Director Ciaran O'Reilly is one of the best in the city - his work shines with creativity and theatricality, from nuanced work on naturalistic shows like The Field to his insightful use of s…
Arlene Hutton has written some good plays, but "Running," a two-hander about a late-night reunion between two 50-something ex-flatmates, is a yawn.
Blue Wren Collective, founded by the authors of "For the Birds," aims to develop artistic collaboration between Irish and American artists. Unfortunately, their play's setting in the two cou…
This confused Christmas tale from author-actors Megan Hill and Joshua Conkel can't decide whether to be sincere or snide and ends up as nothing more than a thin sketch.
"The Mad 7" retells the story of an 18th-century Hasidic leader who died before finishing his story of an encounter with seven mystics as a San Francisco office worker accosted by defo…
Michael Lew's hilarious comedy about microlending is a combination of "The Simpsons" and Jonathan Swift.
Like a Sabbath stew that's been boiled and spoiled, there are too many ingredients in Chana Porter's new play, and the result is theatrical indigestion.
Rafael Goldwaser, founder of Strasbourg's Le Theatre en l'Air/DerLufTeater, stars in this solo multimedia adaptation of I.L. Peretz's story about a melody's evolution.
Lightning doesn't strike twice in this follow-up to the rousing "Girls Night: The Musical." This time the show is a degrading, embarrassing mess.
Grief works its own miracles, and it is miraculous how much drama author Dermot Bolger packs into "The Holy Ground," considering that it's a one-hour, one-woman story of an empty, thwarted l…
Some theatricalized versions of popular movies leave you itching to just go home and rent the flick, where the actors are better, the jokes funnier.
Shows like Sleep No More, Vincent River, and Elective Affinities are using unusual venues to connect individual theatergoers to the work.
Pan Pan Theatre's fascinating performance should not be missed by anyone interested in Hamlet.
Sarah Treem's two-hander about a woman meeting her mother for the first time is unconvincing, despite an effective performance by Mercedes Ruehl.
Sarah Treem's two-hander about a woman meeting her mother for the first time is unconvincing, despite an effective performance by Mercedes Ruehl.
Dodie Smith's play about two sisters coming of age is sure to capture a lot of hearts.
Daniel Beaty's must-see, multi-character solo show is an exhortation on the importance of community.
The Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter discusses her new Off-Broadway show,Carson McCullers Talks About Love.