Long Wharf Theatre

The Long Wharf 2011-2012 Season Announcement, annotated with awe

GABRIEL KAHANE PERFORMING AT THE LONG WHARF THEATRE’S 2011-12 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT. PHOTO COURTESY OF LONG WHARF THEATRE. The Long Wharf Theater’s 2011-12 season looks pretty good on paper—two musicals, a Shakespeare, a Christmas show, a supernatural comedy set in the 1950s and a dark human drama set in the ’40, plus one show still to … Continue reading »

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The Italian-American Reconciliation Review

Italian-American Reconciliation By John Patrick Shanley. Directed by Eric Ting. Set design by Scott Bradley. Costume design by Lindo Cho. Lighting design by Russell Champa. Sound design by Sarah Pickett. Stage manager: Megan Scwarz Dickert. Performed by John Procaccino (Aldo), Lisa Birnbaum (Janice), Mike Crane (Huey), Stephanie DiMaggio (Teresa) and Socorro Santiago (Aunt May). Through … Continue reading »

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Hello Yellow

Dael Orlandersmith’s two-character drama Yellowman is playing at Trinity Rep through April 3. It played at Long Wharf’s Stage II nine years ago this month. I recall that production well. I liked it quite a bit, but could only praise Orlandersmith’s own performance through backhanded compliments, since I’d felt she’d improved so much as a … Continue reading »

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