Wednesday, February 22,2012
The Thrill of the Chase
The Drilling Company Theatre
A sociopath is generally considered to be an individual with little regard for the feelings and welfare of others.
Tuesday, February 21,2012
The Navigator
WorkShop Theater Company
What if your car’s navigational system told you not only where to go, but also how to parent, when to invest, even which job offer you should take?
Friday, February 17,2012
Growing Up Gonzales
Jan Hus Playhouse
The premise of Growing Up Gonzales has a lot in common with many other autobiographical solo shows.
Wednesday, February 15,2012
Look Back In Anger
Laura Pels Theatre
John Osborne’s seminal 1956 play, Look Back in Anger, marked a cultural turning point in British theatre.
Monday, February 13,2012
Inadmissible
Canal Park Playhouse
The college application process can be both exciting and nerve-racking for the applicant. Hopefuls everywhere sit and think about the best way to impress the admissions board.
Monday, February 13,2012
These Seven Sicknesses
The Flea
There's a common and justifiable gripe amongst living playwrights about an overdependence on canonized work, especially Shakespeare, at the expense of new plays.
Friday, February 10,2012
Lovesick or Things That Don't Happen
59E59 Theaters
Apparently, it’s inevitable. Although the economic and technological features may differ from one generation to the next, the great Mandala of brutal breakups, failed yearbook predictions, compromised friendships and ghastly bridesmaid dresses continues.
Wednesday, February 8,2012
Holy Child
Roy Arias Off-Off Broadway Theatre
Remember that old saying “you can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family”? The haunting truism is on display in Joe Lauinger’s Holy Child, a play about four Italian brothers who can’t escape each other no matter how hard they try, even in death.
Monday, February 6,2012
Russian Transport
Theatre Row
Despite some wonderful moments and vibrant characters, Russian Transport still feels like it’s a few drafts away from realizing its potential.
Friday, January 27,2012
Hieronymus
La Mama
The paintings of Hieronymus Bosch predated the Salvador Dali and Max Ernst t by over three hundred years. Yet Bosch’s whimsical, terrifying world of imaginary monsters, sinners and angels is nothing if not surrealistic.
