By Beverly Creasey ‘Birdy’ – Adapted by Naomi Wallace from the novel by William Wharton; Directed by Steven Maler; Scenic & Costume Design by Clint Ramos; Lighting Design by Jeff Adelberg; Sound Design by J Hagenbuckle. Presented by the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company at the Sorenson Center for the Arts, Babson College through March 17 Commonwealth…
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Short Take: Is it really the ‘ENDLINGS’?
By Sheila Barth BOX INFO: World premiere of Celine Song’s 1-1/2 hour play at American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), appearing through March 27, at the Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. Tickets start at $25. americanrepertorytheater.org While Celine Song’s new, two-act play is a fascinating foray into the world of little-known Korean women who…
Short Take: ‘BIRDY’ Soars at Carling-Sorenson Theater
By Sheila Barth BOX INFO: Naomi Wallace’s adaptation of William Wharton’s novel, “Birdy”. Two-act, two-hour play presented by Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, directed by Stephen Maler, March 15,16, at 7:30 p.m.; March 17, at 3 p.m., at Carling-Sorenson Theater, Babson College, 231 Forest St., Babson Park, Wellesley. Contains adult language and brief nudity. Slim actor Will…
Short Take: Breaking Legs (Arctic Playhouse, West Warwick, RI)
By Sue Nedar Breaking Legs – Written by Tom Dulack. Co-directed by Hen Zannini and Fred Davison. There’s always something cleverly ironic about a play about a play; but when you throw in some stereotypical Italian New England mobsters, a brassy gum-snapping Boss’s daughter, and a nerdy (and very neurotic) professor, sprinkle it with pasta…
