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Claude Solnik
Jan 27 min read
Hypocrisy proves hilarious in Eureka Day
It is a truly hilarious skewering of politically correct parenting.
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Claude Solnik
Dec 26, 20246 min read
"The Prior 55," a beautifully written tragedy on the bayou
We find ourselves admiring the realistic, yet artistic portrayals of the two actors, and the poetic realism of the writing.
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Claude Solnik
Dec 15, 20248 min read
"...Mason's Hole," a comic fantasy of the highest order
In “What Came Up from Mason's Hole,” a new play by Rick Rocha (TEETH and Stallions) and Patches Aloha (Chapo Trap House, Podcast About...
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Kiri Calderon
Dec 6, 20243 min read
"The Last Word" brings science alive
Staged as part of the Science in Theater Festival (SIT), The Last Word is based on the latest breakthroughs in cell engineering.
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Claude Solnik
Nov 29, 202416 min read
Broadway Gold in "The Hills of California"
A long time ago in an interview, Alan Alda was asked about lines he remembered, specific pieces of dialogue that stood out after so many...
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Claude Solnik
Nov 16, 20249 min read
Orson's Shadow brings legends to life
There’s a famous saying that “All drama must remain on the stage,” and that’s certainly true in Austin Pendleton’s play “Orson’s Shadow”...
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Darryl Reilly
Nov 8, 20243 min read
Birds of a Feather double bill soars
(Photo credit: Bob Johnson) (Artwork credit: Bob Johnson) A farmhouse murder and a wacky blind date are the subjects of these one-act...
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By David Solloway
Oct 31, 20248 min read
"Grief Dialogues: The Lab" exhilarating look at life, death and long lasting love
A couple are split up forever, when one is killed riding a motorcycle with the other. A soldier’s wife loses her wedding ring when she...
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Steven Barnett
Oct 30, 20248 min read
Despite stellar cast, "Walden" fails to launch
In "Walden," we get a space age soap opera with two sisters interested in one man.
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Steven Barnett
Oct 26, 20247 min read
After stand up start, Another Shot scores
We soon realize that his drug of choice is denial and he chooses comedy over cure, setting the scene for a drama.
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Darryl Reilly
Oct 25, 20242 min read
Arresting drama about Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt’s 1933 arrest in Berlin is suspensefully dramatized in this eloquent, well-played historical drama.
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Darryl Reilly
Oct 25, 20243 min read
"Rawshock" a searing, topical drama
Group therapy sessions are
threatened when a corporation acquires a hospital n this searing topical drama.
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By David Solloway
Oct 23, 202411 min read
"People of the Book," a powerful play written in blood, sweat and ink
"People of the Book" is exactly what the play doctor ordered.
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Darryl Reilly
Oct 22, 20243 min read
This Frankenstein is a victor
Tyler Fewin is outstanding as The Monster in this thrilling,
new and taut adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel;.
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Elizabeth Ruf
Oct 19, 202412 min read
Great NY tradition, TNC summer show
“The Street Theater musicals …teach us how to nurture community through creative and compassionate presence in real time and space.”
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Darryl Reilly
Oct 17, 20243 min read
'We' works wonders with Russian classic
Its dystopia foreshadows the works of
Aldous Huxley, George Orwell and Ray Bradbury..
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Darryl Reilly
Oct 16, 20243 min read
Talented Driver Helms Vehicle
Adam Driver’s charisma is showcased in this trite play about a country music and movie star’s angst.
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Darryl Reilly
Oct 16, 20243 min read
'Vladimir' a letter to Russia without love
Director extraordinaire Daniel Sullivan
stages Vladimir with his customary focus, brisk pacing and attention to the visual.
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Darryl Reilly
Oct 9, 20242 min read
"The Counter" serves up humane drama
Meghan Kennedy has written a majestically humane contemporary drama.
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Steven Barnett
Oct 6, 20246 min read
Levon Hawke's "Picture Day" ready for its closeup
This play, while it can’t by itself fill a vacuum, goes a long way to giving a strong voice to young men in their twenties, portraying their
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