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5 Plays in 5 Days
Boston’s theater scene continues to grow in every dimension. In the 1990’s, when I first moved beyond touring Broadway shows to discover local theater, Boston supported a handful of companies and few people made a livelihood in live theater here. … Continue reading
The Thanksgiving Play. It’s Not What You Think. It’s Way Better.
The Thanksgiving Play Moonbox Productions November 21 – December 15, 2024 Forgive me for being wary when I read the flyer for The Thanksgiving Play, written by Larissa Fasthorse and directed by Tara Moses, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma/Mvskoke. I pictured … Continue reading
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Mindplay
Mindplay The Huntington November 13 to December 1, 2024 Calderwood Pavilion, Boston December 15, 2024 to April 20, 2025 Greenwich House Theater, New York City A few minutes into Mindplay, mentalist Vinny DePonto asks the question hanging from the curtain … Continue reading
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
This summer, I reread The Heart is Lonely Hunter. Carson McCullers’ masterpiece, published in 1940 when the author was 23-years-old, is a perennial feature on many “Best Of’ book lists. (Ranked #17 in The Modern Library List of 100 Best … Continue reading
A Universal Tale of Folks Unlike Me
Sojourners The Huntington October 31 – December 1, 2024 The Huntington is spearheading the Ufot Family Cycle, a series of nine plays by playwright MFoniso Udofia that chronicle the experience of a Nigerian-American family in this country. The plays will … Continue reading
Make Our Garden Grow
Yesterday, Election Day 2024, I was a poll worker at my local precinct, as I am every election day. We are a great crew at Cambridge Ward Three Precinct Nine. After taking our dawn oath to uphold the Constitution of … Continue reading
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I Want to Do Damage!
I am a pacifist. Totally, impractically, naively against all forms of violence. I have never hit another human being. And no one has ever hit me. (I am exempting my belt-wielding father who hit all kinds of things because, well, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cambridge, Cybertruck, Strawberry Hill, Tesla, Tesla Cybertruck
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Pru Payne
Pru Payne Speakeasy Stage By Steven Druckman Directed by Paul Daigneault October 18 – November 16, 2024 The twenty-first century has ushered in a new form of drama: the dementia story. Hollywood apparently loves to see nature actors unravel, bestowing … Continue reading
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Tagged Karen MacDonald, Pru Payne, Speakeasy Stage Company, Steven Drukman
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Once Upon a Time…
Nassim The Huntington October 4 – October 27, 2024 I try not to know too much about a movie or a play before I see it; I like to form my own impressions. But often it’s difficult to duck the … Continue reading
Bringing a Play to the Big Stage…and small stages…and free stages
October 1st is Nigerian Independence Day. This year, it also marked the kick-off of an impressive theatrical endeavor across Boston. The Ufot Family Cycle is a series of nine plays written by Mfoniso Udofia, that follow three generations of a … Continue reading
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