I will admit, I’ve had a lot of trouble deconstructing my thoughts on this piece. I struggle to be the one to speak against the popular opinion, notably those in awe of the use of technology in this supposedly progressive piece.  But does that really make something new and unique? Does it make something [...]

I  must admit that I went into the Factory Theater to see Whistler in the Dark’s production of Ted Hughes’s Tales from Ovid with more than a little apprehension.  Supplied with my prior knowledge of the limited capabilities of the Factory Theatre space, and being told that the actors perform Cirque d’Soleil style acrobatics on [...]

If you’re looking for sophisticated dialog, witty repartee, and a thoughtfully developed and seamless plot- you won’t be finding it in Boston’s newest interactive theatre piece, Fishnet.networks.net- but if you’re looking for a fun way to spend an evening with friends, throw back a few beers, and have a few laughs, it might be just [...]

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 [...]

If you’re looking for one-of-a-kind theatrical experiences, the American Repertory Theatre is always happy to oblige.  I have had the pleasure of dozens of evenings at A.R.T.’s Loeb Drama Center, but never have I attended a production as epic as Elevator Repair Service’s Gatz.  This gargantuan six-hour piece is more than a word-for-word reading of [...]

It is said that eating chocolate can be psychoactive and make the consumer happy.  There are even studies that say brain stimulants are found in the sweet treat.  Some say it’s an aphrodisiac.  Chocolate comes dark, milk, semi-sweet, and mocha; it comes as ice cream, hot chocolate, chocolate mousse, fudge, chips, drizzle, bars and combined [...]

“Are there going to be hula hoops?”

That was my companion’s hopeful, sotto voce inquiry as we were politely shuffled into the Loeb Drama Center on Wednesday evening. I was pleased to tell him that I wasn’t sure what this production of Aurélia’s Oratorio had in store for us, but I knew it was going to be one of a kind…