THE CHINESE LADY
Monday, May 26th, 2025
A largely forgotten figure in Asian-American history is resurrected to indelible life by a stunning Michelle Krusiec in Chance Theater’s gorgeously staged regional premiere of Lloyd Suh’s critically-acclaimed off-Broadway hit The Chinese Lady.
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HIDE & HIDE
Sunday, May 18th, 2025
The American Dream ends up little more than an urban legend for the two star-crossed protagonists of Roger Q. Mason’s compelling, heart-rending two-hander Hide & Hide, a sensationally acted, directed, and designed Skylight Theater World Premiere.
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CALIFORNIA STORY
Thursday, May 15th, 2025There may be times when, as the saying goes, two much is indeed not enough, but in the case of Roger Q. Mason’s audacious but overly ambitious, overlong California Story, too much is just that. Too much.
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THE HOMECOMING
Monday, May 12th, 2025
An outsider’s arrival upsets the delicate balance that has until now preserved the status quo inside a vipers’ nest of a family home in Harold Pinter’s 20th-century classic The Homecoming, the provocative latest from City Garage.
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TASTY LITTLE RABBIT
Saturday, May 10th, 2025
Is it pornography or is it art? That is the question posed by prolific playwright Tom Jacobson in his provocative latest, Tasty Little Rabbit, now tantalizing audiences at Moving Arts.
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THE GLASS MENAGERIE
Monday, May 5th, 2025
Dazzling star turns, inspired direction, and an exquisite production design add up to as magnificent an Antaeus Theatre Company revival of the 20th-century classic The Glass Menagerie as any Tennessee Williams lover could possibly wish for.
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THE VIOLIN MAKER
Tuesday, April 29th, 2025Its heart is definitely in the right place, and I can’t fault the performances elicited by director caryn desai, but I found Lisa Pearl Rosenbaum and Ronda Spinak’s downer of a Holocaust memorial play The Violin Maker too narration-and-flashbacks-heavy to fully command my attention throughout most of its two-hour running time.
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