THEATRE REVIEWS
Discussing the Complicated History of Womanhood
Writer, Gina Gionfriddo, is known for penning episodes of dark series, including “Law & Order,” “House of Cards” and “Cold Case.” Her thoughtfully funny comedy, Rapture, Blister, Burn was a finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and its plot feels very different than her television work.
Read MoreThe Joke’s on Well-Intentioned ion in a Misdirected ‘Jesus Hates Me’
Somebody in rural west Texas thinks somebody Else has it in for him, which is funny enough by itself — but ion theatre company’s take on its current “Jesus Hates Me” sacrifices the script’s rich humor and unsuccessfully tries to put a guilt trip in its place.
Read MoreNo Good Deed Goes Unpunished in NCR’s Nice ‘Way Downriver’
The nobler the deed, the bigger the recrimination — at least it seems that way sometimes, and inmate Aikins would be the first to tell you. Even as he seeks to turn the corner, he’s the subject of an unhappy ending in North Coast Repertory Theatre’s very nice ‘Way Downriver; William Faulkner’s Old Man.’
Read MoreQuantum Mechanics and Human Relationships Resonate in ‘Constellations’
The Old Globe’s production of Nick Payne’s play Constellations…is a somewhat enlightening, somewhat maddening 65 minutes of well-crafted theatre…
Read MoreIt’s the Thought That Counts in NVA’s Adorable ‘Big River’
If Mark Twain can predict the day of his death (which he did), he can certainly make his case for earthly friendship. New Village Arts appears to concur, as it’s staged an adorable Twain-inspired “Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.’
Read More‘The Elephant Man’ Lumbers in Oceanside
Perhaps it’s the play, that the ideas have become so readily accepted as to have lost their vibrancy. Then again, perhaps not…
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