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The Lyons—Unexpected Laughter
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Heads up national theater schools! It’s about time curriculums included a course on Linda Lavin Comedy. New York rhythms, impeccable timing, arched intonation, nuanced, often
Dublin By Lamplight—Completely Original
Saturday, September 17th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
The term melodrama is classically applied to a story with a simplified moral universe and musical accompaniment meant to heighten emotions. Its characters, easily identifiable
Enchantment on Lower First Avenue
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
We’re met at the top of a stairway to the basement by the elfin Deborah Kaufmann in a green taffeta Victorian dress and a derby.
A Gloriously Ghastly Tale
Sunday, October 31st, 2010
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
The front of an 8’ x 20’ Victorian clapboard house literally fills the intimate stage. Arched, keystone windows are curtained. Shadows of branches play on
Wolves at the Window (And Other Tales of Immorality)
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Hector Hugh Munro (1870-1916), pen name Saki, was a British writer whose dark, bizarre and witty stories satirized Edwardian society and culture. His characters take
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