Theater

2673 results
Page 52
Stay home and get ready to go. (Image courtesy of Yannick Trapman-O'Brien.)

SoLow Fest 2020: Yannick Trapman-O’Brien presents ‘The Telelibrary Travel Agency’

Theater, trivia, experiment

This globetrotting choose-your-own-adventure experience is interactive theater through your phone, running as part of this year’s SoLow Fest. Michelle Nugent reviews.
Michelle Nugent

Michelle Nugent

Articles 2 minute read
A new post-pandemic medium for Swarthmore’s ‘Women of Trachis.’ (Photo by Michał Zadara.)

Swarthmore College presents Sophocles’ ‘The Women of Trachis,’ sans audience

Theater without witnesses

If a demigod burns and no one hears about it, does it make a catharsis? Walter Bilderback investigates a pandemic-era production of ‘The Women of Trachis’ at Swarthmore dubbed “theater without witnesses.”
Walter Bilderback

Walter Bilderback

Articles 5 minute read
Meeting their match: Madeleine Worral as Jane and Felix Hays as Rochester. (Photo by Manual Harlan.)

National Theatre Live presents a free stream of Charlotte Brontë’s ‘Jane Eyre’

Taking Thornfield home

National Theatre Live delivers a fresh production of Jane Eyre as bold as the heroine of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel, streaming free on YouTube through April 16, 2020. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

Articles 4 minute read
People’s Light offers a rare chance for ticket buyers to see a filmed version of a production that would have been onstage now. (Photo by Charles T. Brastow.)

People’s Light joins the digital life of American theater with Jeanne Sakata’s ‘Hold These Truths'

How one local theater streamed its shows after the shutdown

As many theater companies throughout the country begin offering streaming content to offset closures, People’s Light releases a filmed version of Jeanne Sakata’s ‘Hold These Truths,’ a production that was canceled due to COVID-19. Cameron Kelsall watches and considers.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 6 minute read
The girls of ‘The Crucible’: Grace Nardo, Charlotte Kalilec, Maria Guiver, Izabel Mar, and Jenna Dorrian. (Photo  Evan Krape.)

The Resident Ensemble Players present Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’

A chilling distillation

Irish director Ben Barnes takes on American troubles with REP’s ‘Crucible.’ Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Articles 4 minute read
Subtle and dynamic: Frank Jimenez and Jessica Gruver in Teatro del Sol’s ‘Oedipus El Rey.’ (Photo by Alfredo Pérez.)

Teatro del Sol presents Luis Alfaro’s ‘Oedipus El Rey’

Forward steps in storytelling

Teatro del Sol, in Residence at the Arden, presents ‘Oedipus El Rey,’ a modern twist on Sophocles’s tragedy through the lens of the Chicano experience. Christina Anthony reviews.
Christina Anthony

Christina Anthony

Articles 2 minute read

Sign up for our newsletter

All of the week's new articles, all in one place. Sign up for the free weekly BSR newsletters, and don't miss a conversation.

Senator McCarthy and Margaret Chase Smith, the woman who rebuked him first: Lee Sellars and Harriet Harris in George Street’s ‘Conscience.’ (Photo by T. Charles Erickson.)

George Street Playhouse presents Joe DiPietro’s ‘Conscience’

A sense of decency in politics

The dubious legacy of Senator Joe McCarthy is well known. ‘Conscience,’ at George Street Playhouse, explores his early adversary Margaret Chase Smith, who sounded an alarm well before his reign of terror began. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 4 minute read
What did Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony know about our future? Steven Wright and Charlotte Northeast in Theatre Horizon’s ‘The Agitators.’ (Photo by Daniel Kontz.)

Theatre Horizon presents Mat Smart’s ‘The Agitators’

A country for all?

‘The Agitators’ at Theatre Horizon dramatizes the decades-long friendship between Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 3 minute read
A far cry from an exalted office: Monroe Barrick as Dunne, with Donovan Lockett in IHT’s ‘Steward of Christendom.’ (Photo by Dawn Brooks.)

Irish Heritage Theatre presents Sebastian Barry’s ‘The Steward of Christendom’

An Irish Lear

‘The Steward of Christendom’ chronicles the Lear-like fall of the final Dublin police chief under home rule. Irish Heritage Theatre’s inconsistent production shows his pitiful demise, but not the grandeur of his former office. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 3 minute read
Great romantic and comedic chemistry: Jaime Maseda and Taysha Canales in ‘Shakespeare in Love’ at People’s Light. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

People’s Light presents Lee Hall’s ‘Shakespeare in Love’

A beloved ‘90s romance hits the stage

People’s Light brings ‘Shakespeare in Love’ to the stage as fan fiction exploring the inspiration of one of the most iconic love stories of all time. Christina Anthony reviews.
Christina Anthony

Christina Anthony

Articles 3 minute read