Especially if you are white and already "know" Othello. Listen again (and again) and prepare to question old assumptions. The post Theater Review: "Play On! Othel…
The Catastrophist is an opportunity to begin processing our experience with a pandemic that has fundamentally changed our lives in ways we cannot yet fully comprehend. The post Theater Revie…
A 50th anniversary is a wonderful milestone, and I congratulate the Revels for looking back and huzzahing the occasion as they have. The post Theater Review: The Christmas Revels 2020 " A De…
Amir Nizar Zuabi's engaging drama is a hopeful testament to communication and forgiveness. The post Theater Review: "This Is Who I Am" " Virtual Intimacy appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
This is a very effective political drama, a relevant warning about what social critic Chris Hedges calls the formation of "corporate totalitarianism." The post Theater Review: "The Race" " B…
SpeakEasy Stage Company has (once again) chosen a bold script for its audience. The post Theater Review: "The Pink Unicorn" " Hugging the Cactus appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
The show is made all the more powerful by the fact that we've now spent 12 months enduring Covid and four years of science denial and "alternative facts." The post Theater Review: "Solitaire…
The audience members were as diverse as the cast, the show is not being staged in a traditional space in Boston, and the play is incredibly relevant. The post Theater Review: Praxis Stage's …
Bedlam's provocative production of The Crucible has a purpose -- to urge us all to stand up and shout down the devils in our midst. The post Theater Review: Bedlam's "Crucible" " Burn, Baby…
With, The Purists, Dan McCabe has written a comic drama that not only has a lot to say, but does it with an enormous amount of playful vim and vigor. The post Theater Review: "The Purists" "…
In a taut 90 minutes, The Lifespan of a Fact zeroes in on some key issues that we're grappling with as a country -- or ought to be. The post Theater Review: "The Lifespan of a Fact" " Truth …
Over thirty years after it premiered, the script remains touching and funny, with the added merit that it provides a refreshing respite from the sour discourse of 2019. The post Theater Rev…
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play is a serious comedy that takes aim at our provinciality and ignorance. The post Theater Review: "School Girls" " Teaching Lessons appeared firs…
A revival of Anna Ziegler's absorbing and enlightening study of the brilliant British biophysicist Dr. Rosalind Franklin. The post Theater Review: "Photograph 51" " Woman of Science appeared…
Once is a wonderful musical and the Speakeasy Stage production does exquisitely right by its considerable merits. The post Theater Review: "Once" " Everything Goes Brilliantly Right appeared…
The Half-Light is a play about ghosts that, while offering intimations of mortality, ends up exuding a charming and infectious romantic spirit. The post Theater Review: "The Half-Light" " A …
The script offers an indispensable vision of American history from the point of view of African women. The post Theater Review: "Wrestling With Freedom" " Invaluable History appeared first o…
Heartland proffers a rare combination -- it is a prescient history lesson that also works dramatically.
This year's version " the 48th! " of The Christmas Revels is delightful and refreshing way to bid adieu to a tumultuous 2018.
Mother Butterfly's script shows genuine promise, but the Storm Warnings Repertory Theatre's premiere production falls short.
A comedy about slavery poses considerable challenges in our #blacklivesmatter times, but the characters bounce gleefully through endless rounds of verbal sparring.
We need a satire that takes Trump's radical threat more seriously than Vicuña.