Mercy Warren’s Tea at the Odyssey Theatre

by Geoff Hoff~
~Mercy Warren and Abigail Adams~
Few Americans know anything more about Benedict Arnold than his name, which has become synonymous with the word “Traitor”. Fewer still know anything at all about the women of the American revolution besides, possibly, Betsy Ross, who had something to do with a flag.
Mercy Warren was a playwright, [...]

That Perfect Moment at the Victory Theatre

by Joel Elkins~

What can we learn from a play’s title? Often, very little. I don’t think Shakespeare was imparting any great insight when he decided to name his play about King Richard III Richard III, or his play about a prince named Hamlet Hamlet. However, when a playwright honors a few words with the singular [...]

A Christmas Carol at LCGRT

by Geoff Hoff~
First off, be forewarned, the evening performances of the new musical version of A Christmas Carol at the Lonny Chapman Theatre start at 7:30, not the traditional 8 p.m. in order to make the evening early enough for the children in the cast and in the audience. Luckily, I got to the [...]

If Your Eyes Are Clear at Luna Playhouse

by Joel Elkins
In the old Soviet Union, bureaucracies were oversized and so were the theater companies. In fact, it was not unusual for companies to employ over a hundred full-time players. Naturally, this led Soviet playwrights to write epic productions in order to use them to their fullest potential. So when local director Aramazd Stepanian [...]

Violators will be Violated at Son of Semele

by David Jette
The sound of Casey Smith’s performance in his one-man show Violators will be Violated, playing at Son of Semele through Dec. 19, is disturbing in the best possible way. The sight is even more so. With all the grace of a drunken maniac, Smith abuses his body and his dignity [...]