The story of The Three Musketeers has been adapted innumerable times for both the stage and screen, with varying degrees of success. Some productions veer so far from Alexandre Dumas’ original novel that it seems doubtful the production’s writers act …Read more

The desire for requited, passionate and lifelong love is the subject of countless dramas, but few explore the longing so achingly as Victoria Benedictsson’s The Enchantment. Ducdame Ensemble Theater Company brings the forgotten Scandinavian text to l …Read more

Update: I was informed by the playwrights’ estate that I am in fact in error to make a change to this or any other copyrighted work, and so we performed The Last of My Solid Gold Watches as originally written. My apologies to all those who were offen …Read more

Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar seems to be a popular (or should we say unpopular?) play lately. Multiple NYC companies have included it in their summer repertoire, including the Public. But you’re going to be hard-pressed to find a more unique, inventiv …Read more

The Obie-winning Ice Factory festival presents seven new works from June 28 to August 12 at the New Ohio Theatre. We spoke with Brittany K. Allen about True Right and playing the Bush brothers. Tell us about your play! TRUE RIGHT is a play that’s one …Read more

With a ‘Hey Nonny Nonny’ and a ‘Willow, Willow, Willow,’ the talented ensemble of the famed Simon Studio provides a performance of the work of the Bard to which all future shows must Measure for Measure. The glorious Dining Hall at the illustrious Pl …Read more

The story of Robin Hood is one that will always be relevant, which may be why it has endured so long and inspired so many adaptations: from more serious films like the Russell Crowe version, to Men in Tights. Larry Blamire’s Robin Hood, directed by C …Read more

1917-2017: Tychyna, Zhadan & the Dogs, by the collective Yara Arts Group, is ambitious, and if you choose to attend, for real, good for you, you’re ambitious yourself. This play concerns itself with the fires of revolution and utilizes a number o …Read more

In the Duo Multicultural Arts Center, a beautiful theatre reminiscent of Tennessee Williams’ New Orleans, The Playhouse Creatures have mounted their own Tennessee Williams Festival. Each evening of the three-day festival features A Tennessee Triptych …Read more

More than fifty years ago, a young couple living in Manhattan’s Upper West Side gave America one of its first looks at life controlled by heroin addiction – a sad reality that would only make more mainstream appearances as the problem claimed more vi …Read more