SpeakEasy’s ‘Swept Away’ is a towering achievement
By Rich Fahey BOSTON — When put in a desperate situation – survival or death — what would you be capable of? And what if the situation involved a loved one? The SpeakEasy… Continue reading
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Just like ‘Lizard Boy,’ we all have our dragons
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – We all have dragons. We may keep them locked up in a closet, under a bed, or rooted deep in our subconscious. But sometimes they escape, and when… Continue reading
‘Primary Trust’: Big ideas on a small canvas
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Sometimes big ideas are drawn on small canvases. That includes the 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Primary Trust,” which opens the SpeakEasy Stage Company’s 35th season and runs through… Continue reading
Make your appointment to visit ‘Jaja’ and friends
By Rich Fahey BOSTON –– As they painstakingly arrange the hair braids they use to give their clients a new identity, their lives also become intertwined and connected with their fellow workers. The… Continue reading
Vibrant ‘Laughs in Spanish’ funny in any language
By Rich Fahey BOSTON — A demographic largely ignored by the theater at large is having its time in the spotlight. In a nice juxtaposition, the presentation of “Laughs in Spanish” by Alexis… Continue reading
In ‘A Strange Loop,’ a human work in progress
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Years ago, Michael R. Jackson’s voice might never have been heard. It may have been lost amid many other voices trying to be heard and recognized. After all,… Continue reading
‘The Band’s Visit’: Partnership off to a great start
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – There was a time when winning a Tony Award for Best Musical required a plunging chandelier or a sprawling historical story told over several decades. But times and… Continue reading
‘Potus’: Propping up a president isn’t an easy job
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – We males have known the truth for our entire lives. Whenever and wherever members of the patriarchy have had a success, it has been aided, abetted, assisted, enabled,… Continue reading
‘English’: Learning a language, but at what price?
BOSTON – We speak. But are we heard? And if we speak in a language not our own, a language we are struggling to master, the difficulty of the simple act of speaking… Continue reading