The Perfect Catch Review
Watching the hour-long “throwmance” Perfect Catch—as I did twice this past weekend, when it played the Family Stage of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas on New Haven Green—I […]
Elsewhere
Several preview stories I wrote about the International Festival of Arts & Ideas were published in CTnow here and here and here. (I did a longish general piece about the […]
“Well, Antioch has the greatest theater this side of Ephesus.”
Just returned this to the Institute Library, so it’s on the shelf there if you want to read it. Published by Bobbs-Merrill in 1946 and subtitled “A Novel of […]
The The 1990s (Taylor Mac) Review
A 24-Decade History of Popular Music: The 1990s World premiere commissioned by the International Festival of Arts & Ideas. Conceived, written, performed and co-directed by Taylor Mac. Co-Produced by Pomegranate […]
The Cry You One Review
Cry You One Presented by Mondo Bizarro and Artspot Productions at the 2015 International Festival of Arts & Ideas. Directed by Kathy Randels. Designed by Jef Becker and Melisa Cardona. […]
The Midsummer Review
Midsummer Based on A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the plays of William Shakespeare. Adapted by Rachel Carpman and Sara Holdren. Directed by Holdren. Scenic Design by Christopher Thompson and Claire […]
Adam Richman: Crawling to Drama Class
Adam Richman remembers his years at Yale fondly. But perhaps not as fondly as he remembers New Haven cuisine. Richman, the TV foodie who’s hosted several series on the Travel […]
Fifty Years, Four Artistic Directors, One Afternoon
Long Wharf Theater has had four artistic directors in its 50 year history, and every one of them is scheduled to be at the theater Sunday at 2 p.m. for […]
The Theater Jerk Comics Section
One of my favorite things to do: Collect theater-themed comic strips from the wondrous websites GoComics and Comics Kingdom and repost them here at Theater Jerk for our collective amusement. This […]
Rough Magic To Do: The Yale Summer Cabaret Season Preview
I had coffee at Book Trader last week with Sara Holdren She’s the artistic director of this year’s Yale Summer Cabaret. The company’s season opened last night with “Midsummer” (an adaptation […]