136 stories by "Fred Sokol"
The Realistic Joneses, a world premiere continuing at Yale Repertory Theatre through May 12th, is absurd, existential and oftentimes hilarious.
Red, a transfixing, combative two-hander at Hartford's TheaterWorks through May 6th, boasts detailed, forceful performances by Jonathan Epstein as Mark Rothko and Tomas Leverton as his assis…
Those who already love Shakespeare will both appreciate and adore The Winter's Tale as presented by Yale Rep and now at the University Theatre in New Haven.
Bell, Book, and Candle, directed by Darko Tresnjak, plays Long Wharf Theatre until April 1st and then journeys up Interstate 91 before opening at Hartford Stage on April 5th.
February House, in a world premiere production at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven through March 18th, inspires through the striking talent of the artistic collaborative team of Seth Bockley …
Directed by Tina Landau, the production is sometimes striking and sometimes convoluted. One leaves the theater thinking about Anderson's atypical characters and possible future ramifications…
"The Sty of the Blind Pig" is a well crafted and sometimes moving play enacted beautifully - despite its title.
Adapter/Director Eric Ting's play "Macbeth [1969]" is arresting, startling, and intellectually challenging. Sometimes bombarding one's senses, the Long Wharf world premiere production runs j…
In all, "Boeing-Boeing" serves as a fine tonic on a chilly evening in winter. No heightened airport security is evident. See for yourself.
Hilarious is an over-utilized word. It happens, though, to perfectly describe the clever and delightfully ridiculous (a huge compliment in this case) production of Moliere's "A Doctor in Spi…
Actor Brian Dennehy's mastery of the one hour monologue called "Krapp's Last Tape," by Samuel Beckett, is a must see for anyone craving an extraordinary solo performance.
A searing play composed by Amy Herzog, the production benefits from brave, versatile performances provided by Maria Dizzia as Abby and Greg Keller as Zack.
Quiara Alegria Hudes, the playwright who wrote the book for In the Heights, is a blazing talent. Hartford Stage presents her new play, "Water by the Spoonful," a world premiere, through Nove…
For the fourth time in his career, Mark Lamos (once as an actor and otherwise as a director) brings William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" to the stage ... this is a most musical and brightly…
Shakespeare & Company's "War of the Worlds," continuing at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre in Lenox, Massachusetts, through November 6th, is a delectable treat and about perfect for Hallowee…
Brian Friel's "Molly Sweeney," at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven through October 16th, is simultaneously lyrical and more than a trifle unsettling.
Dazzling and sometimes lyrical, "Traces," presented by Montreal's 7 Fingers at Hartford's Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts through October 9th, is difficult to categorize yet often pu…
This production honors the Russian playwright as it benefits from excellent performance. It is rich in implication and theme and also incorporates dry humor within the context of drama.
Tara Franklin, capturing her character's every nuance during the world premiere of "Birthday Boy" at the Berkshire Theatre Festival ... provides the most natural of performances—a joy to p…
Summer's finale finds Jenny Gersten still smiling: after three months of constant 16 hour days; after having broken two bones in a foot just 10 days ago while running down a hill behind the …
While Berkshire Theatre Festival's production of "Period of Adjustment" is commendable, this Tennessee Williams play lacks the poetry and passion of his finer works.
Andrew Benator, recalled most favorably by many who saw him appear previously at TheaterWorks in Hartford, sets his singular comic tone immediately with an opening monologue in "The Understu…
"Ten Cents a Dance" is smooth, lyrical and innovative. The individual and group talent of its six performers might camouflage the intricacy and complexity of this Richard Rodgers and Lorenz …
Tina Packer's ultra-dynamic persona meets Molly Ivins' brassy and audacious smarts, character and chutzpah during the 90-minute Shakespeare & Company presentation of "Red Hot Patriot: The Ki…
Barrington Stage Company's world premiere production of "The Best of Enemies" honors the participants in the incisive and moving story of school desegregation in Durham, North Carolina, scho…
