CAMBRIDGE –As a Korean-Canadian playwright – twice an immigrant – Celine Song felt a special urge to write a play abut her identity. She emigrated from Seoul to Toronto when she was 12… Continue reading
BOSTON – Even Broadway, the home of such blockbusters as “Phantom of the Opera” and “Les Miserables,” occasional succumbs to the charms of a smaller, more intimate work, with the accent on characters,… Continue reading
WELLESLEY – When it is not performing on Boston Common, Babson College is the home of the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, and it has quickly become an important part of the Boston theater scene,… Continue reading
BOSTON – Fiat lux. Let there be light. In a dark, dystopian world, light becomes that more precious, and we become focused on those singular beams and their illumination of the human form… Continue reading
BOSTON – The dysfunctional Southern family has long been a staple of American drama, perhaps best exemplified by Tennessee Williams’ 1955 work “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” But before Williams explored the… Continue reading
BOSTON – It’s one thing to write a play that is both topical and relevant. But it’s another thing to address an issue in an evocative, thorough and entertaining manner. Playwright Michael Walker,… Continue reading
CAMBRIDGE – The brilliance of the theatrical troupe that goes by the name Bedlam is its absolute concentration on the talents of its actors. The troupe eschews grand sets and props and relies… Continue reading
ROXBURY – A forlorn soul is handcuffed and shackled, straining to see the last rays of what will be his final sunset in the small town Jerusalem, Va. before he meets his Maker… Continue reading
BOSTON – It was the dawn of a new century, featuring larger-than-life cultural icons such as Harry Houdini, Henry Ford, Booker T. Washington and vaudeville star Evelyn Nesbit. It also marked the birth… Continue reading
CAMBRIDGE – The American Repertory Theatre is not against welcoming shows created by other theater companies of merit. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Director Bill Rauch commissioned and premiered the play “All The… Continue reading