Paata Tsikurishvili On Playing the Evil Dr. Moreau
Paata Tsikurishvili on why the evil Dr. Moreau in “The Island of Dr. Moreau” at Synetic Theater, is the perfect role for him.
Category Archives: Previews
Carey Crim’s ‘Conviction’ Wends Its Way to the Rubicon
After countless workshops, readings, and revisions, Carey Crim’s “Conviction” is ready to open at the Rubicon, directed by Scott Schwartz.
‘Bull Durham’ in a New Ballpark
Ron Shelton’s “Bull Durham” goes from a baseball movie to a baseball musical, slated to run at the Alliance Theatre and directed by Kip Fagan.
Catherine Filloux’s New Play Honors Victim of Civil Rights Movement
Catherine Filloux’s “Selma ’65,” set to run at La MaMa E.T.C., is about Viola Liuzzo and Tommy Rowe, both of whom were deeply involved in the Civil Rights Movement in Alabama.
‘Native Son’ Takes Over Chicago
Both the University of Chicago’s Court Theatre and the American Blues Theater have taken an interest in play adaptions of Richard Wright’s “Native Son.”
Jordan Harrison Embraces Technology in ‘Marjorie Prime’
Jordan Harrison’s “Marjorie Prime,” about artificial intelligence among other things, runs at Center Theatre Group’s Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.
Antarctica Comes to Minneapolis in ‘Lake Untersee’
Playwright Joe Waechter’s new play about a troubled teenager and the icy continent of Antarctica, opens at Illusion Theatre in Minneapolis.
‘Henry IV: Your Prince And Mine’ Enlists a Community
Team Sunshine Performance Corporation and West Philadelphia’s Shakespeare in Clark Park co-produce an epic volunteer staging of Shakespeare’s history play.
Aaron Posner Reimagines Chekhov in ‘Stupid F–king Bird’
The Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington D.C. brings back “Stupid Fucking Bird,” Aaron Posner’s riff on Chekhov’s “The Seagull.”
Laura Eason's 'Sex With Strangers' Gets Steamier in NY
In its New York premiere, a play about publishing and intimacy in the Internet age, starring Billy Magnussen and Anna Gunn, gets an upgrade.
