by Sue Nedar Newport Playhouse’s holiday offering is, “A Doublewide Texas Christmas” by Jones, Hope, & Wooten. Somewhere in the Texas heartland, lies the brand new town of Doublewide – Population, 10. It’s Christmas time, and things are complicated. You see, Doublewide is being double crossed by the county, there’s a nativity competition to…
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Measure for Measure, a Russian Investigation of Shakespeare’s Problem Play
By Deanna Dement Myers ArtsEmerson welcomes Cheek by Jowl (UK) and The Pushkin Theatre Moscow (Russia) with Measure for Measure. This production by the international award-winning Director Declan Donnellan and Designer Nick Ormerod asks vital and unsettling questions about how we are governed and, in the process, unmasks the true nature of…
Much Merriment at Merrimack’s Musical, ‘Murder for Two’
By Deanna Dement Myers Murder for Two – An original musical with book and music by Joe Kinosian and book and lyrics by Kellen Blair. JC Clementz directs. Creative team includes Regina Garcia, Scenic Designer; Misti Bradford, Costumer Designer; Aimee Hanyzewski, Lighting Designer; and David Remedio, Sound Designer. Presented by the Merrimack…
Sophie Scholl’s Conscionable Choice
by Linda Chin Written by David Meyers, Directed by Jim Petosa; Scenic Designer, Ryan Bates; Costume Designer, Becca Jewett; Lighting Designer, Matthew Rodgers; Sound Designer, Dewey Dellay; Stage Manager, Brian Robillard. CAST (in alphabetical order): Sarah Oakes Muirhead, Conor Proft, Tim Spears. Performances through November 4 at New Repertory Theatre, Mosesian Center for…
