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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

I wanted to like Company One and Phoenix Theatre Artist’s production of Christmas Belles so much.  It seemed to me like a little gift from heaven, a Holiday show by the creators of one of my favorite and arguably one of the funniest television sitcoms of all time, The Golden Girls, and I was prepared [...]

One of the best things about new works is their infinite possibility to change and adapt.  It was great to see the growth that was made in the encore of Company One and Phoenix Theatre Artist’s production of The Superheroine Monologues.  I enjoyed the premiere of the piece earlier this year at The Boston Playwrights [...]