Recent
Honk!
If you are looking for a family-friendly theatrical experience to help combat those winter blues, Wheelock Family Theatre’s production of Honk!, a plucky little retelling of the Ugly Duckling by Drewe and Stiles is an absolute winner. Packed full to the brim with theatrics that would appeal to the 5-10 year-old crowd, this production is not shy on the sparkle, or on the spectacle. What a treat it... [Read more]
The Rheingold Curse
The story of The Rheingold Curse comes from a long tradition of Viking myths that deal with family values, greed and lust- subjects that still relate to so much in our lives today. The vikings had a nomadic aural tradition which has been almost completely absent for hundreds of years. Sequentia made the massive effort to revive these medieval myths in order to uncover the original context for the... [Read more]
Tear Open The Door of Heaven
I had my first taste of Bread and Puppet Theatre as a graduate student under the incomparable tutelage of Emerson College’s John Bell- a world-renowned expert in the puppetry field. Bell infused each lecture with biting political commentary- and completely expanded my understanding of what puppetry could be and how it could be used to reach its audience. Gone were my innocent days of seeing... [Read more]
[title of show]
It’s a difficult thing for a reviewer when they are tasked to write a review of something that is extremely dear to them. [title of show] captured my heart back in 2006 when I stumbled upon its brilliance at the Vineyard Theatre. An inventive, unique little piece that taps into the heart of any person who dreams about seeing their creative hopes and dreams succeed in a world where money is the... [Read more]
The Good Negro
The civil rights movement and the about turn in the political posture that resulted have always been inspiring to me. I’m amazed when I think about people who have been repressed for centuries and how they work tirelessly to evoke non-violent revolution. Company One’s production of The Good Negro, by Tracey Scott Wilson, is a microcosm of the moiling moments of Civil Rights Movement. Director... [Read more]
Read More Posts From This Category
