A Thrilling District Merchants at Folger Theatre
“America is the worst place for the Jews. Except for all the other places.” Shylock in District Merchants What a year it has been for [...]
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A Persistent Memory – Man and Beast Haunted by Trauma
Young David Huntington (Drew Ledbetter) is son and unwitting heir to a family fortune with a prestigious charitable foundation. It seems at [...]
A Play on Words: Suddenly, A Knock on the Door
Based on Etgar Keret’s 2012 book of the same name, Suddenly, A Knock on the Door is a fast-paced work comprising several stories glued [...]
Shining City – Unmoored in A Crowded City
In essence, Shining City (last seen here on Broadway in 2006), is another of playwright Conor McPherson’s ghost stories. This one, [...]
Two Early Plays by Eugene O’Neill – One Really Works, One Not So Much
Four time Pulitzer Prize winner, Eugene O’Neill, wrote 26 short plays and 20 full-length pieces. His iconic Long Day’s Journey Into [...]
Teens In Love Try to Kiss It, Make It Better
Erika Phoebus’s Kiss It, Make It Better is a very good play. It’s also a difficult play to watch. What makes it so difficult is that [...]
Bike Riding Comes of Age
A June 1 article in the Boston Globe caught my eye: parents are hiring other people to teach their children how to ride a bike. What was [...]
Santa Fe Ho! A Brief Sojourn to the Southwest
Tuesday – Fly out of Pittsburgh International Airport to Dallas. From Dallas, transfer to a flight to Albuquerque. Despite its [...]
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