By Paige Allen July 1, 2019 Out of Shakespeare’s known plays, The Tempest is ranked among my favorites. I am only half joking when I say that I had a religious experience reading it for the first time, a spiritual awakening which led me to initiate myself into the cult of the English Department at… Continue reading Review: Play On’s ‘The Tempest’ Aims to Please in Modern English
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Review: Hamill’s Adaptation is Not Like Other ‘Little Women’
By Paige Allen June 30, 2019 “I’ll never be a woman like you,” the “little woman” dressed in trousers with her hair cut short says to her mother. If Kate Hamill’s new adaptation of Little Women were personified, it would look like this, declaring emphatically to the previous generations of Little Women, “I’ll never be… Continue reading Review: Hamill’s Adaptation is Not Like Other ‘Little Women’
Review: A Reinvigorated ‘Mockingbird’ Brings Urgency to a Classic
By Paige Allen June 28, 2019 You could take Harper Lee’s classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird and perform it word-for-word, and it would make for a pleasant theatrical experience. That is not at all what playwright Aaron Sorkin and director Bartlett Sher strive to create with their stage adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird… Continue reading Review: A Reinvigorated ‘Mockingbird’ Brings Urgency to a Classic
Review: In PST’s Timely ‘Falsettos,’ The Grown-Ups Grow Up
By Paige Allen June 23, 2019 Four people share a moment together. Two couples: a pair of men and a pair of women. They touch each other. They comfort each other. They love each other. These pairs of lovers can be found in the form of a statue in a small park just outside the… Continue reading Review: In PST’s Timely ‘Falsettos,’ The Grown-Ups Grow Up
Review: In the Dark World of ‘INK,’ Hot Presses Mean High Stakes
By Paige Allen June 17, 2019 How far are you willing to go to win? James Graham is not the first playwright to explore this question. Yet, when placed at the heart of a true story about real people with the power to irrevocably change print journalism — all media, even — the question grips… Continue reading Review: In the Dark World of ‘INK,’ Hot Presses Mean High Stakes
Review: Mac’s ‘Gary’ Flawed but More Than Blood and Guts
By Paige Allen June 14, 2019 “I want to be a fool!” the clown exclaims. Because, he believes, only a fool can “change the world.” The dreams of a clown who yearns to be a fool propel Taylor Mac’s irreverent and audacious comedy Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, playing through Sunday at the Booth… Continue reading Review: Mac’s ‘Gary’ Flawed but More Than Blood and Guts
Review: A ‘Much Ado’ That’s Both Rom-Com and Political Piece — and Succeeds at Both
By Paige Allen June 12, 2019 From the moment Danielle Brooks stepped out onto the balcony as Beatrice and reached out her hand, she had the whole audience in the palm of it. Granted, I am sure the Public Theater’s “Much Ado About Nothing” does not typically begin with Brooks sticking her hand out to… Continue reading Review: A ‘Much Ado’ That’s Both Rom-Com and Political Piece — and Succeeds at Both
Review: Riveting ‘Ferryman’ Keeps Audience in Awe and Anxiety
By Paige Allen June 6, 2019 There is a thrill in seeing something onstage that is difficult to control because of its reality. Take, for example, live animals. No matter how trained the animal may be, it is still an animal and may make noise or run off the stage at any moment. In this… Continue reading Review: Riveting ‘Ferryman’ Keeps Audience in Awe and Anxiety
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