Before The Shining, Poltergeist, and “Children of the Corn”, there was The Turn of the Screw. Henry James’s 1898 novella drove home a truth that parents or caretakers know all too well: children can be really, really scary. In James’s time ghost stor …Read more
You begin to understand that you are not entirely safe as a theater-goer before you even take your seat for Going Once! Laughing Twice!! In lowbrow tux and sneakers, Brian Jaffe – who authored the play – barrels through the crowd to bully the poor b …Read more
The Assembly Theater Project’s latest production, That Poor Dream, written collectively by its members and the performers and directed by Jess Chayes, takes a unique approach to age-old class struggle. Inspired by Dickens’ Great Expectations, and set …Read more
There are records of people soaking in hot water pools, for relaxation and medicinal purposes, that go back at least ten thousand years. Hot springs and baths were an essential part of life in Rome, Egypt and Greece, and Native Americans swore by the …Read more
When January Feels Like Summer, a co-production between the Ensemble Studio Theatre and The Women’s Project, is a tale of broken people finding love and connection. They also have to make difficult adjustments in their lives, find the courage to live …Read more
Few technologies are as controversial as artificial intelligence. Some laud it as a major breakthrough in modern science, changing the course of human history for the better. Others may be repulsed by it, viewing it as unnatural and cruel and akin to …Read more
Catherine Boruch gave a highly energetic performance at Stage Left Studios this weekend. Her short one-woman show, Downtown Mermaid, was a comedic look at life of a Jersey Girl who gets swept up by the big city hype. From band groupie to corporate …Read more
The 2014 EstroGenius Festival brings together talented, unique, and strong female voices, and two of its shows display just how bold these women can be. First up was The Tinder Scrapbooking Love Guru Victoria, coming to us from funny woman Cat Miglia …Read more
The Tempest begins, as always, with a great storm. Instead of complicated sound effects—whooshing gales, pounding rain, waves crashing on sinking ships—the sounds simply come from the vocals of the actors and musicians. Karin Coonrod and Elizabeth Sw …Read more
Good Enough, written and performed by Matthew LaBanca and part of the United Solo Festival, explores territory that most of us experience at some point in our lives: the struggle to believe that we are enough, just as we are. A quadrupl …Read more
