I’ve lived in Boston my whole life. Yet, I’m always seeing productions offered by companies I’ve yet to encounter. This is one of the beautiful aspects of the Boston theatre scene. Happy Medium Theatre is one such company. Having never seen a production by the group, I was not sure what to expect. In the future, [...]
¡Ay Dios mio! The long awaited ¡Cubiania! has arrived; a three-part concert to conclude the 25th anniversary season of the Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre. Mateo brought together three pieces inspired by the rhythms of his native Cuba. Escape and Ayer Pasado were revived from their debut in 2004 as preludes to the evenings original premier [...]
It has been a long time since I have enjoyed a play this much. Publick Theatre Boston’s production of 9 Circles was a weighty treat. The script, written by Bill Cain, offers an irreverent look at military justice. Authenticity and wit were the trademarks of this work. The production created the catharsis for what’s [...]
I have been anticipating this third concert of the Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre’s 25th anniversary season, having immensely enjoyed the previous two concerts celebrating the ballet creations of Jose Mateo. Having missed this season’s Nutcracker, I was ready for my JMBT fix. Beauty Strange brought together three pieces of avant-garde music. Dark Profiles, having premiered [...]
When I accepted the assignment to review Whistler in the Dark’s production of The Europeans by Howard Barker, I was excited for the prospects it had to offer. When I got up from my seat almost three hours after curtain up, I was exhausted and slightly confused. The play, primarily a period piece, explores the [...]
David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross is as poignant today as it must have been when it was first presented in the early 1980s. The anxiety and desperation of buyers and brokers remains pertinent in our society, serving as catharsis for the repercussions for the recovering economy of our present. Though the causes have changed and [...]
The 25th anniversary season of the Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre continues with Realm of Suspense. This may have been the best concert I have seen to date. All the elements were present for a compelling evening of dance. The three musical choices were each distinctly evocative. The dancers seemed particularly energized, and the choreography is [...]
The Shirley, VT Play-Festival in a word: synergy. The Huntington, SpeakEasy, and Company One come together to present three works of play-write Annie Baker, all of which take place in the fictional town of Shirley, VT. You had me at Vermont. I was raised camping and skiing in Vermont, traditions I still maintain today. I [...]
The absurdity of a job market where positions are so few and applicants so numerous can seem maddening. From the leap-frogging circles of niceties, and no seeming source of answers, one can begin to feel un-tethered Heart & Dagger’s production of Jean-Claude Van Itallie’s Interview captures the lunacy. Such a production is the very richness [...]
And so begins the 25th Season of The José Mateo Ballet Theatre. This year will bring a cacophony of previously debuted and premiere works. The season kicked off with the three-piece concert Elements of Passion. The three ballets – Time Beyond Time (2005), Schubert Adagio (1991) and Back to Bach (2003) – were indeed a [...]