What Did You Think of the Show? Company One Wants to Know
It’s not just about talkbacks at the small Boston theatre—it’s about creating safe spaces for engagement with often uncomfortable work.
Category Archives: New England
Coverage of theatre in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
Breaking Barriers at the New Haven International Festival of Arts and Ideas
Highlights of the annual festival included a rock band of Catholic schoolgirls, giant balloons, pop-up books, and deconstructed Chekhov.
Connecticut Rep Names Michael Bradford Its New Artistic Director
A playwright and teacher, Bradford succeeds Vincent J. Cardinal at the helm of both CRT and UConn’s Dramatic Arts.
Conquering ‘The Norman Conquests’ Without Going Broke
Northern Stage, Dorset Theatre Festival, and Weston Playhouse team up to bring Alan Ayckbourn’s trilogy to life.
Distilling Chekhov in ‘The Square Root of Three Sisters’
Russian director Dmitry Krymov’s first English-language production at Yale transcends language and form.
Vincent J. Cardinal to Depart Connecticut Repertory Theatre
The artistic director and head of the department of dramatic arts at UConn will step down in July.
Reflections on Race and American Greatness at Trinity Rep
The mythic past of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ proves no match for the bracing relevance of Baldwin’s ‘Blues for Mr. Charlie.’
‘Anastasia’ Takes Home 7 Connecticut Critics Circle Awards
The Broadway-bound musical from Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, currently running at Hartford Stage, was lauded last night.
‘Anastasia,’ All Grown Up With Somewhere to Go
Adapting the beloved animated musical film for the stage, Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and Terrence McNally make another journey to the past.
Found in Translation: Arab Dramas as Mirrors of American Dilemmas
In staging two contemporary Egyptian plays in the U.S., how to eliminate exoticism without erasing specificity? With care, context—and some poetic license.
