Boston, it elates me to say, is an enclave for upstart, up-and-coming, unconventional and unseen theatre.  Boston houses countless theaters and likely thrice as many theatre companies. There is an incredible amount of diversity. The plethora of production companies and the cost of Boston real estate make establishing a new company an [...]

A cool summer night kissed with a gentle breeze, the electric hum of thousands of excited audience members, and the clash of car horns mixed with the primal sounds of crickets chirping provided the perfect backdrop to one of Boston’s most anticipated summer events, the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s Shakespeare on the Common.  This year we [...]

The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company’s summer offering is the sweet and soulful Violet by Brian Crawley and Jeanine Tesori. A perfect closure to the company’s brooding season, Violet is an inspirational tale of a young girl on a journey of self discovery to find the true meaning of beauty after a childhood accident leaves her hopelessly [...]

Unfortunately, grim is the best way to describe Company One’s recent production of Grimm, a retelling of seven classic Brother’s Grimm fairy-tales.  Clocking in at a laborious 2 hours and forty five minutes, these “re-imagined” vignettes were not the dark and thoughtful pieces I had hoped for, but on the whole were a poorly written [...]

Love is in the air in Boston in June.  We all breathe a collective sigh of contentment as the cold air floats away to make room for balmier breezes.  The flowers melt into a glorious rainbow, reminding us that the winter is behind us, and we can look forward to a few magnificent months of [...]

The Huntington Theatre Company continues to shatter expectations this season with their tender, wistful production of Prelude to a Kiss.  A shimmery, elegant stage filled with thousands of sparkling lights and garlands of flowers that fade effortlessly into a classic, almost European feeling city-scape, set the perfect backdrop of this tale that floats somewhere between [...]

I have had the pleasure of reviewing much of the Company One 2009-2010 season.  They have consistently demonstrated a great skill in play making, and I have often been drawn into the illusion they create.  Once again Company One brought together the elements of a great production to lift the [...]