Vogelspiel
Paula Vogel’s speaking at 8 p.m. on Monday, April 14 at Wesleyan University’s Memorial Chapel. She’s had an interesting decade or so. In 2008 she stopped teaching regularly at Brown […]
“This is the fruit of rashness!”
Available from the Unemployed Philosopher’s Guild, that bastion of cultural kitsch. But also readily purchasable at the sales counter of Dava Boutique, 2100 Dixwell Ave., Hamden Connecticut.
Cordelia in Syria
I watch CNN Student News every morning with my daughter Sally, who’s being homeschooled this year. On this morning’s edition there’s a question about which play the “All the world’s […]
“In this hard rock, whiles you do keep from me”
In honor of These Paper Bullets!, Rolin Jones’ “modish rip-off of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing” which ended its run at the Yale Rep yesterday (April 5), here’s a […]
The In the Mood Review
I previewed this show for CTNow, here. It was at the Shubert last night, April 5, and has two other Connecticut stops this month: for seven performances April 16-20 at […]
Theater Jerk Comics Section
Another crop of theater-themed comics, culled from GoComics.com and Comics Kingdom (formerly Daily Ink): Dana Simpson’s foxy Ozy and Millie, Mike Baldwin’s gag panel Cornered, the ever-brilliant Cul de Sac […]
The The Mystery Boy Review
I had the unusual, serendipitous experience tonight of seeing a bunch of middle school students perform a grown-up musical, then seeing a bunch of young adults create a play out […]
Fugard Closing In on Himself
My review of The Shadow of a Hummingbird, the new play by Athol Fugard starring Athol Fugard, is on the New Haven Independent site, here. I have enduring memories of […]
Arts & Ideas 2014 Announcement: The Theater Subset
The International Festival of Arts & Ideas, a New Haven institution now 19 years old, has just announced its 2014 offerings. As usual, it’s an overwhelming list of concerts, talks, […]
Paper Bullets Over Broadway: A Regional Concern
These Paper Bullets! ends Saturday at the Yale Rep. I saw the show a second time last week, and lament that I probably won’t have time to see it a […]