Double Edge’s ‘Grand Paradise’ Rushes the Gates of Heaven
The Massachusetts-based company’s Chagall-inspired new work marches through a turbulent century.
Category Archives: Opinion
Murder Most Funny in ‘A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder’
The new musical from Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak tells its grisly tale with just the right measure of taste, tone, and intent—and a whole lot of Jefferson Mays.
Let the Right One In
On resistance, hospitality and new writing for the American stage.
Cost Effective
Pig Iron Theatre Company and Japan’s chelfitsch engage in a unique collaboration.
Appointment With Despair: Pages from a Writer’s Notebook
In ‘The Train Driver,’ South Africa’s master dramatist wrestles with the fate of a poor family and what it means to him.
The Art of Conversation
At Austin’s Fusebox Festival, talking with strangers is de rigueur.
From Sea-Chanties to the Moon
A spate of intense new productions shows how Eugene O’Neill’s theatrical vision deepened as his canvas tightened.
From East to West
The human condition gets a workout at 2 festivals: Humana and Pacific Playwrights.
A Tale of 2 Festivals
Stratford and Shaw are the twin peaks of Canadian classicism.
Have You Met My Housemates?
An offbeat new musical eavesdrops on la vie bohème, circa 1940.
