It is hard to put a finger on exactly why Termination Productions’ version of “The Seagull” by Anton Chekov directed by Richard Haymes-Esposito at the June Havoc Theater is so disturbing. This staging of the play is very uneven and choppy. The perf …Read more
“Obedient Steel” is a surreal and campy romp, now playing at the HERE Arts Center. Both highly entertaining and highly disconcerting, the play focuses on a group of scientists who are developing an atomic bomb. It is less about those who would feel …Read more
What would you do if you were the heir to a fortune and a life of almost noble status, however, eight other relatives stood between you and the money? If you’re Monty Navarro, you figure out ways to dispose of these obstacles while still appearing to …Read more
Paula Vogel, author of the Pulitzer-winning play “How I Learned to Drive”, wrote “The Baltimore Waltz” following the death of her brother, Carl, from complications due to AIDS in 1988. Upon its premiere Off-Broadway in 1992, it won an Obie for Best …Read more
The Daughter (of Indra, Hindu god of war and thunderstorms) decides to check out The Humanity Thing, and rides a cloud down to earth — not to India, as one might expect, but to a circa 1900 industrialized northern Europe, where the air is nasty (pol …Read more
Larry Powell has been blessed with the opportunity to be a part of some of the most exciting theatre in America. His first gig was originating role of Felix Goodwin in Robey Theatre Company’s “Bronzeville” — to rave reviews and a NAACP nomination. …Read more
“Andy@62”, a deeply personal and voyeuristic theatrical experience, might offer new insights into four icons: Andy Warhol, Frida Kahlo, Marilyn Monroe, and Marlene Dietrich. However, that is not really the point of this part-play, part-tour exhibitin …Read more
“Fix Me, Jesus” is a show about a woman in crisis. In Abingdon Theatre Company’s latest outing, Annabell Armstrong (Polly Lee) is a rising star in the Texas Democratic Party, although her personal life seems to be falling to bits. Where else would a …Read more
Wooster Group, among the most venerated avant-garde theater troupes of our time, returns with a new production that melds Shakespeare into American history. Artistic director Elizabeth LeCompte will stage a developmental production of “Cry, Tr …Read more
“Ain’t Nothing Sentimental About a Revolution.” –Sunset Baby “Sunset Baby” begins quietly. Baldheaded and creamy voiced, Kenyatta (Tony Award-nominee John Earl Jelks), a former political prisoner and member of the Black Liberation Movement, stare …Read more
