The (much-belated) Heart’s Desire and Drunk Enough to Say I Love You Review
The Yale Rep’s production of Caryl Churchill’s Owners closed yesterday. I’d been hoping to head back to see it a second time. I wondered if it got snappier […]
The Almost, Maine Review
Almost, Maine Through Nov. 22 at the English Building Markets, 839 Chapel Street, New Haven. Produced by New Haven Theater Company. Directed by Megan Chenot and Margaret Mann. Original music […]
Theater Books from Other Realms: Linda Ronstadt’s Simple Dreams
Simple Dreams By Linda Ronstadt (Simon & Schuster, 2013) When Carole King published her memoirs last year (titled A Natural Woman, naturally), she completely overlooked the theatrical manifestation of her […]
New Haven Theater Company Visits Almost, Maine Starting Tonight at English Building Markets
New Haven Theater Company’s last production, Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, was about life, love and death in a small New England town. The company’s new show—Almost, Maine, opening Thursday—is […]
The Radio Hour Review
Radio Hour Through November 2 at the Yale Cabaret, 217 Park Street, New Haven. (203) 432-1566, www.yalecabaret.org. Directed by Paula Bennett. Dramaturg: Helen Jaksch. Scenic Designer: Reid Thompson. Costume Designer: […]
The Visit Review
The Visit Presented by the Yale School of Drama through November 2 at the Iseman Theater, 1156 Chapel Street, New Haven. (203) 432-1234, www.yale By Friedrich Dürrenmatt. Translated by Maurice […]
This Town’s Big Enough for the Two of Us: NHTC announces Almost, Maine
New Haven Theater Company, fresh from their romp through Our Town, are embarking on another exercise in chill-in-the-air small-town New England drama: John Cariani’s scenic setting of nine two-person vignettes […]
Pipa Part Two
Not exactly a theater story, but it bears mentioning here. At June’s International Festival of Arts & Ideas, I was the first to write the full story of how the […]
A chat with Daniel Fitzmaurice, new Managing Director of Elm Shakespeare Co.
Elm Shakespeare Co. has made it official and hired Daniel Fitzmaurice as its new Managing Director. I chatted with Fitzmaurice on Monday, shortly after a press release was issued by […]
The Dutchman Review
Dutchman Through September 28 at the Yale Repertory Theatre, 217 Park Street, New Haven. By Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones). Directed by Katherine McGerr. Produced by Caitie Hannon and Charles […]