The first time they met in western New York, in the fall of 1849, playwright Mat Smart imagines, Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony would have had a wary interchange. Both are stron…
From the onset, Coraline makes it clear in no uncertain terms that her name is pronounced "core" instead of the usual "care."Â As such, the independent Coraline stakes out a solid sense a…
She was on her way to an annual Christmas day party and never made it. The news of her murder shook all who knew Tricia McCauley as a beloved actress, a precious yoga instructor, a fello…
Engaging Shaw is a fun-loving romp of a parlor comedy that hits its mark at Best Medicine. The script by John Morogiello imagines one of the truly most gifted social writers in history c…
This latest work by Athol Fugard, The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek, is a masterpiece on so many levels. Set in two distinct times, it explores the oppressive impact of apartheid in So…
It's 1946 Mississippi and recording artist Sister Rosetta Tharpe is considering adding a singer to join her show, so she finds the only comfortable spot available for them in the Jim Crow so…
You may have heard of Douglas Turner Ward's 1965Â Day of Absence, but might not be as aware of his other one-act play that was often performed as a full evening. Â Here's a chance to fin…
Just when you wondered what else Holly Bass would do with her arsenal of skills in hip-hop, dance, spoken word, poetry and theater, she snaps us into shifting realities. This workshop pr…
Addison Switzer and I shared stages back in the early days of the old Clark Street Playhouse, so I was thrilled to explore his take on his role as King of the Fairies, King Finvarra in this …
Don’t let the unsettling title scare you away. Yes, it’s direct and upfront but the characterizations build and the interactions usher us into precious reflections on life. On th…
Marc Acito’s Secrets of the Universe depicts how, in 1937, our country’s most brilliant mind, Albert Einstein, befriended the one and only Marian Anderson when she had been denie…
Faction Fools’ usual comic shtick works wondrously well in The Cherry Orchard. The award winning Fools bring artistry, cultural awareness and salient knowledge with funny bone comme…
Adventure Theatre MTC's production of Judy Moody & Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt is  a bounty filled with madcap fun and laughter. The fact that it's part of a seven…
Witch opens with what appears to be a coven of women in black shiny robes circling the stage holding candles. One periodically reads from a book so iridescent that its pages glow in the dark…
The title alone – The Underground Railroad Game – gives you hint of the slippery slide towards impropriety and breach of all kinds of correctness about to happen. And …
The facts behind the real life incidents captured in Kenneth Jones's Alabama Story – the controversy over banning a children's book – stands as a cautionary tale, one that has be…
Nat Turner in Jerusalem is a journey into the fervent religious belief behind the leader of a slave rebellion in Southampton County, VA, armed only with a sword and spirit. You may have seen…
The Texas Homecoming Revolution of 1995 has got to be one of the strangest titles that I’ve ever seen but the production is incredibly entertaining. The fast-moving script by Jennifer …
Dr. Ruth. Nearly everybody knows her iconic look, sound and effervescent spirit. Little did we know, however, about the marriages that didn’t work, early professional hardships, experi…
In The Veils by Hope Villanueva, Melody, a female Marine translator in Afghanistan, has completed her tour of duty and returned stateside trying desperate to pick up the pieces of her lif…
Most of us have heard of Booker T. Washington as the counterpoint to W.E.B. DuBois, one espousing the "safe' position of newly freed blacks to better themselves through industry and service …
Set in the time of the American Revolution, Jefferson’s Garden is the sweeping story of the immense struggle of our country’s founders, and the personal story of two people despe…
It's always a treat to see what Pointless Theatre does with a story, and they rise to new levels with their take on one of Shakespeare's rambling masterworks. The program notes that Shak…
In the poster for Rabbit Summer, a woman wearing a glamorous dressing gown stands provocatively, hands seemingly on her hips. A closer look through the shadows reveals she's actually hol…
Faction of Fools’ usual abundance of silliness reaches new heights in Paul Reiser's Foolish Fairytales. The puns, the double entendres, mixed messages and general tomfoolery are so…