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Elysa Gardner

January 17, 2023 8:00 pm

Frankenstein’s Monster is Drunk and the Sheep have all Jumped the Fences: A Short, Sweet, Wild Ride

★★★★☆ Humor, horror and a little pathos mix nicely in this intimate, quirky import from Northern Ireland

November 15, 2022 10:00 pm

Camp Siegfried: In Post-Weimar New York, Innocence Lost

★★★☆☆ David Cromer directs Bess Wohl’s intimate account of young love tainted by hateful ideology

October 25, 2022 11:00 pm

A Raisin in the Sun: A Classic Overbaked, but with Radiant Performances

★★★☆☆ Actors manage to shine despite directorial gimmickry in Robert O’Hara’s new revival of the Lorraine Hansberry classic

October 25, 2022 8:00 pm

Candida: Revisiting an Early Shavian Heroine, and Her Motley Crew of Admirers

★★★★☆ Gingold Theatrical Group presents a broadly funny new take on Shaw’s satire

October 13, 2022 7:56 pm

Everything’s Fine: Recollections of A Teacher’s Pet, Horrific and Kindly Rendered

★★★★☆ Writer and actor Douglas McGrath, under John Lithgow’s direction, exudes humility and empathy in this one-man play

September 22, 2022 9:30 pm

Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical: Multi-Dimensional Fun, and Not For Fans Only

★★★★☆ A savvy creator and vibrant, youthful cast bring the creepy Netlfix series to the stage, buoyantly

August 11, 2022 8:00 pm

On That Day in Amsterdam: Strangers Find Romance, and Guilt, Far From Home

★★★☆☆ A college boy meets a less fortunate traveler in Clarence Coo’s play

July 20, 2022 9:25 pm

Cannabis! A Viper Vaudeville: Several Tokes Over the Line

★★☆☆☆ A disappointingly preachy revue from HERE and LaMaMa overstates its case for “the people’s plant”

June 23, 2022 6:59 pm

Chains: Worries and Wanderlust in Early 20th Century England

★★★★☆ Mint Theater Company mines the enduring relevance of Elizabeth Baker’s problem play

June 15, 2022 9:00 pm

Yes! Reflections of Molly Bloom: James Joyce’s Complicated Heroine Takes a Bow

★★★★☆ Actress Aedín Moloney and author Colum McCann’s adaptation of “Ulysses”‘s final chapter returns to the stage

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