A shooting that changed Ferguson forever
A small city in Missouri became the center of the universe in 2014 when a teenager named Michael Brown was shot and killed by a white police officer named Darrell Wilson. The incident… Continue reading
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‘The Catastrophist’: A science story that sings
PROVIDENCE – Not every playwright can make science-based stories sing. But Lauren M. Gunderson is not just any playwright. Since 2015, she has been the most-produced playwright in the country (aside from William… Continue reading
ART’s ‘The Conjurer’s Club’: Virtual magic to do
CAMBRIDGE — Doing the trick is only about half of the job of the magician. The other half is setting up the trick,and selling themselves as performers. A good magician is also an… Continue reading
‘A brimful of Asha’: Mother knows best
BOSTON — When emigrants journey to a new country, they bring with them their life experiences – their culture, values, attitudes, the prisms through which they view life in general. But those same… Continue reading
‘The Pink Unicorn’: A teen seeks acceptance
BOSTON — Everywhere you look, transgender people are finding their voices and standing up for their rights, including the right to serve their country in the military as well as seeking protection from… Continue reading
‘Solitaire Suite’: Unsettling play for unsettling times
Celeste Danner (Marty Mason) is a city girl at heart and out of her element in the country town the family now calls home. Everything – even the roads she drives on every day –… Continue reading
‘Julia’ makes Strindberg classic more relevant
In revamping Swedish playwright August Strindberg’s classic tragedy “Miss Julie” into her own work called “Julia,” Brazilian theater and film artist Christiane Jatahy has fashioned a multi-faceted, multi-layered, multimedia event — performed in Portuguese with English subtitles —… Continue reading
‘Cato & Dolly’: In the front row of history
Laura Rocklyn and Kaedon Gray in “Cato & Dolly.” Photo: History At Play LLC/ Nile Scott Studios As the pandemic silenced and shuttered most area theaters, the interactive, immersive on-line troupe History At Play (HAP),… Continue reading
Trinity Rep heads online to keep ‘Carol’ going
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Necessity is the mother of invention. The Covid-19 pandemic posed huge challenges if the Trinity Repertory Company were to keep alive its 43-year-old tradition of presenting an annual production of… Continue reading
For a father and son, food brings it all back home
Is home really where the heart is? Or are you someone who has always been struggling to break the bonds of your homeland, especially if that homeland has been for many generations racked… Continue reading