Fear Takes Flight
An intimate take on ‘The Birds.’
Category Archives: Previews
Mamet for the 99 Percent
A class-conscious ‘Oleanna’ in Oakland.
Steam-Powered Smarts
‘Futurity’ is an unlikely alt-rock musical about Ada Lovelace and the Civil War.
Southern Discomfort
Our complicated national history plays out through two couples, one black and one white, in Jacqueline Goldfinger’s new play ‘slip/shot.’
Stephen King and John Mellencamp's Down-Home Nightmare
Stephen King and John Mellencamp, with a huge assist from T-Bone Burnett, created this original horror musical ‘Ghost Brothers of Darkland County’ at the Alliance Theatre in 2012; it’s now hitting the road for a national tour.
Long Distance
Anupama Chandrasekhar’s new play depicts life on the other end of the call-center line.
A Lesson From the Birds
Anthony Clarvoe takes flight to ‘Our Practical Heaven.’
Golden Streets of San Francisco
A new adaptation of ‘McTeague’ is more about longing than greed.
Black Orpheus: A Mythical, Musical Story
A new spin on the old myth, inspired by the classic film and set in Trinidad.
Stages
New works and auspicious revivals, theatre closures, a home for playwrights, and more.
