The Little Foxes – Southern Gentility Masks Deadly Greed
“Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.” Chapter 2, Verse 15 of the Song of Solomon in the King James version of the Bible Lillian Hellman’s 1939 play, ostensibly drawing characters from her own family, has been a theater staple since its first outing. In […]
Watch on the Rhine – Lillian Hellman’s Play is Relevant Again
You are a political refugee. We don’t turn back people like you, people in danger. Theater audiences don’t usually burst into applause in the middle of a scene. But these aren’t usual times, and the line above, from Lillian Hellman’s 1941 Watch on the Rhine, certainly struck a nerve with those attending an opening night […]
The Little Foxes – Lillian Hellman’s Play Is Still Relevant
Lillian Hellman’s drama about a Southern family motivated by secrets, lies, abuse, and greed comes alive at Arena Stage with a stellar cast deftly directed by Kyle Donnelly. The setting is Alabama in 1900, a state still recovering from the Civil War. Addie (Kim James Bey) and Cal (David Emerson Toney), no longer slaves, are […]