Reviewed by Tony Annicone Welcome to Illyria, which is the setting of “Twelfth Night” at Salve Regina University at the Black Box Megley Theatre in Newport. The audience members are invited guests to a Shakespearean celebration. First we come upon a shipwreck where twins Viola and Sebastian are separated and forced to survive on their own in a strange…
Author: Mike Hoban
Animated Pre-Teen Trans Experience ‘Torrey Pines’ at ArtsEmerson Has Universal Appeal
by Mike Hoban ‘Torrey Pines’ – Director: Clyde Petersen; Animators: Clyde Petersen & Chris Looney; Production Team: Aidan Baxter-Ferguson, Jack Carroll, Dena Zilber, Terrance Robinson, Merce Lemon, Zach Burba & Leah Gold. Original music recorded in collaboration with Kimya Dawson and Chris Walla. Presented by ArtsEmerson at the Emerson Paramount Center Jackie…
TWELFTH NIGHT (Burbage Theatre Company, Pawtucket, RI)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Director Jeff Church breathes new life into Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”, Burbage Theatre Company’s 7th season winter production, making it an irreverent romp. The show is set in Illyria and is about shipwrecked Viola who disguises herself as a man. She falls in love with her employer, Count Orsino and the beautiful…
Commonwealth Shakespeare’s ‘Death and the Maiden’ a Taut Psychological Thriller
by Mike Hoban Written by Ariel Dorfman, Directed by Steven Maler; Clint Ramos, Scenic and Costume Designer; Jeff Adelberg, Lighting Designer; Arshan Gailus, Sound Designer. Presented by the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company in residence at Babson College, Sorenson Center for the Arts, 231 Forest Street, Wellesley, MA through February 11 It may be…
