by Michele Markarian “Witch” – Written by Jen Silverman. Directed by Rebecca Bradshaw. Presented by the Huntington Theatre Company, Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts, through November 14h. Jen Silverman is my new favorite playwright. Their voice is unique, yet the way their plays are layered with deeper meaning and intent underneath some very…
Author: Michele Markarian
Short Take: Rush Delivers Tour de Force Performance in “Queens Girl in the World” at Central Square
by Michele Markarian “Queens Girl in the World” – Written by Caleen Sinnette Jennings. Directed by Dawn M. Simmons. Co-produced by The Nora@Central Square Theater, The Front Porch Arts Collective, and The Hangar Theater, 450 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, through October 31. Jacqueline Marie Butler (Jasmine M. Rush) is a black girl living in Queens, the…
Short Take: A Magical Evening at A.R.T. with “Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic”
by Michele Markarian “Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic”. Created by Ayodele Casel. Directed by Torya Beard. Original Compositions and Music Direction: Crystal Monee Hall. Presented by American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle Street, Cambridge, through October 9. It’s hard to imagine a more apropos season opener for American Repertory Theater than the joyful exuberance…
Short Take: “Hurricane Diane” Blows Into Boston
“Hurricane Diane” – Written by Madeleine George. Directed by Jenny Koons. Presented by the Huntington Theatre Company at the Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts, through September 26th. by Michele Markarian “I have returned and it begins”, is the first line uttered in Madeleine George’s play “Hurricane Diane” by the character of Dionysius (Rami…
