Pass Over – The Play You Need to See
Written by Antoinette Nwandu and Directed by Simone Raquel Alexander, Pass Over is a charged piece of theater everyone needs to see. Remember South Africa in the 1980s and the…
Summer Youth Theatre at the Vortex
THRIVE, OR WHAT YOU WILL The VORTEX’s award-winning Summer Youth Theatre presented the regional premiere of Thrive, Or What You Will, an epic play by LM Feldman and directed by…
EMMA: Love has its own agenda
The subtitle of my review headline is a line spoken by an old, old friend of Emma, who is the female lead of this Jane Austen-inspired comedy of matchmaking. While…
George M. Cohan on Olympus
In ancient Greek plays, the chorus would dance, sing, and interact with the actors who were on the stage. The chief character in George M. Cohan’s 1920 play The Tavern…
In Search of the Sublime Sandwich
That is the quest underway in this very quirky play. Entitled Clyde‘s, it is by Lynn Nottage, who has won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice. Clyde’s opened on Broadway…
Girl From the North Country
When Girl From the North Country first opened off-Broadway at The Public Theater in 2018, I was visiting my son, who lives in the city, and was bummed about missing…
Above the Fold
Prepare to be transported to the thrilling world of the 1930s with The Filigree Theatre’s grand finale of their Fifth Anniversary Season, Above the Fold. Crafted by the talented Julie…
A Few Good Men and the Roots of Morality
The current production at the Hill Country Community Theatre is A Few Good Men, by Aaron Sorkin. As the quintessence of the play is rooted in morality, I am going…
Shakespeare & Marlowe play is electric
“This not your Mama’s Shakespeare,” warns director Ben Wolfe, about the play Born With Teeth. “I would encourage you to come in with an open mind and an open heart.”…
The Prom at Zach Theatre is a Must-See
Prom night in Indiana. Not the usual suspect when it comes to creating an uber-gay musical. The Prom was robbed at the 2019 Tony Awards: despite numerous nominations, it walked…