THEATRE REVIEWS
‘Margin of Error’ Marks Roustabouts’ Debut
Margin of Error is an interesting work about competition for prestige in big-time academic physics, and parts of the plot could have been taken from headlines about sexual harassment and assault at universities. If it’s not completely successful it’s an entirely engaging evening of theatre…
Read MorePoor Man’s Espionage Rules in NCR’s Spry, Fun ‘Travels’
Henry was content to tend to his dahlias and otherwise fritter away his post-retirement — but his aunt Augusta had other plans, plans she’d unfurled all her life. North Coast Repertory’s very good ‘Travels with My Aunt’ charts their course to that effect.
Read MoreIf Detroit’s ‘Skeleton Crew’ at the Globe Has Hope, Maybe We Can Too
The struggles of four workers on the base level of a collapsing auto industry become a gritty metaphor for a human race struggling with the grinder of past against future in Dominique Morisseau’s very american play ‘Skeleton Crew’ at the Old Globe.
Read MoreOverindulgence to the Extreme
Not all houseguests are easy to get along with over an extended period of time. Some might be easy and not very stressful, but others can be disrespectful and lazy.
Read More‘First Date’ a First for SDMT at Horton Grand
A blind date where each person might describe the other as “cute” would be considered a success. First Date styles itself as a “cute” show, and audiences are likely to agree…
Read MoreAtrocious ‘Beautiful North’ a ‘Road’ Picture Come Alive
For better or worse, the Crosby-Hope “Road” pictures took a lot of the public by storm. San Diego Repertory Theatre is currently mounting a lookalike, with the hope of drawing attention to national reawakening. Only one problem: It. Doesn’t. Work. AT ALL.
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